Chapter 1839: Star Realm Map, the Vast Worlds and the Tianyuan Realm (Side Story)

Li Luo and Jiang Qinge exchanged a glance, each seeing in the other's eyes the lingering shock that had not yet fully subsided.

"Mu Hai Yu Jie… South Cosmic Alliance…" Li Luo slowly repeated these two names, a thoughtful light flashing in his deep eyes. As the Sovereign of Outer Shenzhou, his spirit was connected to the world, allowing him to feel its growth, yet hearing of such vast star realms made him feel like a frog at the bottom of a well, just beginning to glimpse the vastness of the heavens.

Su Youwei, seeing his expression, smiled gently, seemingly understanding his change of heart. Her jade-like slender finger lightly tapped the void before her, and instantly, specks of starlight flowed from her fingertips, quickly intertwining and spreading, forming an extraordinarily intricate, magnificent, and vast three-dimensional star map.

In the star map, countless points of light flickered and flashed, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, representing innumerable stars and worlds. Some points blazed like the proud sun, others dimmed like fireflies, and between them, countless fine rays of light connected, forming an extremely complex cosmic network.

"Sovereign Li Luo, Junior Sister Qinge, please look." Su Youwei's voice was clear and melodious as she guided their gaze, "This is a rough star map of the southern cosmos, though not as detailed as the alliance's central hub, it still marks some important realm coordinates and relative positions."

Li Luo and Jiang Qinge focused their gaze. At the center of the star map was a region of light so vast it defied description, within which light and shadow flowed, as if myriad worlds rose and fell in endless cycles, countless stars gathering into vortex-like bands of light, emanating an ancient and vast aura that made the heart tremble. Without Su Youwei's indication, both naturally thought of a name in their hearts—Mu Hai Yu Jie.

Around that vast halo of light, scattered were large and small points of light. Su Youwei's fingertip moved slightly, pointing to two relatively bright points located extremely far from Mu Hai Yu Jie, at the opposite edges of the star map.

"This is the star realm where we reside." She first pointed to one of the light points, beside which ancient seal script naturally appeared—"Tianyuan Realm." Then, her fingertip moved to another point not far away, which seemed slightly larger in scale and possessed a more ancient and majestic aura, "And this place is the 'Qian Shi World' that has had a brief intersection with your realm."

Li Luo's eyes narrowed as he fixed his gaze on the point of light marked "Qian Shi World," and suddenly everything became clear. So that's it! The earlier distant salute, the towering figure seated cross-legged upon the illusion of the ancient ancestral dragon, "Zhou Yuan," and those three figures from beyond the endless realm sea, exuding overwhelming auras, thanking him for eliminating the aftermath of the "Holy God," were from these two places!

"Qian Shi World… Tianyuan Realm…" Li Luo murmured softly, a wondrous sense of fate arising in his heart. Though separated by endless void, it seemed that, in the dark, these mighty realms and the nascent Outer Shenzhou world had already formed a subtle connection.

Wu Yao interfaced, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness: "Between realms, distances are often calculated in hundreds of millions of star rivers. Without a stable passage, even a Sovereign would find the time required to cross such vast voids terrifying. Traveling from our Tianyuan Realm or the Qian Shi World to Mu Hai Yu Jie, without special encounter, relying solely on one's own traversal, even if unwilling to spare any cost, would likely take thousands, or even tens of thousands, of years."

"So distant…" Jiang Qinge drew a soft breath. A journey of thousands or tens of thousands of years was, for the vast majority of living beings, nearly an insurmountable heavenly chasm. "However, it is not entirely without solution." Su Youwei shifted her tone, offering hope, "Precisely because the cosmos is vast, humanity, when facing numerous powerful alien races, often finds itself isolated and weak, urgently needing fresh blood. Thus, the Southern Cosmic Alliance, led by the Mu Hai Yu Jie Realm, every hundred thousand years, employs supreme power to send a 'Star Realm Transmission Grand Formation' to the edges of known star realms."

"Star Realm Transmission Grand Formation?" Li Luo seized upon this key term.

"Indeed." Wu Yao nodded in confirmation, "This formation is one of the alliance's foundations, profound and inexhaustible, capable of crossing endless star seas to lock onto newly ascended Sovereigns, or realms with potential Sovereigns. When the grand formation descends, it will guide qualified powerhouses from that realm to Mu Hai Yu Jie, to join the alliance, resist external enemies, and also seek their own higher breakthroughs."

She swept her gaze over Li Luo and Jiang Qinge, saying: "With Sovereign Li Luo's potential to achieve 'Great Sovereign' upon initial ascension, it is certain. Calculating the time, the next formation deployment should not be far off. At that time, not only you, but Zhou Yuan, and those three from the Qian Shi World, will likely all receive the summons."

Upon hearing this, Li Luo's eyes flashed with sharp light.

At this moment, Su Youwei seemed to recall something, her gaze once again carefully examining Li Luo's aura that was one with heaven and earth, carrying a hint of inquiry as she asked: "Sovereign Li Luo, upon initially mastering this realm and attaining the position of Sovereign, have you… begun to refine the 'Realm Sacred Artifact'?"

"Realm Sacred Artifact?" Li Luo was slightly startled, this term being new to him, "Please, both of you, elaborate."