Chapter 63: Spaceship Soaring Into the Universe

After a long time sharing a homestyle meal with his parents, Zhou Yang's slightly confused spirit seemed to have been baptized, becoming clear and bright.

Even amid the fluctuation of his mindset, he inadvertently grasped the vibration of the Wood Origin Law, causing his strength to surge again.

"The power of the spirit? Indeed, it's wondrous beyond measure!"

At that moment, Zhou Yang finally understood why the human elite placed such importance on the cultivation of the mind.

If one's lineage determines the speed of early cultivation, then mind cultivation determines the height attainable in later stages.

According to some ancient Chinese texts, practitioners encounter various "mind obstacles" during advancement.

These "mind obstacles" cloud the spirit, confuse the five senses, and obscure the path forward.

Only by constantly wiping away the obstructive "dust" to keep the spirit transparent can one avoid being hindered by "mind obstacles" and move forward steadfastly.

"It seems that besides cultivation, I must read more of the ancient sages' texts on self-cultivation."

"By the way, Babata, how long until Luo Feng's Doppelganger is fully formed?"

Zhou Yang whispered the question in his mind.

"Hmm, let me receive the signal from over there. According to Luo Feng's sensing, it's about seven to eight months left."

A moment later, Babata's reply resonated.

"7, 8 months"

Zhou Yang nodded slightly, "The time is indeed sufficient."

Now Zhou Yang's understanding of the Wood and Void second systems has already crossed the threshold of the Fundamental Law.

Moreover, as the mysterious insight derived from Meteor Tear in his mind continues to be digested, his grasp of the law keeps steadily rising.

With Life Yuan Power constantly nourishing him, the elevation of his own realm requires little effort.

Seizing this rare leisure, he began perusing ancient Chinese books on mind cultivation.

During free time, he would also leave the Secret Chamber of cultivation to visit some long-unseen old friends.

First, the teammates of the Wind-Chasing Squad.

After obtaining the Yunmo Star Inheritance, he had secretly given each person powder ground from five Wood Yazi crystals.

After two years of assimilation, several of them have gradually advanced to Planet Level, no longer needing to hunt low-grade monsters in the wasteland.

However, each person's choice differs.

Liu Cheng'an, Uncle Liu, chose to stay at the Jiangnan Base City Xingkong Martial Arts Hall as an instructor.

In his spare time he cooks with his wife, takes leisurely walks, watches dramas with his daughter, follows celebrities, and lives a happy life.

Captain Lei Hong's children have long grown up, so he need not worry too much.

He has already enrolled in the Xingkong Martial Arts Hall's selection test; once he passes, he will be, besides Zhou Yang, among the first humans to leave Earth and venture into the Universe's Xingkong to continue his martial path.

The guy Chen Chong, only a few years older than Zhou Yang, has joined the special operations team under the Xingkong Martial Arts Hall.

He spends each day assisting the military in clearing monsters from the wasteland, gradually reclaiming former human territories.

Beside him walks a resolute youth wielding a black‑iron Long Spear; he is Zhu Xia's younger brother, whose features faintly resemble that heroic woman.

Unfortunately, although the Sakura Nation warrior who inflicted great suffering on them was already sent to hell by Zhou Yang through the most brutal means, that lost vibrant life could not be restored.

The fragility of life made Zhou Yang sigh.

Next, he visited the first angel investor of his Warrior path, Mr. Zhuge Tao.

By now, this person has become a senior executive at the Super God Training Camp, wielding control over resources of many War God-level and even Planet Level assets.

When he saw him again, he had clearly put on weight, evidently enjoying life.

When Zhou Yang saw the irritable old man named Dong Dao who, despite his name, practiced the spear, he was slightly startled.

After a brief probe, a blazing red Domain rapidly spread from the other's body!

"Ten years drinking ice, hard to cool hot blood, Shurima—cough cough cough—the vast cosmos, your grandpa is coming!"

Looking at the little old man who seemed to have gone mad, Zhou Yang couldn't help but rub his forehead.

After leaving behind a batch of Wood Yazi crystals and several advanced Secret Techniques for Warrior cultivation, he slipped away quietly.

He wandered aimlessly along the streets of Hongning Base City, feeling the "thread" from deep within his spirit gradually thickening and toughening, and his will began to harden further.

"Zhou Yang, Luo Feng is calling, answer?"

Babata's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Answer."

With Zhou Yang's confirmation, Luo Feng's faintly excited voice immediately sounded through the communicator.

"Yangzi, I'm done here!"

Hearing Luo Feng's words, Zhou Yang's calm gaze gradually brightened.

"Finally finished, I've waited for you so long!"

Three months later, a silver‑white spaceship shot up from Earth.

A moment later, the ship accelerated to Light speed, instantly slipping into the Dark Universe.

Inside the ship's interior, a few people were chatting casually.

"Luo Feng, you kid, you finally had the heart to come out of your new house!"

The bald man in a white robe, Lei Shen, laughed and ribbed Luo Feng.

Beside him, Zhou Yang and Hong also cast scrutinizing glances.

"I tell you all, I just got married and I'm already out here going crazy with you, that's enough loyalty!"

Luo Feng, seated opposite, smirked.

Then he glanced at Zhou Yang and added, "I'm now a family man too, unlike you, Yangzi, a single dog who can just leave whenever."

"Your words sound so nice, thank you."

An innocent bystander named Zhou rolled his eyes and silently shifted the conversation.

"First, let Babata introduce the destination for this trip."

Speaking of business, the few of them stopped fooling around and sat up straight.

Nowadays Earth's development has already gotten on the right track, and as the strongest among Earth's humans, these few also have to face new challenges.

Since Earth's resources are limited, whether considering their own growth or Earth's development, they are forced to leave their hometown and venture into the Universe to strive.

All of them are the type who can't stand constraints; after some discussion, they all agreed to first set out as ordinary adventurers to hone themselves.

After gradually adapting to the survival rules of the Universe, they'll consider other plans.

Zhou Yang knows that soon a huge opportunity will arise, namely the once‑in‑ten‑thousand‑year Universe Genius Battle that sweeps across the entire Human Race Territory!

As long as one shines in this Genius Battle, there is a chance to be directly recruited under the Qianwu Universe Nation or even one of the five major Cosmic Human Race giants, the Virtual Universe Company.

In the original work, Luo Feng displayed an extremely outstanding performance in this Genius Battle and ultimately succeeded in joining the core tier of the Virtual Universe Company.

From then on, Luo Feng's life, as if on cheat mode, officially entered the fast lane, eventually climbing to the pinnacle of the Universe.

Unfortunately, Hong and Lei Shen regrettably lost in the early stage and did not reach the final showdown.

It wasn't until later, after revealing a defying‑heaven cultivation, that they were rediscovered and valued.

"But this time should be different."

With his early intervention, whether Luo Feng, Hong, or Lei Shen, their progress will be much faster than in the original, so we believe they will definitely perform better then.

At this moment, Babata had already begun introducing their destination for this journey: a small‑scale Universe Secret Realm called Soul River Secret Realm.

"Here is the star map of the area surrounding Soul River Secret Realm."

On the spaceship screen, Babata, looking like a black‑skinned child, raised his hand and waved, and a massive starry projection materialized in the ship's space.

Most of that starry projection consists of sparkling planetary light points, and between those points a silver‑gray river resembling a ribbon winds and twists, covering a large region.

"Soul River Secret Realm lies in the Kotvedi star system, a peripheral system of the Heilongshan Star Region; this Secret Realm is about 3.2 light‑years long and about 1.5 light‑years wide."

"Occasionally, this Secret Realm will evolve some small, vortex‑shaped spaces; over time, these vortex spaces can give birth to a peculiar energy lifeform—the Heaven Soul Beast."

"Heaven Soul Beast's strength is generally around the seventh or eighth tier of Planet Level; defeating one yields a material called Heaven Soul Sand, which is a good gain whether consumed personally or sold."

"After a Heaven Soul Beast breaks through to Stellar Level, it advances into a Blood Soul Beast, and the material it produces becomes Blood Soul Sand, priced more than a hundred times that of Heaven Soul Sand."

"Of course, besides these energy lifeforms bred in Soul River Secret Realm, you should be more wary of adventurers like yourselves!"

Upon saying this, Babata couldn't help but raise his voice:

"Human hearts can be far scarier than monsters."

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