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Most Celestial Immortals, let alone powerful Star Lords, can't afford it. The further you go, the more exaggerated the wealth and treasures required.

Even some rare and precious materials are hard to come by.

"My master probably didn't directly give me so much wealth, afraid, also to let me struggle, strive, and accept various tests and tempering," Wuyuan muttered.

He was also filled with fighting spirit.

Relying on elders all the time, without experiencing life and death, it was indeed difficult to grow. True super-strong individuals emerged from one life-and-death trial after another.

Wealth and treasures.

It's more interesting to snatch them yourself.

Using the Purple Mansion to gradually refine these materials and metals, as long as a little effort is put in... Wuyuan then checked the large number of standard magical treasures he had purchased.

A large number of standard flying swords, shields, battle armor, and so on.

Most of them are of the top-grade spiritual treasure level.

There were tens of thousands of them, costing Wuyuan tens of thousands of divine crystals. Ordinary top-grade spiritual treasures, one piece, are only worth one or two divine crystals.

These were the magical treasures Wuyuan prepared for his future 'Dao Avatar'.

"In the future, when venturing into life and death, if the Dao Avatar is too desperate, it's likely to fall. Once it falls, all kinds of treasures will be lost," Wuyuan muttered to himself. "So, you have to prepare several sets."

The Dao Avatar is meant to be desperate!

In addition to these magical treasures, Wuyuan also specifically purchased 'Splitting the Divine Body Pill'. This kind of pill was quite expensive, worth tens of thousands of divine crystals each.

Its effect was only one - once the Divine Body of the Earthly Immortal fell, taking this pill could rapidly rebuild the Purple Mansion and regenerate the Divine Body at an extremely fast rate.

"Except for the first time nurturing the Divine Body extremely quickly, once the Divine Body falls, it will also damage the Purple Mansion of the Avatar," Wuyuan muttered to himself. "If there is no external force, it often takes thousands or even tens of thousands of years for Earthly Immortals to rebuild the Divine Body."

And Earthly Immortals, at most, have a lifespan of ninety thousand years, and their wealth is limited.

Therefore, the vast majority of Earthly Immortals, even if they have a Divine Body to venture into, often won't be so crazy.

Where can real geniuses wait that long?

With the Splitting the Divine Body Pill, it would only take decades to rebuild the Divine Body.

Of course, it's only limited to the Earthly Immortal level.

If it's the Apocalypse Divine Body Pill? The price is even higher!

Most of these rare divine pills are refined by 'Alchemical Masters' among the Star Lords or even Star Monarchs using some rare treasures of heaven and earth, so naturally, they are expensive.

"Ten Splitting the Divine Body Pills should be enough."

Wuyuan muttered to himself, "Even if they're not all used in the end, I can sell them again once I enter the Apocalypse Realm."

These kinds of divine pills are not difficult to sell at all.

In addition to these treasures, Wuyuan also purchased a large number of treasures with different uses, all to deal with various life and death dangers... a large amount of divine crystals was spent on these.

...

"Besides these treasures, the real treasures in my hands are actually the two treasures bestowed by my two masters." After checking all the treasures, Wuyuan waved his hand.

Swish! Swish! Two treasures floated in front of him.

One treasure was a small irregular green sphere the size of a fruit core, with countless fine lines on its surface emitting a strong breath of life.

The other treasure was a black ruler, about an inch high, with countless cracks and lines on its surface.

At first glance, they seemed ordinary.

But as long as you slightly sensed them, you could feel the strong spatial fluctuations emanating from the black ruler, causing the surrounding space to tremble faintly.

"The Treasured Item of Ten Thousand Woods was given to me by Master Kuai Chi after the end of the battle in the low-level Wizard Immortal battlefield," Wuyuan muttered to himself. "The Splitting the Void Ruler was given to me by Master Dongyang."

These two treasures were important.

In the past few hundred years, as his cultivation level and understanding of the Dao grew higher, Wuyuan became more aware of their power.

Let alone Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar now being an Earthly Immortal, even if he entered the Celestial Immortal realm, they would still be precious treasures.

Wuyuan was also very clear about their value. The Treasured Item of Ten Thousand Woods was fine, probably worth about ten million divine crystals.

The Splitting the Void Ruler?

It can be said that as long as Wuyuan is willing to sell, there will be many Star Lords willing to pay a high price to buy, transforming nine Divine Swords into Inferior Immortal Artifacts, which is more than enough.

"In those years."

"When Master Dongyang left, he entrusted me not to reveal the Splitting Void Ruler, fearing it would be targeted by some Celestial Immortal Star Lords," Wuyuan smiled slightly.

At that time, Master Dongyang probably couldn't imagine that he would become even more dazzling, reaching this point today.

The Splitting Void Ruler? For Wuyuan now, it's also a precious treasure.

But it's not too hot to handle anymore.

"When I use the Divine Crystal Source Liquid to cultivate to the ninth level of Earthly Immortal, and all my Divine Swords have transformed into top-grade spiritual treasures, by then, my strength will naturally reach an unprecedented level," Wuyuan anticipated.

Not to mention the main body's combat power, even the Dao Avatar's strength will be incredibly strong.

Compared to the main body, the Dao Avatar.

One is without a Divine Artifact, and the divine soul it contains is much weaker, both in defense and attack.

"Everything."

"Requires time," Wuyuan muttered.

"But."

"I don't know, what the Body Refining Avatar is going through. For more than three hundred years, why hasn't it left the Immortal Land?" Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar muttered.

Through the progress of Dao comprehension.

He could sense that the Body Refining Avatar seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation, especially the various invisible artistic conceptions and feelings.

"Is it the Great Dao of Origin?"

"Before, in the Thunder Abyss World, Master Kuai Chi warned me not to go down this path; but the Body Refining Avatar seems to be progressing along this path," Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar shook his head slightly.

Not sure what the Body Refining Avatar is going through.

But!

"I believe in myself."

"Moreover, the Body Refining Avatar is probably also wondering why I am comprehending the laws of space with all my heart and soul," Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar couldn't help but smile.

He calmed down and silently cultivated, focusing on both normal enlightenment and refining mana, and transforming the Divine Swords.

Immersed in cultivation, time passed the fastest.

One day, two days... one month, two months... Wuyuan's Qi Refining Avatar, who had just broken through, saw his strength skyrocketing.

...

While Wuyuan was cultivating in seclusion.

In the Qingling Great World.

Inside the mysterious 'White Light Border', the entire border spans tens of thousands of light-years, much larger than the space domain controlled by the One Immortal Continent, and harbors specific operating rules. It's a famous border area in the Eternal Sunshine Immortal Realm's space domain.

This border area is also adjacent to the space domain ruled by the Destroying Divine Court and the Eight Mountains Alliance.

It can be called a no-man's-land, where no faction has declared sovereignty entirely.

Plus, there's a constant birth of a large number of treasures in the border area.

Therefore, over the long years, many Celestial Immortals and Star Lords from various superpowers have come here to explore.

And today, in an inconspicuous area of the White Light Border, the vast starry sky.

A terrible battle is erupting.

"Boom!"

"Boom!" The terrifying torrential flow surged, spreading across millions of miles.

Moreover, endless flames filled the sky, as if to burn the entire starry sky.

A figure in a black robe, flames burning all over his body, like a sun, strolling leisurely through the void.

With just a casual strike, he could cut through millions of miles of starry sky directly.

It should be noted that the normal speed of light is only sixty thousand miles per second, and the spread of attack waves is very limited.

Obviously.

Each of his strikes descends from a higher-dimensional space-time.

"Long Xing, don't try to escape. You are not my opponent. Today, your Dao Avatar is doomed to die," the figure in the black robe said coldly, his voice echoing everywhere in space-time.

Boom!

In the endless flames, a huge dragon tail suddenly whipped out, followed by a hundred-mile-long green dragon suddenly appearing, flying towards the distant starry sky.

The entire body of the green dragon was filled with bursts of green light, resisting the invasion of the flames, struggling with all its might.

"Boom!"

The collision between the two sides was like the sky collapsing and the earth cracking, causing stars to explode along the way, sweeping across the endless starry sky.

This is the level of battle between Star Lords, easily destroying heaven and earth.

Even the ordinary Immortal Continent is not suitable as their battlefield.

"Huo Long, do you really want to force me?"

Long Xing Celestial Immortal struggled while roaring angrily, "I said, I'm willing to give you half of the treasures. If you push me too far, it will be difficult for you to kill my Dao Avatar. I can just break into the Black Demon Star."

On the side of the starry sky where the two were fighting.

There was an extremely dark area, completely dark, as if swallowing all light. If it were Earthly Immortals or Heavenly Immortals, they wouldn't be able to see what was inside with their naked eyes or divine senses.

But.

For celestial beings like Long Xing Celestial Immortal and Huo Long Star Lord, their divine senses penetrated into higher-dimensional space-time, allowing them to observe clearly.

In the dark area stretching for light-years.

At the core, there was actually a dim black star.

It was none other than the 'Black Demon Star', one of the top three dangerous places in the entire White Light Border.

When a Star Lord enters the Black Demon Star, ninety-nine percent of them perish.

"Haha, as I said, I want it all." Huo Long Star Lord, dressed in a black robe, was extremely domineering. The flames penetrated from lower-dimensional to higher-dimensional space, completely trapping Long Xing Celestial Immortal.

"Two choices."

"Either hand over all the treasures, and I'll spare your Dao Avatar's life; or, you can die."

Huo Long Star Lord didn't give Long Xing Celestial Immortal any chance at all.

"Bastard!" Long Xing Celestial Immortal burned with anger.

If it weren't for the craziness of this battle, using up many of the trump cards carried by the Dao Avatar.

Facing a Huo Long Star Lord, even if his strength was slightly inferior, he wouldn't be so miserable?

However, to pay such a great price.

In the end, he had to give all the treasures he had taken to Huo Long Star Lord. How could he accept that?

"Trying to take advantage?"

"Even if I die! You won't take advantage of me," Long Xing Celestial Immortal was equally fierce, growling, "Huo Long, if you're capable, follow me into the Black Demon Star."

Boom!

Long Xing Celestial Immortal's massive body suddenly surged.

Directly rushing towards the direction of the Black Demon Star, where ordinary celestial beings and Star Lords would avoid.

Rumble~ The starry sky shook, and there seemed to be visible cracks in the space, making people tremble.

In fact, those were not space cracks.

But the battle was too violent, causing a brief overlap between lower-dimensional and higher-dimensional spaces, resulting in a visual error.

Space has always been here, the foundation of all things, almost never truly shattered.

If space were truly shattered, nothing would exist.

What existed were only the convergence, expansion, or overlap of lower-dimensional and higher-dimensional spaces.

"Is this old eel really going mad?"

"A Dao Avatar, living well, saving tens of thousands of years of cultivation, isn't that good?" Huo Long Star Lord's face changed slightly, "Or is he bluffing me? Forcing me to agree to his conditions?"

However!

Huo Long Star Lord was also ruthless. Since he had said he wanted it all, he naturally wouldn't fear Long Xing Celestial Immortal's madness.

Just like that.

As the two sides fought fiercely, in the blink of an eye, Long Xing Celestial Immortal continuously attempted to rush into higher-dimensional space and quickly entered the vast dark area.

As soon as he rushed in.

"Ah!!" Long Xing Celestial Immortal seemed to be subjected to a terrible attraction, constantly falling deeper into the dark area.

Even the sound couldn't pass through the higher-dimensional space.

Black Demon Star not only existed in the material space layer, but its mighty power also penetrated into higher-dimensional space.

Even if you swept through this area from higher-dimensional space, you would still be caught by it.

Then fell.

Boom!

"This old dragon is really stubborn. Obviously, begging for mercy could let the Dao Avatar survive, but even in the end, he doesn't give in at all," Huo Long Star Lord stopped in his tracks, not daring to approach any closer.

He didn't expect that this old dragon, who was known for being cautious and afraid of death, would actually dare to venture into the Black Demon Star.

Although the loss of a Dao Avatar wasn't fatal.

But to cultivate it again, without using some precious treasures or elixirs, would take at least a hundred thousand years.

His divine sense spread out, feeling that the flames he condensed would be eroded as soon as they entered the dark area.

The terrifying power made him tremble.

Indeed worthy of the Black Demon Star!

"Hmph! If I didn't get this treasure, then so be it," Huo Long Star Lord muttered to himself, his eyes cold, "But offending this old dragon is asking for trouble. I'll have to be more careful next time."

"Unless some super strong people use karma, they can directly kill my Dao Avatar."

Otherwise.

Fighting at the same level, due to the connection between the Dao Avatar and the source body, it's extremely difficult to truly kill a Star Lord who has the same lifespan as the heavens.

Seven Tribulations Celestial Immortals, Eight Tribulations Celestial Immortals, if their strength is insufficient and they don't transcend the 'Ninth Immortal Tribulation,' they can live for a maximum of one hundred million years.

But for Star Lords, once they transcend the nine tribulations, they truly coexist with the source of heaven and earth.

So, there's no need, and many strong people are unwilling to form life and death feuds with some Star Lords.

Some grudges can last tens of millions of years, which is quite normal.

As time passed.

Only after confirming that Long Xing Celestial Immortal had completely fallen into the Black Demon Star did Huo Long Star Lord choose to leave.

...

"Damn it!"

"Damn Huo Long." In the Qingling Realm, an extremely ordinary starry sky.

No one expected that beneath this starry sky, there was a hidden powerful formation, within which was a world of approximately a million miles.

Here was Long Xing Celestial Immortal's true lair.

Far from any mainland of Immortal Island, no one knew about this place.

As for the Long Xing Immortal Sect? He rarely ever descended, and even if he did, it would only be his Dao Avatar returning.

And his true body.

Since establishing this lair, for tens of millions of years, apart from a few extremely special occasions, he had never left.

In this way, he managed to survive to this day, overcoming many tribulations.

"I lost the bet." Long Xing Celestial Immortal's true body, with its massive body, sat atop the central mountain in the world.

He had intended to force Huo Long Celestial Immortal to agree to the condition of 'splitting the treasure in half' by sacrificing himself.

But he didn't expect to fail.

The danger level of the Black Demon Star also exceeded his imagination, unexpectedly pulling him in all at once.

"This treasure this time is the biggest gain I've had in tens of millions of years." Long Xing Celestial Immortal gritted his teeth.

"I can't let it end like this."

"I must find a way to save myself." Long Xing Celestial Immortal made a decision in an instant. If it was an ordinary danger, the Dao Avatar would fall and that would be it.

At worst, he would endure another hundred thousand years.

He had experienced similar situations dozens of times, each time braving life and death, with the Dao Avatar falling many times.

But this time was different.

After a little thought.

"My Dao Avatar should be able to hold on for about six days." Long Xing Celestial Immortal roughly estimated.

Although the Black Demon Star was dangerous, it hadn't reached the point where it could instantly cause him, a dignified Star Lord, to fall.

Quickly.

Long Xing Celestial Immortal began to seek help from his friends through the 'Eternal Sun Immortal Realm.'

Although he was a lone cultivator, after billions of years, he had made many friends at the same level.

Soon, he received many messages.

"Sorry, Long Xing, the Black Demon Star is too dangerous, I can't save you."

"Long Xing, I can't do it."

"Sorry..." Message after message quickly extinguished Long Xing Celestial Immortal's hope. Most of the people he knew were Star Lords.

"Ordinary Star Lords.

Can't save people from the Black Demon Star.

"Long Xing, I can request the Star Lord to take action and go to the Black Demon Star to save you, but you understand the rules, once I take action, it will cost..." Long Xing Celestial Immortal's heart ignited a glimmer of hope, then dimmed again.

Too harsh!

The price is too steep.

It has exceeded the value of the treasures he obtained this time, and it's not worth asking for.

However, Long Xing Celestial Immortal also understood why.

The status of a Star Lord and a Star Sovereign is worlds apart.

For example, the Scarlet Moon Immortal Island, which is considered to have developed relatively well, ordinary Celestial Immortals, due to the limit of their lifespan, will constantly fall, so over the long years, the entire Immortal Island struggles to reach one hundred.

But for Star Lords, after transcending the nine tribulations, their lifespan is eternal. In the endless years, the entire Immortal Island has accumulated six.

In the thousands of Immortal Islands of the entire White Cang Immortal Country.

With endless births, how many Star Lords are there in the entire Immortal Country? A rough estimate reveals there are tens of thousands.

But Star Sovereigns, there are only thirteen!

If a Star Lord encounters danger, and asks the Star Sovereign to take action to rescue them.

The Star Sovereigns would also be annoyed.

Most Star Sovereigns are in seclusion cultivation, and they are also pursuing the day when they can become the supreme rulers of the Great Realm.

Therefore, unless the relationship is extremely close, or they are willing to pay a huge price, otherwise, the Star Sovereigns wouldn't bother to save them.

After all, most of those who die are just their Dao Avatars.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Star Sovereigns, if one or two Star Lords occasionally die under their command, it's also very normal.

"I must find a way."

"But, I don't really have a close relationship with any Star Sovereign." Long Xing Celestial Immortal pondered, and two names suddenly flashed in his mind.

Mingjian! Li Xia!

Initially, before Sword Immortal Dongyang left, he had met Long Xing Celestial Immortal, Dragon Star Sect Master, and Wu Yuan once, but it was only a brief encounter.

In the past few hundred years, they had little interaction.

So, he and the Martial Sect Master knew very well that Li Xia was the unparalleled genius 'Mingjian' known throughout the Great Realm.

But this news was confidential, they couldn't expose it.

"Li Xia, now his status in the Northern You Clan should be extremely high. He might be able to request a Star Sovereign." Long Xing Celestial Immortal thought to himself.

Although he was a Star Lord, he was not the core of any major force, so he didn't know how high Wu Yuan's position was in the Northern You Clan.

But just from passing the 200th floor of the Star Tower, he could see a lot.

"Just, Dongyang is no longer in the sect." Long Xing Celestial Immortal hesitated a bit. "If I go directly to see Li Xia, will he be willing to help me?"

"Even if he is willing to help me, can he request a Star Sovereign?"

In his opinion, although Wu Yuan's talent is unparalleled, he might not be as good as a Star Sovereign now, and he might not even know a few Star Sovereigns.

Moreover.

In the eyes of Long Xing Celestial Immortal, Wu Yuan has only been cultivating in the Dragon Star Sect for dozens of years, and he may not have much attachment to the sect.

Even if there is attachment, it's only to Sword Immortal Dongyang.

"Before Dongyang left, he also said, let me take care of him."

"I don't care."

"Even if it's embarrassing." Long Xing Celestial Immortal sighed inwardly. "If he can help me, I can only find a way to repay him later."

He is not a hesitant person. With a thought, he already initiated a meeting invitation to 'Mingjian' through the Eternal Sun Immortal Realm.

"He must meet me."

"Only six days left." Long Xing Celestial Immortal felt extremely anxious.

But to Long Xing Celestial Immortal's surprise.

Just ten breaths later, Wu Yuan replied to his message — agreeing to meet.

...

In the Eternal Sun Immortal Realm, within a vast palace, this was Long Xing Celestial Immortal's personal residence.

Rustle~ Countless rays of light converged, and a figure in white robes appeared.

"Li Xia." Long Xing Celestial Immortal transformed into an old man in green robes, even revealing a smile, he was also secretly shocked.

During the divine virtual meeting, one cannot see the specific cultivation level.

But one can sense the aura of the divine soul.

He could sense that compared to hundreds of years ago, Wu Yuan's divine soul aura had become much stronger.

It gave him the feeling that it was no less than many High Celestials.

This kind of growth speed astonished Long Xing Celestial Immortal.

"Ancestor, do you have urgent matters to seek me out?" Wu Yuan smiled.

He remembered Sword Immortal Dongyang's instructions, if possible, to help the Dragon Star Immortal Sect.

Moreover, although the Dragon Star Immortal Sect's help on his cultivation path wasn't significant, it wasn't small either.

The help in his weak years was particularly important.

"Ashamed! If not absolutely necessary, I definitely wouldn't seek your help." Long Xing Celestial Immortal's face revealed a trace of embarrassment. "But, I was forced to. My Star Lord friends couldn't help me in the end."

"In the end, I could only come to seek you out." Long Xing Celestial Immortal said.

"Oh?" Wu Yuan immediately understood that Long Xing Celestial Immortal seemed to have encountered major trouble and said, "Ancestor, just speak up. As long as I can help, I will do my best to assist. However, if I can't help, I hope the Ancestor can understand."

"Understood, I naturally understand."

Long Xing Celestial Immortal nodded, "If you can't help, I won't blame you either. My Dao Avatar is currently on the Black Demon Star in the White Light Boundary... I just hope, Li Xia, that you can find a Star Sovereign to rescue me."

"I know the rules, I won't let the Star Sovereign act in vain. I am willing to pay a price of ten million Divine Crystals." Long Xing Celestial Immortal said earnestly.

Ten million Divine Crystals.

Long Xing Celestial Immortal's heart was bleeding, but he knew very well that this was the minimum price for the Star Sovereign's intervention.

The one he had previously requested had asked for an even more outrageous price.

"Ten million Divine Crystals?"

Wu Yuan nodded slightly, pondering slightly, "Time is tight, only six days... I'll try, I'll ask."

"Ancestor, please wait a moment."

"Okay." Long Xing Celestial Immortal nodded repeatedly.

Immediately.

This incarnation of Wu Yuan dispersed, apparently going to meet other super beings.

...

In the Eternal Sun Immortal Realm, a separate world, quite vast, with many worlds floating in it.

As a 'Third Generation Disciple' of the Northern You Clan, Wu Yuan had extremely high privileges.

He encountered no obstacles along the way.

Until he arrived in front of the central temple, he was stopped.

"Earth Immortal Mingjian, halt."

"This is the palace of Fire Cang Star Sovereign, you have no right to enter." The two guards were quite polite, but still stopped Wu Yuan.

They had heard of Wu Yuan's name and naturally knew that his status was different from ordinary third-generation disciples.

If it were another Earth Immortal who dared to barge in like this, they would have scolded him long ago.

"I hope you two inform the Star Sovereign, just say Mingjian has important matters to discuss." Wu Yuan said.

The two guards exchanged glances.

"Mingjian, it's not that we don't want to, but the Star Sovereign is currently in seclusion and cannot be disturbed." One of the guards said solemnly.

Wu Yuan frowned.

Fire Cang Star Sovereign was already the most familiar Star Sovereign to him besides Ancient Lai Star Sovereign in the Northern You Clan, and was also the most likely to lend a hand.

Ancient Lai Star Sovereign? The other party had already provided a lot of convenience, and Wu Yuan didn't really want to trouble him.

As for the other Star Sovereigns in the Northern You Clan? Although there was some communication, they were not too familiar.

"I can only try to seek help from the other Star Sovereigns." Wu Yuan thought to himself, just about to turn and leave.

Suddenly.

Whoosh! A streak of light flashed across the sky and quickly approached Wu Yuan.

"Ahaha, it's really Junior Brother Mingjian, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me just now." Even before the person arrived, a hearty voice rang out.

A figure clad in purple battle armor landed on the ground, looking at Wu Yuan with a smile.

"Senior Brother Hao Chi." Wu Yuan was slightly stunned.

"Hao Chi Star Lord."

"Star Lord." The two guards also bowed respectfully.

"You were stopped? My Master is currently in closed-door cultivation, not seeing anyone. If you have something, tell me and see if I can help you." Hao Chi Star Lord said with a smile.

Very familiar.

Wu Yuan was moved.

Hao Chi Star Lord was a disciple of Fire Cang Star Sovereign and also an extremely powerful Star Lord.

Among the third-generation disciples of the Northern You Clan, he was also renowned.

In terms of strength, he was probably even stronger than the Crimson Moon Star Lord.

Over the past few hundred years, apart from many senior brothers and sisters, the one who had communicated with Wu Yuan the most in the Divine Virtual Realm was this Hao Chi Star Lord.

He had specifically come to congratulate Wu Yuan, and the two had met several times.

"Senior Brother Hao Chi, it's not a big deal. It's just that a friend of my Master's has encountered trouble this time and is trapped in the Black Demon Star in the White Light Boundary... So, I want to ask Fire Cang Senior Brother to lend a hand." Wu Yuan hesitated a little and said.

Except for the dozens of fellow Star Sovereigns in the Northern You Clan, no one else knew who Wu Yuan's Master was.

It was a secret.

However, Fire Cang Star Sovereign was the closest senior brother to Sword Immortal Dongyang, and Hao Chi Senior Brother was also his most valued direct disciple.

So, Wu Yuan also understood that the other party probably knew a thing or two about these matters.

There was no need to hide too much.

"So that's it, the Black Demon Star? That's indeed a dangerous place." Hao Chi Star Lord nodded involuntarily and smiled, "However, Junior Brother Mingjian, you've found the right person. This matter, consider it done by me."

"Huh?" Wu Yuan was suddenly taken aback.

"Junior Brother, you seem to have forgotten what our Northern You Clan is best at, space!" Hao Chi Star Lord chuckled, "That Black Demon Star is considered a forbidden place for ordinary Star Lords, and saying it's a life-or-death situation doesn't even begin to describe it. But I'm just one step away from mastering the complete Dao of Space."

"Entering and exiting it is effortless."

"As long as it's not the core area that can trap a Star Sovereign, I'm not afraid." Hao Chi Star Lord said.

"Just on the periphery." Wu Yuan's eyes lit up.

Yes!

Among the three intermediate laws of spatial Dao, the way of Qiankun excels in spatial shuttle.

"Send me the spatial coordinates of your elder, I'll rush over as soon as possible." Hao Chi Star Lord smiled.

Wu Yuan quickly informed him.

"Mm."

"My avatar has set off." Hao Chi Star Lord smiled, "I should be able to arrive within two days. Tell him to hold on a bit longer."

"Alright."

... "Two days?"

Wu Yuan quickly received a message from Long Xing Tianxian and was surprised and delighted: "Really found a Star Sovereign? Willing to intervene for a million divine crystals?"

He was amazed at Wu Yuan's connections, to have quickly asked a Star Sovereign for help?

"Please be patient, Immortal Ancestor." Wu Yuan said vaguely, although he had confidence in Hao Chi Star Lord.

But a Star Lord was ultimately not a Star Sovereign, so he couldn't guarantee anything.

Time passed.

Two days went by in the blink of an eye.

Wu Yuan, who had been paying attention to this matter all along, received a message from Long Xing Tianxian for the first time: "He has been rescued."

In Long Xing Tianxian's personal palace.

"Rescued? That's good." Wu Yuan smiled, "Immortal Ancestor, be more careful next time."

"This time, thanks to Hao Chi Star Lord." Long Xing Tianxian said, even more surprised in his heart.

Because special beings like Hao Chi Star Lord, although easier to please than Star Sovereigns, were even harder to befriend.

In terms of status, Hao Chi Star Lord was more than a hundred times higher than ordinary Star Sovereigns, with an even more powerful Star Sovereign as a backing.

In the past, Long Xing Tianxian had no qualifications to befriend Hao Chi Star Lord.

Moreover.

Long Xing Tianxian remembered clearly what Hao Chi Star Lord had said before leaving after the rescue: "This time, thank Mingjian, if not for him, I wouldn't have come."

Obviously.

The other party was completely giving face to Wu Yuan.

"A million divine crystals." Long Xing Tianxian said, "Li Xia, I have already transferred it directly to you."

"No need." Wu Yuan shook his head.

"No!" Long Xing Tianxian insisted, "Maybe Hao Chi Star Lord doesn't mind, but I can't not show gratitude."

"Alright." Wu Yuan nodded and stopped refusing.

After exchanging a few words with Long Xing Tianxian, Wu Yuan's Divine Virtual Avatar left his personal palace.

"Mingjian's status in the Northern You Clan is really high." Long Xing Tianxian couldn't help but marvel.

He thought of more.

If Wu Yuan's status was already so high, then what about "Sword Immortal Dongyang" as his Master? His status must be terrifying.

However.

For hundreds of thousands of years, Sword Immortal Dongyang had never revealed himself.

"Really mysterious." Long Xing Tianxian muttered to himself.

He didn't know that Sword Immortal Dongyang had actually been expelled from the sect for hundreds of thousands of years. Under the command of the Northern Seclusion Immortal Sovereign, many Star Sovereigns and Star Lords of the Northern Seclusion Clan dared not have much contact with Sword Immortal Dongyang.

"But from now on, I must get along well with Li Xia." Long Xing Tianxian realized that this was an opportunity.

When Wu Yuan rises, he completely hopes to become an peripheral member of the Northern Seclusion Clan through Wu Yuan and Dongyang.

By then, it's equivalent to having a backer.

...

On the other hand.

In the immortal palace of Hao Chi Star Lord.

"Haha, junior brother, why be so polite for such a simple task?" Hao Chi Star Lord laughed, "I can't accept these million divine crystals."

"Senior brother, you must accept!"

Wu Yuan said solemnly, "This time, it was troublesome for you to make the trip. If you don't accept it, I won't feel at ease."

Seeing Wu Yuan speaking earnestly, Hao Chi Star Lord nodded, "Alright, junior brother, then I'll accept these million divine crystals."

"However."

"Since that's the case, according to the common rule among Star Lords, one-tenth of these divine crystals will go to you as the intermediary." Hao Chi Star Lord smiled.

But he didn't mention that the commission for intermediaries usually ranges from one percent to ten percent.

He gave Wu Yuan the highest price.

"I won't refuse you, and you can't refuse me either, senior brother." Hao Chi Star Lord laughed.

Quickly.

Wu Yuan received a reminder that he now had a million divine crystals under his name.

...

After communicating with Hao Chi Star Lord for a long time, Wu Yuan returned to his personal palace, looking at the numbers in his account, feeling somewhat emotional.

"I didn't expect that, inadvertently, I would make a big profit."

"Sometimes."

"Earning money is really easy." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly, this is the power of connections and status.

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PS: Ten thousand words, three in one, in addition to the guaranteed two chapters, an extra 15/39. (End of this chapter)

Chapter 379: Lingering Concerns

A million divine crystals, enough to rival the entire wealth of many ordinary celestial beings, were easily earned by Wu Yuan.

When making money isn't the goal, wealth comes knocking on its own.

Of course, Wu Yuan knew that such opportunities were rare.

Firstly, it's rare for a star lord to be willing to pay a hefty price to save a law avatar unless it's facing danger. The vast majority would rather perish and slowly nurture and cultivate their own law avatars.

For star lords, time is not considered valuable.

Secondly, Hao Chi Star Lord readily agreed and even offered assistance, not because of the divine crystals, but more because of his own reasons.

"This is the first time I've asked him for help, so this is equivalent to a favor." Wu Yuan thought to himself. "In the future, when I become powerful, if Hao Chi Star Lord encounters any difficulties and asks for my help, I must assist him as well."

This is karma, and it needs to be sorted out in the future.

"Long Xing Tianxian is willing to pay a million divine crystals because he doesn't want to owe too much karma himself," Wu Yuan thought.

If Hao Chi Star Lord were to help without compensation, then this karmic debt would truly be immense.

However, paying out ten million divine crystals is a different story.

Such a huge fortune would be impossible for ordinary star lords to ignore.

"I've never begged anyone before. The first time I asked for help from Hao Cang Star Lord, so this relationship is very important," Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "If I acted as a middleman every day, the star lords of the Northern Seclusion Clan, and even those senior star lords, would look down on me."

"It wouldn't be so convenient."

Furthermore, Wu Yuan was very clear in his heart that the reason why he could make Gu Lai Star Lord and Hao Chi Star Lord value him so much was because of the Northern Seclusion Immortal Sovereign's attention.

"My master values me because of my talent."

"In the end, it's all about strength," Wu Yuan gently closed his eyes. "With strong strength, one can earn respect and withstand various storms."

"Right now, I'm only at the level of an Earthly Immortal."

"I can only say I'm just making small waves... In a few hundred years, when I step into the level of a Celestial Immortal or even a Celestial Wizard, that's when I'll truly begin to take shape." Wu Yuan thought to himself.

He was well aware that the level of a Celestial Immortal or Celestial Wizard is the most important level for unparalleled geniuses. It's normal to stay at this stage for hundreds of thousands of years.

Some formidable geniuses, like Senior Brother Jiang Huan, would have the strength to kill Celestial Immortals.

Some of the most top-tier geniuses would be even more terrifying.

"Rome wasn't built in a day."

"At the third stage of the Earthly Immortal, I continue," Wu Yuan calmed his mind. In the Purple Mansion Space within his body, countless streams of mana were rolling like rivers.

At the same time.

In the corresponding virtual world of the Purple Mansion Space, it was also slowly expanding.

The broader the virtual world, the faster the nurturing of the divine soul and the more divine power it could accept.

The ability to reflect the virtual world is clearer than the perception of divine consciousness.

Moreover, this is the limit of battle range. Beyond this range, whether it's magical treasures or spells, the power they gather will be greatly weakened.

Of course.

The most powerful range is the radius, which is 150,000 miles.

Therefore, when Wu Yuan's original body was attacked by an Earthly Immortal from thousands of miles away in the Lei Ze World, it was because the opponent's virtual world was not wide enough. Tens of thousands of miles were already the closest distance for the opponent to cast spells while maintaining the strongest power.

...

"What?"

Chapter 379: Lingering Worries

"A million divine crystals, all to be exchanged for physical items?" Gu Lai Star Lord received Wu Yuan's message request, feeling slightly astonished. "So soon, another million divine crystals?"

"How many divine crystals did my master bestow upon him?" Gu Lai Star Lord wondered.

He knew his master's temperament very well. Normally, his master wouldn't bestow so many divine crystals, especially since Wu Yuan had only just entered the Earthly Immortal realm.

Apart from advancing to the Celestial Immortal realm, there would be one major bestowment.

For the most part, one had to rely on their own efforts.

If Wu Yuan had cultivated for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, Gu Lai Star Lord wouldn't be too surprised... but to accumulate so many treasures in just a few hundred years? Most of the wealth accumulation of celestial beings and star lords comes slowly over time, except for occasional instances of sudden wealth due to fortuitous encounters.

"Well, this isn't something I can meddle in," Gu Lai Star Lord muttered to himself.

After a little thought, he exchanged the physical divine crystals for Wu Yuan.

A million divine crystals.

For him, it was just a small amount of money.

...

"Mingjian, received a million divine crystals?" North Seclusion Immortal Sovereign, who had been in quiet meditation all along, quickly received this news.

As the pinnacle existence of the entire realm, his authority in the Hengyang Immortal Realm was extremely high, akin to an "administrator".

Moreover, he served as the Space Sovereign.

With just a thought, he could trace the cause and effect of time and perceive many secrets, so he quickly understood the origin of Wu Yuan's wealth.

"Acting as a middleman?"

North Seclusion Immortal Sovereign only glanced at it and then ignored it.

Although he deliberately controlled the extent of Wu Yuan's cultivation.

As long as it wasn't some crazy star lord giving Wu Yuan billions of divine crystals, leaving Wu Yuan with a massive karmic debt, he wouldn't intervene.

After all, North Seclusion Immortal Sovereign was well aware that for Wu Yuan to cultivate his own flying sword into perfection, it was like swallowing a gold mine.

"The most perfect evolution route is not easy."

"With such a good foundation, Mingjian shouldn't be scared away, leading to giving up." North Seclusion Immortal Sovereign thought here, his mind moved.

He directly sent a message to Wu Yuan.

...

In the Chamber of Immortals, within Wu Yuan's mansion.

"Hmm?"

With surging vitality, Wu Yuan, who was continuously practicing mana, couldn't help but open his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them. "North Seclusion Master sent me a message?"

In the Chamber of Immortals, North Seclusion Master had never actively messaged him before.

Could it be something big?

Wu Yuan didn't dare to delay. The thought that had always stayed in the Hengyang Immortal Realm immediately opened the message:

"Mingjian, all your various cultivation plans have been going well, but there's one thing I must remind you.

Your personal flying sword must follow the most perfect evolution route, remember! Remember!

Even if it costs a lot, the transformation of the flying sword at this stage will be relatively slow, but you must never seek quick success and choose the so-called superior or intermediate evolution routes. Those are the routes for ordinary geniuses.

If your breakthrough to Lord is hopeless, I wouldn't even bother reminding you.

As for your master Dongyang, I didn't remind him either. In the end, he only followed the superior evolution route.

But your talent is unparalleled in the history of the Great Realm, limitless... Wait patiently, endure all hardships, and when you cross the ninth heavenly tribulation in the future, you will reap the rewards."

The message ended.

The content was very simple, but profound.

"My master actually specifically reminded me of the most perfect evolution route for my personal flying sword?" Wu Yuan was secretly shocked.

Being worthy of such a special reminder from a sovereign is definitely a very important matter.

"Could it be that, after crossing the ninth heavenly tribulation, the personal treasures following the most perfect evolution route will undergo a change?" Wu Yuan muttered to himself, feeling a hint of anticipation in his heart.

Personal treasures, for alchemists, are considered the most important weapons, able to accompany them for thousands or even tens of thousands of years until the end of their lives.

Throughout, Wu Yuan insisted on choosing the most perfect route for his personal flying swords, just to be able to support their evolution all the way, despite the considerable cost.

However.

As the personal flying swords follow the perfect route, the various treasures required for their further evolution become more exaggerated, and even a resource-rich person like Wu Yuan now finds it somewhat unbearable and is quite distressed.

"Is North Seclusion Master worried that I'll give up the most perfect evolution route?" Wu Yuan thought to himself. "To follow the superior evolution route?"

In many sword manuals and spellbooks, the evolution routes of personal treasures are mentioned, and the methods are not secrets, but the main difficulty lies in resources.

The evolution routes of personal treasures can generally be divided into four levels: inferior, intermediate, superior, and perfect, depending on their level.

For cultivators with some aspirations, they would at least choose the intermediate evolution route.

Like Wu Yuan's nine personal flying swords, transforming from high-grade spiritual treasures to low-grade immortal tools in the future, if they follow the lowest evolution route, they would only need materials and treasures worth tens of thousands of divine crystals.

It wouldn't be much more expensive than buying nine low-grade immortal sword artifacts.

The price is—never being able to break through again!

In fact, if you choose the inferior evolution route at the Golden Pill Purple Mansion level, your personal treasures won't even be able to evolve into spiritual treasures.

If you always choose the intermediate evolution route, even if you cultivate to the Celestial Immortal level, your personal treasures will be extremely difficult to evolve into immortal tools.

Only by following the 'superior evolution route' and 'perfect evolution route'.

"The cost of the superior evolution route is roughly hundreds of times that of buying treasures of the same level. If my nine personal flying swords follow the superior evolution route and want to transform into low-grade immortal tools in the future, each one would require at least hundreds of thousands of divine crystals." Wu Yuan thought to himself.

Although it's not the most perfect.

But at least, transforming into an immortal tool would be effortless and extremely powerful.

And the resources required for the perfect evolution route would be even more exaggerated.

"The most precious resources needed are not for the personal flying swords to change their material, but to construct and maintain the 'Origin of Treasure Dao'." Wu Yuan was very clear about this point.

Although both are low-grade immortal tools, the difference seems not too far off.

But one exhausts its potential, while the other is still full of endless potential, just like real life, it can continuously evolve to higher levels.

Can they be the same?

"However, to follow the most perfect evolution route, some of the precious resources required are too exaggerated." Wu Yuan muttered to himself.

If he follows the most perfect evolution route and evolves to low-grade immortal tools.

Wu Yuan strives hard, there is still hope.

But thinking about wanting to evolve into middle-grade immortal tools, high-grade immortal tools in the future... just thinking about it, Wu Yuan feels his scalp tingling.

When that time comes.

Even if a sovereign were to exhaust their entire fortune, they wouldn't be able to afford it.

So, Wu Yuan hasn't thought that, after his personal flying swords evolve into low-grade immortal tools, he would then follow the 'superior evolution route'.

This route is much easier.

Even in various records that Wu Yuan has checked, throughout the history of the Eternal Sun Immortal Realm, it seems that no one has been able to evolve their personal treasures all the way to high-grade immortal tools following the 'most perfect route'.

At least, based on publicly available information, no one has.

Most of the star lords and immortal lords, basically followed the superior or intermediate evolution routes.

"However, looking at it now, from the message sent by North Seclusion Master, evolving personal treasures following the most perfect evolution route seems to contain some kind of big secret." Wu Yuan thought to himself. "But does it matter if one doesn't become a sovereign?"

Because.

In the transmission, North Seclusion Immortal explicitly mentioned, 'if you have little hope of breaking through as a sovereign, I can't be bothered to remind you.'

However, in endless years of history.

Even those who stand at the peak as sovereigns, how many of them initially showed talent as 'sovereigns'?

Except for Wu Yuan, none.

Most sovereigns were at the level of 'Jiang Huan', and later broke through under various coincidences during their cultivation.

So, even for some extraordinary geniuses.

Most of them are not worth the high-level of the immortal realm paying a huge price to help their personal treasures follow the most perfect route.

"Work hard!"

"At worst, in the future, spend more time collecting various resources and treasures, and delay the breakthrough during the tribulation." Wu Yuan made a decision in his heart.

North Seclusion Master has reminded him.

If he doesn't follow this route now, it would be too foolish.

"If you're going to do it, do it to be the strongest." Wu Yuan is full of fighting spirit.

...

Time flies, in the blink of an eye.

It has been nearly three years since Wu Yuan entered the Divinity Separation Realm, and the time agreed upon by North Seclusion Immortal is getting closer.

In the personal palace of the Alchemy Avatar in the Cangfeng Witch Realm, Wu Yuan appeared out of nowhere.

"It's been a long time since I last saw Master Kua Chi." Wu Yuan muttered to himself, his gaze falling in front of him.

There are several virtual immortal scrolls!

Without hesitation, Wu Yuan lightly touched his fingertips, and immediately the immortal scrolls radiated brilliance, revealing several holographic projections.

A large number of images quickly appeared on them.

There are many familiar and unfamiliar scenes, and many faintly familiar figures appearing.

"Yunjing City, has become like this."

"Middle Earth, has also become like this." Wu Yuan looked at them and couldn't help but smile.

These images revealed various changes in the Xia Mountain World over the years.

Finally, at the end of many images, there appeared the graceful figure of a woman.

She was sitting quietly on a jade platform.

"Brother! Can you see this? It's been over a hundred years since I last saw you. I've already become a Golden Core cultivator during this time... Senior Fang Xia has come back once during this period... Mother also misses you very much, but she knows you are in seclusion for cultivation, which is the most critical..." Wu Yuan watched quietly at this holographic projection.

Listening to his sister's voice.

"Brother, it's been over two hundred years, and you still haven't come back, I don't know if you can see these images, Senior Fang Xia and the others have left again, Bu Yu and Huan Jian seniors have become Golden Core cultivators now, there are many Golden Core cultivators in Middle Earth now, the whole Xia Mountain seems to have become one..." His sister's voice echoed in the second holographic projection.

Echoing in Wu Yuan's personal palace of the Alchemy Avatar.

In this projection, Wu Yijun, his sister, spoke slowly and chattered, recounting many things about Middle Earth and Xia Mountain.

"Brother, it's been three hundred years since you left, I'm very worried about you, are you okay now? These years, Mother often asks about you, but Senior Cen Jiang said not to worry... Brother, I know your cultivation is very important, you're strong, the prosperity of the entire Xia Mountain world and Middle Earth is because of you."

"However, sometimes I also wonder, if you could see these images, maybe you could come back occasionally to take a look. In the future, you may become a powerful figure equal to the heavens and longevity. I don't mind, but Mother can only live for a thousand years, she's always worried that she won't see you again..."

In the most recent holographic projection, Wu Yijun talked less about the situation in Middle Earth and Xia Mountain, and more about their younger years, talking about their mother...

For a long time.

After three holographic projections ended, they transformed back into three virtual immortal scrolls, and Wu Yuan stood there silently, in silence.

As for the others in the Xia Mountain world and Middle Earth.

Wu Yuan didn't worry too much. People like Fang Xia, Jibei, Bu Yu, and Huan Jian.

He took care of them a lot.

When he left, he also instructed Cen Jiang to take care of them as much as possible, but most of it was left to nature, trying to solve their troubles and help them cultivate.

However, Wu Yuan couldn't help everyone reach the Purple Mansion Realm or the Refinement Void Realm. Everyone had their own path to walk, depending on their own opportunities and fortunes.

After all, Wu Yuan himself was still striving.

Only his sister! Mother!

His consciousness, derived from the fusion of the Wu Yuan from Middle Earth and the Blue Star Wu Yuan, his feelings for his sister and mother were no less than those for his elder sister from the Blue Star.

They were both things he genuinely wanted to protect with his life.

However.

Wu Yuan was more rational. He knew that his Alchemy Avatar couldn't go see his mother and sister.

Once he went, the likelihood of exposure was too high.

And now, it was far from the time to expose himself. If the Temple of Thunder Feathers were to detect him, they would probably go crazy and spare no effort to kill him, and even directly report to the headquarters of the Immortal Court.

Including these holographic projections, they were also set up by Wu Yuan's Alchemy Avatar before leaving. Whenever there were messages from his family, they would be directly transmitted to the personal palace of his Alchemy Avatar.

No one knew about this matter.

And the Alchemy Avatar, likewise, could only view them, not reply.

"Sister, you've done well. She has her own life, and she's also worked hard in her cultivation. She has hopes of reaching the Purple Mansion Realm, or even the Refinement Void Realm in the future..." Wu Yuan silently pondered.

The extent of help for his sister was naturally different.

But mother?

Without the slightest talent for cultivation, just an ordinary person, and normal elixirs and treasures could only extend the life of an ordinary person for a thousand years at most.

This was the limit under the normal rules of the world.

"A lifetime of prosperity, the Wu family flourishing and thriving, with a high status, without any danger to her life, my mother can't be said to be unfortunate, but I haven't fulfilled what a son should do..." Wu Yuan silently prayed in his heart.

...

Shortly after, in the personal palace of the Alchemy Avatar in the Cangfeng Witch Realm.

Swoosh~

A figure dressed in beast skins appeared, his aura majestic and domineering, it was Kua Chi Witch Lord.

"Master." Wu Yuan respectfully bowed.

"You've suddenly come to see me, is there something on your mind?" Kua Chi Witch Lord smiled. "Or perhaps there's good news?"

He didn't ask if Wu Yuan's Alchemy Avatar had come out, because.

If it had, it wouldn't be the Alchemy Avatar coming to see him.

"Disciple indeed has a matter and wishes to ask Master for help," Wu Yuan respectfully said.

"Speak," Kua Chi Witch Lord said.

"Disciple's Alchemy Avatar still has no news, returning seems to be far off," Wu Yuan said, "while disciple has received a gift from the North Ghost Immortal Lord and is about to go to the Space-Time Dao Realm for cultivation..."

Wu Yuan was about to continue speaking.

"Stop!"

"You said you want to go to the Space-Time Dao Realm?" Kua Chi Witch Lord was slightly surprised; he naturally knew of the existence of the Space-Time Dao Realm.

Kua Chi Witch Lord was quite astonished, saying, "You've already mastered the Way of Space? "

"Yes."

"Disciple has comprehended the true meaning of the True Realm, Qiankun, and Space Rift to the true intent level, and the laws of space have also reached the realm of the sixth level," Wu Yuan respectfully said.

There was nothing to hide about this.

"So fast?" Kua Chi Witch Lord's pupils contracted slightly, looking at Wu Yuan with considerable shock; this was much faster than he had anticipated.

In an instant, Kua Chi Witch Lord thought of many things... his disciple's Alchemy Avatar probably had some major secrets.

Far from being as simple as it seemed on the surface.

This kind of talent in spatial laws, although seemingly weaker than the laws of life, was actually not inferior.

"What about the laws of life?" Kua Chi Witch Lord asked again.

"It has reached the true intent level four," Wu Yuan said.

Kua Chi Witch Lord fell silent.

He instantly judged that with such comprehension of the Way, even if his combat techniques were weaker, he could completely pass through the one hundred levels of the Three-Star Tower.

This rate of progress was becoming more and more exaggerated.

Wu Yuan did not mention the matter of the Great Dao of Origins. He was afraid that Kua Chi Witch Lord would worry, after all, he didn't know the specific experiences of the Alchemy Avatar.

"Continue," Kua Chi Witch Lord said.

"Disciple, once going to the Space-Time Dao Realm, does not know how long it will take to return," Wu Yuan had long checked the intelligence.

In the Space-Time Dao Realm, it was normal to cultivate for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

"And the return of the Alchemy Avatar is also uncertain," Wu Yuan said in a low voice, "so, I would like to ask Master to take care of my hometown in the future..."

"Just this?" Kua Chi Witch Lord was puzzled.

"Yes," Wu Yuan nodded, "but, this trip is also a farewell to Master. It won't be convenient to come to see Master in the Space-Time Dao Realm in the future."

"Haha, I thought it was some major event, this is a trivial matter... of course, I understand, you're still young, and your closest relatives are still there," Kua Chi Witch Lord smiled instead, his gaze towards Wu Yuan becoming even warmer.

"Yes, my sister and mother are still there," Wu Yuan said.

"Don't worry."

"You don't need to worry about your family; these are all trivial matters. The Space-Time Dao Realm is the big deal. The Space-Time Lord is an extraordinary existence in the endless river of time and space. Even my Witch Court is not too eager to provoke him... being able to go to his dojo for cultivation is a great opportunity for you. Moreover, the Space-Time Seal given to you by the North Ghost Immortal Lord is probably extraordinary." Kua Chi Witch Lord said, "Seize this chance."

"As for ordinary Space-Time Seals, I can provide them to you, but some powerful ones, even I can't do anything about," he added.

Obviously, Kua Chi Witch Lord also knows a lot about the Space-Time Dao Realm.

"Yeah, disciple will work hard," Wu Yuan said.

Shortly after.

Wu Yuan watched Kua Chi Witch Lord leave, he could only mention his family briefly, unable to ask the Master for more help.

"I have done my best."

"Sometimes, on this path of cultivation, there are always some choices to be made." As his strength increased, his Dao Heart became stronger, and Wu Yuan became more aware of this.

Eight or nine out of ten things in life don't go as planned.

It's hard to have everything.

All Wu Yuan could do was do his best to ensure his family lived worry-free lives until the end of their days and keep his hometown safe.

In the vast world where countless beasts lived.

"I didn't expect my disciple to come specifically to see me for such a small matter?" Kua Chi Witch Lord shook his head and smiled.

However, he also understood why.

Wu Yuan was too young, and even his closest relatives had not died yet; unlike those ancient beings who had lived for too long, their blood relatives had long perished in the passage of time.

After all, even if they were sovereigns, it was difficult to turn an ordinary person into a star master at the cost of endless resources.

"Well, just help my disciple solve some worries for me."

"By paying some price, in the future, he will be more grateful to me, and our relationship will be deeper," Kua Chi Witch Lord muttered to himself.

He valued Wu Yuan immensely. Wu Yuan's talent was unquestionably the best among the many disciples he had received over the years.

Thinking of this.

"Blood Shadow!" Kua Chi Witch Lord spoke.

Whoosh!

Countless lights and shadows converged, and a vague figure appeared, respectfully bowing, "Witch Lord."

"Go to the Witch Court and apply for a 'Nine Revolutions Longevity Immortal Pill,'" Kua Chi Witch Lord said lightly, "then go and give it to Wu Yuan's mother to take."

"Nine Revolutions Longevity Immortal Pill?" Blood Shadow Immortal Lord was astonished.

He naturally understood the value of this immortal pill, even he was reluctant to exchange for it, the key was that his authority was not enough.

It's too difficult to refine.

Throughout the entire Witch Realm, no one could refine it, and it had to be obtained from the Witch Court.

Give it to Wu Yuan's mother?

Is it worth it?

"Yeah, you go handle it yourself," Kua Chi Witch Lord instructed, "the merits needed will be deducted from me, and I'll inform the Alchemy Hall of the Witch Court."

"In addition, do your best to guide Wu Yuan's sister, and help her grow within the permitted range."

"Yes." Blood Shadow Immortal Lord had faintly understood the reason.

But he was still somewhat shocked.

The Witch Lord is too good to Wu Yuan. Even if he is a direct disciple, there is no need to go this far.

Could it be that there is still some secret about Wu Yuan that he doesn't know? Blood Shadow Immortal Lord speculated inwardly.

A month later.

"Mingjian, come to me quickly." In the Linxian Pavilion, a figure suddenly sounded in Wu Yuan's mind.

It was the voice of the North Ghost Immortal Lord.

"Are you going to the Space-Time Dao Realm?" Wu Yuan instantly opened his eyes, already prepared.

He immediately got up and left the courtyard.

Along the way, many terrestrial immortals practicing in the Linxian Pavilion met Wu Yuan and respectfully saluted.

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

As he flew out of the Linxian Pavilion, Wu Yuan couldn't help but look back.

"In the Space-Time Dao Realm, I'm afraid there won't be such a quiet cultivation environment as the Linxian Pavilion," Wu Yuan thought to himself.

He also understood that when he returned from the Space-Time Dao Realm, he probably wouldn't come back to the Linxian Pavilion.

"Let's go!" Wu Yuan flew towards the Sovereign God Palace.

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ps: Approaching seven thousand characters, guaranteed two-in-one.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 380: Reunion After Hundreds of Years

Quickly arriving at the Sovereign God Palace, having received a message from the North Gloomy Immortal, Wu Yuan directly flew into the hall.

Inside the hall, everything was as usual.

"Pay respects to Master." Wu Yuan respectfully said.

"You've reached the fifth level of Earth Immortal? It seems that your cultivation of mana hasn't slackened off in recent years." The North Gloomy Immortal glanced at Wu Yuan.

"The Space-Time Dao Realm is full of dangers. I dare not slack off and must quickly increase my strength to the current limit." Wu Yuan replied.

Using the divine crystal source liquid, it takes ten years to advance to the ninth level of Earth Immortal. In these three years, Wu Yuan has not slackened off, but has only just reached the fifth level of Earth Immortal.

"Hmm."

"The Space-Time Dao Realm indeed has many dangers. During your time there, you could potentially practice for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, short or long." The North Gloomy Immortal said. "Of course, at most you can practice for a hundred thousand years. By the time you return, you may already be among the top existences among the Upper Immortals."

Wu Yuan listened.

So, at most one can practice for a hundred thousand years in the Space-Time Dao Realm.

"I also mentioned that before you go to the Space-Time Dao Realm, I would give you some life-saving items and treasures." The North Gloomy Immortal looked down at Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan's heart stirred.

"The first item is a batch of special minerals that can help your life-bound flying sword evolve perfectly." The North Gloomy Immortal waved his hand.

Two storage treasures flew out and landed directly in front of Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan was pleasantly surprised.

When an Immortal makes a move, it is naturally extraordinary.

Currently, his biggest worry was how to get so many treasure crystals to cultivate his life-bound flying sword. Unexpectedly, the Immortal directly bestowed them upon him.

"Of course, if I let your life-bound flying sword evolve completely effortlessly, it would violate the original intention of tempering you." The North Gloomy Immortal continued. "The first of these two storage treasures is something you can use right now. It should be able to transform one of your life-bound flying swords into a low-grade Immortal artifact, but only one."

"As for the other eight life-bound flying swords, it will depend on your own efforts."

"One item? A low-grade Immortal artifact?" Wu Yuan was pleasantly surprised. In other words, the treasure in this storage treasure is worth millions of divine crystals?

"As for the second storage treasure, it has been enchanted by me. You can only open it after you enter the Heaven Crossing Realm. Consider it a gift from me as your Master to congratulate you on becoming an Upper Immortal." The North Gloomy Immortal said.

"Understood." Wu Yuan nodded.

He was very clear about this. Becoming an Upper Immortal or a Senior Witch is the most important stage in the growth of a peerless genius. Therefore, when major forces cultivate them, they will bestow many treasures, and even senior disciples will not be exempt.

And this time, the bestowal is often the last.

"As a sword cultivator, you are extremely skilled in combat, and you have also comprehended life and space, which are superior rules for survival. There are also some treasures that are very important to you... But you still lack an unparalleled life-saving method." The North Gloomy Immortal said. "Right now, even if you encounter a Star Monarch, let alone powerful Heavenly Immortals, you have no power to resist."

Wu Yuan nodded involuntarily.

Indeed, a Heavenly Immortal could easily suppress him.

"Therefore, I have specially prepared a treasure for you. Come forward." The North Gloomy Immortal said.

Wu Yuan took a few steps forward.

Suddenly, a ray of light flew out from the North Gloomy Immortal's fingertip and penetrated directly into Wu Yuan's body, followed by some sparks of light penetrating into his soul.

"This?" A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

He could feel it, as if a hidden power had penetrated into the void world.

At any moment, he could trigger it with a single thought.

"This item is called 'One Thought Across the Nine Heavens', considered to be a potent protective treasure." The North Gloomy Immortal said. "Its power is hidden within your immortal body, while its source is contained within the virtual world of your divine soul core."

"Faced with any danger, as long as it's not a peak Star Monarch who has perfected 'Temporal Stillness' and 'True Domain Unbounded', you can escape with just one thought." The North Gloomy Immortal said. "It will instantly teleport you out over an infinite distance, and once you escape, it will sever many traces of space-time, making it impossible for most monarchs who comprehend other superior laws to find you."

"Thank you, Master." Wu Yuan felt excited.

One Thought Across the Nine Heavens? Facing most Star Monarchs, he could escape with just one thought. Once he escaped, most monarchs wouldn't be able to catch up with him.

It was definitely an extraordinary life-saving item.

This life-saving method, its value could be high or low. If Wu Yuan used it in front of Star Monarchs, it would be somewhat wasted.

If he used it in front of Star Monarchs, then it would be worth it.

But no matter how it was used, it was almost equivalent to a life!

However, Wu Yuan didn't know that even someone as powerful as the North Gloomy Immortal found it difficult to create such a stable protective treasure, and it cost a lot of effort.

"Remember."

"It can only be used once. Don't be arrogant and reckless just because you have this treasure." The North Gloomy Immortal couldn't help but advise. "The Space-Time Dao Realm is mysterious, and there may be some individuals whose background is no less than yours."

"Yes, Master." Wu Yuan said solemnly.

He felt the North Gloomy Immortal's protective love for him. Being called a disciple, the various care and protection were probably no less than for his own direct disciples.

Maybe even better.

Items like the 'Dao Master's Seal' and 'One Thought Across the Nine Heavens' were probably not easy for the North Gloomy Immortal to casually produce.

He naturally remembered this kindness.

"Go, then." The North Gloomy Immortal seemed unwilling to say more, waving his hand, and a wave of invisible fluctuations enveloped Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan disappeared directly from the hall.

"Master, isn't this kid still very young? Is it really appropriate for him to go to the Space-Time Dao Realm right now?" A deep voice sounded.

"The old master's territory is not so easy to get along with. The geniuses there come from various major realms, even some super geniuses from other space-time rivers." 

"Although Mingjian's talent is high, his cultivation time is too short. Struggling there, there may be a danger of death."

"How could I not know that?" 

The North Gloomy Immortal's eyes were dark, calm. "But with his talent, without experiencing wind and rain, without tempering, continuing to mix in the Linxian Pavilion, I'm afraid it will delay him."

"Wanting to ascend to become a monarch in one step, is that so easy?"

"Master... the world created by the Dao Master is indeed extraordinary."

"And, according to the Divine Lord, the next opening of the Universal Domain Road is not far away. If he continues to cultivate step by step, he may miss it." The North Gloomy Immortal said.

"The Universal Domain Road? Isn't that implying that another era is about to..."

"Yes."

"The waves have appeared, fate is intertwining, the birth of strong individuals has never been linear, but like the tide when rivers and seas meet, after a low point, another peak will come. Another great era is approaching, and a large number of geniuses are constantly emerging in the entire space-time river."

"Like our headquarters, that person named 'Zhuo Haiyue', also from our Qingling Realm, wasn't particularly outstanding before going to the headquarters, but just broke through the one hundred floors of the Three-Star Tower. In terms of brilliance and progress, it's no less than Mingjian."

"Moreover, in terms of progress in the last two hundred years, she seems to be getting faster and faster, which is unbelievable."

"In the Supreme Courts, Witch Courts, and Destruction God Courts, there have also been some news about monstrous geniuses. Some of them have been cultivating for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years... heh, every time before and after the opening of the Universal Domain Road, it is a time of turmoil in the endless space-time river... the era of great strife."

"Like the birth and rise of Mingjian, it may also be a coincidence under the destiny."

"Let's wait and see."

"It's either a path to becoming a monarch, breaking free from the shackles of heaven and earth... or falling midway, becoming a pile of bones on the Universal Domain Road. It depends on him." The North Gloomy Immortal gently closed his eyes.

...

Phew!

Wu Yuan felt a slight spatial ripple, followed by a flash of light. When the surrounding scenery solidified, he found himself on a square.

On one side of the square stood dozens of figures, each with extraordinary aura.

With a glance, Wu Yuan instantly recognized two familiar faces.

"Brother Mingjian!"

"It's Senior Brother Mingjian." Two inconspicuous earth immortals, a man and a woman, showed surprise and flew towards Wu Yuan to greet him.

"Pei Shi, Hua Zhu." Wu Yuan greeted them with a smile.

These two had practiced as earth immortals in the Linxian Pavilion and were both outstanding and powerful figures there.

Both of them had comprehended the spatial law to at least the seventh level, surpassing Wu Yuan in terms of spatial law comprehension, although they had been practicing for a longer time.

Pei Shi had practiced for over six thousand years, and Hua Zhu for over ten thousand years.

Although Wu Yuan didn't interact with them much in the Linxian Pavilion, they were all from the North Gloomy lineage, so meeting in another place made them more familiar.

"Mingjian?"

"He's Mingjian?" Pei Shi and Hua Zhu's voices immediately caused a stir.

"Earth Immortal Fifth Layer? Or Sixth Layer? Such high cultivation."

"He's only been practicing for a few hundred years, right?"

"So young, yet daring to venture into the Space-Time Dao Realm? Quite bold." Originally indifferent earth and heavenly immortals couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Quite shocked.

In the past few hundred years, the name Mingjian had become famous throughout the Qingling Realm, or at least among the upper echelons of the Hengyang Immortal Realm.

It was vaguely known as the number one genius of the great realm. Even though he was still young, who would dare to underestimate him?

"Just call me Mingjian, no need for 'Senior Brother'." Wu Yuan smiled.

For ordinary disciples of the North Gloomy lineage, it was fine.

But these two in front of him were likely to become Star Lords in the future.

"Haha, Senior Brother Mingjian, you've made us feel ashamed." Hua Zhu, with a handsome face, smiled. "Come, Senior Brother, let me introduce you. This is a group of fellow disciples of ours."

"Oh?" Wu Yuan was slightly stunned.

"Senior Brother Mingjian."

"Ancestor Uncle."

"Ancestor Master." Suddenly, more than a dozen earth and heavenly immortals standing in the distance flew over, one by one saluting Wu Yuan.

Leaving Wu Yuan bewildered.

Soon, he understood from their conversation that nearly thirty people present were all outstanding geniuses from the Hengyang Immortal Realm who were about to enter the 'Space-Time Dao Realm'.

To enter the Space-Time Dao Realm, at least one had to be an earth immortal and have a high comprehension of spatial or temporal laws.

Of course, ninety-nine percent of those who went there were those who comprehended spatial laws.

Comprehending temporal laws? That was extremely rare.

"So, every thousand years, the Hengyang Immortal Realm will organize a group of geniuses to enter the Space-Time Dao Realm?" Wu Yuan muttered.

Of course, most of these geniuses were only able to merge with the most ordinary space-time imprints, far less than Wu Yuan's 'Dao Master's Seal'.

Most of the geniuses proficient in spatial laws in the Hengyang Immortal Realm would eventually join the North Gloomy lineage.

Therefore, among the nearly thirty earth and heavenly immortals present, more than half could be considered Wu Yuan's 'junior disciples'.

As for peers? There was one, but he had not been recognized by the North Gloomy Immortal and had not been included in the lineage, so he also had to address Wu Yuan as 'Senior Brother'.

This left Wu Yuan somewhat amused.

In fact, in terms of age and mana cultivation, Wu Yuan was the lowest among the dozens of people present.

Those selected earth and heavenly immortals had been practicing for tens of thousands of years, and if they wished, they could directly ascend to become heavenly immortals or heavenly deities.

Of course, most of them were only at the level of the seventh tribulation, with only one at the eighth tribulation level.

Becoming a Star Lord directly? That hadn't happened yet.

"These earth and heavenly immortals are mostly from the training grounds of the Hengyang Immortal Realm, all of them are the cream of the crop." Wu Yuan muttered to himself. "They all have the potential to become heavenly immortals."

Achieving Immortality is difficult for ordinary Immortals.

But for these geniuses specially cultivated by major forces, it's not too hard.

"How much longer?" Wu Yuan asked.

"It should be soon. Every thousand years, a batch is sent, so the number in each batch won't be too large," Hua Zhu said.

Wu Yuan nodded.

As time passed, several more people arrived, and the number surpassed thirty, and they chatted with each other.

And Wu Yuan was undoubtedly the center of attention among the crowd.

Suddenly—

An invisible pressure descended, causing everyone's faces to change slightly, including Wu Yuan's. Then, a figure in white robes appeared above the square. His expression was indifferent as he looked down at the more than thirty practitioners below.

A terrifying oppression spread out.

Equal treatment.

"On the orders of the Sovereign, you will be sent to the Great Beyond, where the Divine Court ship will come to pick you up. Now, don't resist, follow me," the young man in white robes said coldly. "Understood?"

"Understood," more than thirty people responded one after another.

"It's a Star Lord."

Wu Yuan instantly judged and was amazed internally: "A Star Lord who doesn't hide his pressure. With a single thought, he could probably kill me. Senior Brother Gula usually sees me with a smile, and I can't tell anything."

The gap in strength is to a certain level.

Just one glance could shatter the souls of the weak.

The one before them was truly capable of dominating a realm, commanding hundreds of immortal territories.

Phew!

With a wave of his hand, the man in white robes enveloped Wu Yuan, Hua Zhu, and a dozen others with invisible radiance, and they disappeared on the spot.

...Swish~

Space rippled suddenly, turning into nothingness.

Wu Yuan's group could only see each other and the man in white robes standing at the front of the line.

An invisible force enveloped them.

"Space Void Layer."

"This is a Star Lord who controls the laws of the universe." Wu Yuan and Hua Zhu, both proficient in spatial laws, instantly judged.

All high-dimensional spaces—Material Space Layer, Space Fragment Layer, Space Turbulence Layer, Space Void Layer... This layer was already a very high-dimensional space.

As far as Wu Yuan knew, only Star Lords who controlled the laws of the universe or Sovereigns who could break through with force could enter this high-dimensional space.

"Each of you shall meditate quietly. Two days later, I will send you to the Divine Court ship outside the Great Beyond," the young man in white robes said coldly.

"Star Lord, aren't you supposed to send us to the Space-Time Dao Realm?" a god couldn't help asking.

"No."

The man in white robes glanced at him and said faintly, "Although the Space-Time Dao Realm is said to be everywhere, it requires the guidance of the Dao Realm to enter. Normally, one must go to specific space-time coordinates to enter."

"And those space-time coordinates are extremely far from my Qingling Great Realm, and the journey is perilous. It would take too long for me to send you there," the man in white robes shook his head.

"How long?" Hua Zhu, the earth immortal, asked curiously.

"Seven months!"

There was silence. Everyone, including Wu Yuan, showed shock.

"Traveling for one day in the Space Void Layer is equivalent to traveling tens of billions of light-years in the Material Space Layer... Seven months." Wu Yuan couldn't help but feel surprised.

The distance was terrifyingly vast.

No wonder even the North Gloomy Immortal said that the entire Taiyuan Divine Court would concentrate its forces to go to the Space-Time Dao Realm.

...

Traveling in the Space Void Layer was the most lonely. After exchanging a few words initially, Wu Yuan and others began to meditate quietly.

Two days later.

"We've arrived!" With a command from the man in white robes, the surrounding space changed rapidly, with each dimension decreasing until it returned to normal in Wu Yuan's and others' sight and divine perception.

A dimness!

Endless starry sky, filled with darkness, only a few extremely dim lights, and in the void, there were faintly some incredibly terrifying rays passing through.

Making Wu Yuan, Hua Zhu, and their hearts instinctively tremble.

"Is this beyond the Great Beyond?"

"What a terrible environment."

"It's really dangerous. No wonder even Heavenly Immortal Star Lords generally don't leave the Great Beyond to explore." Many Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals communicated secretly.

They were all coming to the Great Beyond for the first time, and this seemingly calm void gave them an extreme sense of danger.

As if, leaving the protection of the man in white robes would result in instant death!

The man in white robes stood at the forefront of the line, silent.

Suddenly.

Hum~ Ripples appeared in the distant void, followed by a black warship appearing out of nowhere. What kind of warship was that? It stretched for thousands of miles, hovering in the void, emitting an endless ancient and vicissitude atmosphere.

Countless mysterious and complex Dao patterns were engraved on the surface of the warship.

It seemed to have existed since the beginning of the heavens and earth.

There was also a strange sense of 'brand new.'

But at least, compared to this warship, the man in white robes appeared quite inconspicuous, shocking everyone present.

Boom~ The huge hatch opened.

"Come in." An ancient and indifferent voice came from the depths of the warship, full of vicissitudes.

"Get ready to go in." The man in white robes said, "The Sovereign of the Divine Court headquarters will command this warship to take you to the Space-Time Dao Realm."

He said.

With a wave of his hand, an invisible force enveloped Wu Yuan and dozens of others, sending them directly into the interior of the warship, followed by the closing of the hatch.

Hum!

Silently, the warship disappeared into the void without any disturbance.

"Space-time warship."

"It can shuttle freely through the layers of space-time." A hint of envy flashed in the eyes of the man in white robes. He knew the value of this warship very well.

All his treasures were not worth a tenth of it.

"Go back."

The man in white robes took a step and once again entered the high-dimensional space, disappearing into this void.

...

"More people are coming."

"Dozens of them."

"Where are they from? It's not clear." Voices rang out in this void, leaving Wu Yuan, Hua Zhu, and the others somewhat confused.

They had just landed and didn't understand the situation yet.

But at a glance, the ancient warship's interior turned out to be a void, and there were waiting figures in the void, densely packed, each with extremely powerful aura, at least Earth Immortal level.

There were tens of thousands of them.

"So many people."

"So many?"

"Are they all going to the Space-Time Dao Realm?" Hua Zhu, Pei Shi, and the others were all shocked, obviously beyond their expectations.

Wu Yuan, however, remained relatively calm, as this was within his expectations.

The Taiyuan Divine Court was huge and ruled over many great realms, and the Qingling Great Realm was just one of the many realms it intervened in.

And it hadn't been completely occupied yet.

With Wu Yuan's authority, he had already checked a lot of this information.

"I haven't seen any of them before, and it makes sense. This is my first time leaving the Great Beyond. Where else would I have seen other people?" Wu Yuan swept his gaze, sensing the aura of each soul.

These strong individuals were all unique, with different appearances.

Creatures born in different Great Realms had significant differences.

Suddenly!

"Hmm?" Wu Yuan's pupils shrank slightly, suddenly stunned because he sensed a somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

Dozens of miles away.

In the center surrounded by hundreds of figures, there was a silver-armored woman, extraordinary in demeanor.

Standing there was like thunder about to pierce through the sky, making people almost dare not look directly!

"Zhuo Haiyue? Ninth-level Earth Immortal?" Wu Yuan silently murmured, somewhat shocked.

Zhuo Haiyue.

She was a woman who had helped a lot when Wu Yuan's original body just entered the Immortal Continent. At that time, she was extraordinarily talented and had a strong background in Wu Yuan's eyes.

Their interaction wasn't significant.

Later on.

Zhuo Haiyue left with her own master, and Wu Yuan also rose. There was no news about her, and Wu Yuan didn't care much about her until now.

After all, in Wu Yuan's opinion, even if Zhuo Haiyue cultivated in the Divine Court headquarters, she probably would only be in the Refining Void Realm after just a few hundred years.

But!

Meeting again, she had already reached the ninth level of Earth Immortal, and she gave Wu Yuan a strong sense of oppression, seemingly no less than himself, or even stronger.

"How did she cultivate?" Wu Yuan was shocked.

If we were to count age, Zhuo Haiyue was only about a hundred years older than himself, and this amount of time would create a big difference in the early stages of cultivation.

But after cultivating for thousands or tens of thousands of years, what difference would a hundred years make?

"Líxià?"

Zhuo Haiyue, who was surrounded by the crowd, originally didn't pay much attention to this team that entered the warship, but she quickly sensed that familiar yet strange aura.

"Earth Immortal?"

"And the aura, it doesn't seem like an ordinary Earth Immortal's? It even gives me a hint of fatal danger." Zhuo Haiyue's gaze towards Wu Yuan also revealed a hint of disbelief.

She knew very well why she could cultivate so quickly.

But what about Líxià?

In the next moment, Zhuo Haiyue heard the people next to Wu Yuan calling him 'Míng Jiàn'.

Her pupils shrank: "Míng Jiàn, is Líxià?"

In an instant, she felt that the scene before her was somewhat absurd.

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PS: Six thousand, guaranteed two-in-one.

(End of this chapter)