Energy Crisis

On the Despair Star.

The further south Zhang Xingfeng went, the greater the pressure became. Although his Immortal Undying Body was very powerful, it still consumed energy under such intense pressure.

To Zhang Xingfeng's dismay, this Despair Star seemed to lack any Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, making it impossible to replenish his energy reserves. However, Zhang Xingfeng wasn't worried at all. The eight million immortal crystals he had just obtained in the Immortal Realm were an enormous amount of energy, more than enough for him to absorb, so Zhang Xingfeng didn't concern himself with it.

However, there was something else that frustrated Zhang Xingfeng even more: his Divine Sense was almost useless.

Because his Divine Sense range was only a few hundred meters within the Despair Star, while Zhang Xingfeng's eyes could see nearly a thousand meters, what use was such a small range of Divine Sense?

Zhang Xingfeng was unaware that immortals on Despair Star were completely unable to use their Divine Sense, and that gods on Despair Star were in a similar situation to Zhang Xingfeng. Zhang Xingfeng's ability to maintain an observation range of several hundred meters was solely due to his exceptionally strong mental cultivation.

"Brother, wait for me!" Suddenly a shout came from the far northwest.

Zhang Xingfeng looked to the northwest, where a burly man who looked like a wild man was walking towards them.

"Judging from your appearance, brother, it seems you just came from the outside world?" Although the savage-looking man was barbaric, his speech was still relatively normal!

Zhang Xingfeng nodded. The savage then looked Zhang Xingfeng over carefully, and then shook his head with some disappointment, saying, "Hey, brother, why don't you wear a storage bracelet? If you had a storage bracelet with some immortal crystals inside, life would be much easier from now on!"

"What's wrong? How can you not live without immortal crystals? By the way, this is my first time coming from the outside world! My name is Zhang Xingfeng, you can call me Xingfeng, brother!" Zhang Xingfeng said with a smile. His storage bracelet with eight hundred immortal crystals was stored in his Mustard Seed Space, which could not be found from the outside.

The savage sighed, "Alright, since this is your first time visiting Despair Star, Brother Xingfeng, I'll tell you about Despair Star!"

Zhang Xingfeng indeed knew nothing about this Despair Star, so he immediately listened carefully.

The savage smiled bitterly and said, "Do you know? More than 500 million years ago, I was a late-stage Immortal Emperor in the Cultivation World, but now the Immortal Yuan Power in my body is only a fraction of that of a mid-stage Immortal Monarch!"

Zhang Xingfeng knew that the Immortal Realm was created by the Old Man Hei. The Immortal Realm was created about 300 million years ago, more than 500 million years ago. At that time, the Cultivation World was one with the Immortal Realm, just like the Demon Realm.

"How is that possible? How could your skills have regressed?" Zhang Xingfeng asked incredulously.

The savage chuckled, "Hehe, I haven't told you my name yet. I'm Lian Yang. Brother Xingfeng, you don't know, this Despair Star is utterly devoid of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. In the far west, there are the Bright Cold Crystal and the Extreme Cold Crystal. In the far east, there are the Crystal of Fire and the Extreme Fire Crystal! This is the only source of energy in this realm. However... ordinary people cannot obtain these treasures!"

Zhang Xingfeng chuckled inwardly, "They actually treat crystals like the Bright Cold Crystal as treasures in this Despair Star. But that's understandable, since this world lacks Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi!"

Lian Yang continued, "In the far west, there is a city called Ice City. They almost monopolize all the crystals in the far west. In the far east, there is a city called Yan Huo City, and they also almost monopolize all the crystals in the far east. Many people resist this immense pressure, consuming their internal energy. However, because there is no energy supply, they can only consume their immortal essence. In this way, their immortal essence becomes less and less. That's how I fell from the late stage of Immortal Emperor more than 500 million years ago to the late stage of Immortal Monarch today!"

Zhang Xingfeng comforted himself, "It's alright. Even after more than 500 million years, this is all that's been consumed. It seems I still have nearly 100 million years to live!"

Lian Yang sneered, "Brother Xingfeng, let me tell you, the level of one's cultivation has little to do with the length of one's lifespan. Everyone knows there's a passage to leave this world in the far south, and everyone here wants to leave, so they all want to go to the far south. But the further south you go, the greater the pressure and the more energy you consume. Fortunately, after more than 500 million years, although my cultivation has decreased considerably, my physical body has become much stronger, probably reaching the level of Immortal Undying Body. It's impossible for me to die from energy depletion on this Despair Star!"

Zhang Xingfeng shook his head inwardly. Such an environment was absolutely the most suitable for cultivating the physical body. It took more than 500 million years to reach the level of the Immortal Undying Body, which meant that this person did not have any cultivation Method Formula for the physical body.

Lian Yang suddenly sighed and said, "Brother Xingfeng, you may not know this, but I was originally a high-ranking person on this Despair Star. I was the city lord of Ice City back then. Life there was incredibly easy. I had enough Extreme Cold Crystal to replenish my energy, so I had nothing to worry about! It's hateful... It's hateful that my physical body hadn't reached the Immortal Undying Body realm back then. I was defeated by a newly arrived god-like figure. That god-like figure had a good physical cultivation, having already reached the Immortal Undying Body realm. He entered Ice City and, together with other anti-me forces, finally pushed me off the position of city lord. If I hadn't run away quickly back then, I probably would have..."

Zhang Xingfeng was dumbfounded!

Immortal Undying Body can actually run rampant on Despair Star? What kind of world is this?

"Brother Lian Yang, haven't you ever thought about taking revenge and reclaiming your position as the city lord?" Zhang Xingfeng asked.

Lian Yang laughed and said, "Haha... Evil people will eventually get their just deserts. Two hundred million years ago, a master of the Devil Beast race came here. The master of the Devil Beast race is different from us immortals. Devil Beast cultivate their bodies. That Devil Beast had obviously broken through the Body Refinement stage (Immortal Monarch realm) and entered the Void Realm (Immortal Emperor realm)!"

If his Devil Beast race were in the outside world, they would certainly be no match for the gods. However, within the Despair Star, the Devil Beast's physical body had nearly reached the Great Accomplishment of Immortal Undying Body, making it easy for them to deal with gods. Now, two hundred million years have passed, and the Devil Beast's physical cultivation has probably surpassed the Immortal Undying Body!

Zhang Xingfeng's body trembled. "Oh dear, surpassing the Immortal Undying Body, doesn't that mean he's stronger than me? Fortunately, fortunately, I have Absolute Space. But those Devil Beast beasts are indeed powerful. Little Dragon's Body Refinement skills are very impressive. When I saw him Great Accomplishment the Secret Method, his physical cultivation was also close to the late stage of the Immortal Undying Body!"

Zhang Xingfeng talked with Na Lian Yang for a long time and finally understood the situation of the entire Despair Star!

The number one expert on Despair Star is the city lord of the Far East. This city lord is also a member of the Devil Beast race, though he has long since passed the Form Transformation Stage. Therefore, he outwardly retains a human form. The Far East city lord is the most powerful, being a dragon in disguise. His physical cultivation level is unknown, but Zhang Xingfeng estimates it to be equivalent to the Lesser Completion of the Six Revolutions Profound Body Realm!

The second strongest expert on Despair Star wasn't the City Lord of the Western Regions, but a monk. That monk was a master of the Buddhist Sect, possessing profound cultivation, and his physical cultivation had even surpassed the Immortal Undying Body. He had entered the legendary Buddha Golden Body realm. His true strength was unknown; no one had ever seen him fight a dragon, but he had defeated the Bull Devil King.

The Bull Devil King is the Lord of the Western City, and his cultivation level should have just broken through to the Immortal Undying Body realm.

These three masters are the only ones who are physically stronger than Zhang Xingfeng!

However, there is another very powerful person on this Despair Star, none other than the True Lord Nan Hua who arrived billions of years ago! Although True Lord Nan Hua's physical cultivation is not high, having only just broken through to the Immortal Undying Body realm, his most powerful top-tier divine artifact, the Sky Breaking Shuttle, is extraordinary!

Back in the Immortal Realm, True Lord Nan Hua's Sky Breaking Shuttle roamed freely. Now, it's even more terrifying. The Sky Breaking Shuttle- Sky Breaking Shuttle is like a hidden weapon; once launched, its attack power is astonishingly high. Even those with Immortal Undying Body wouldn't dare to be easily hit by it!

"Brother Lian Yang, I'd still like to go to the Westernmost City with you! Perhaps there's a place for me, Zhang Xingfeng." Zhang Xingfeng smiled, his body radiating golden light. The almost tangible golden light left Lian Yang speechless.

"Ah... Brother Xingfeng, you actually... you actually reached the Immortal Undying Body realm, and even the Great Accomplishment realm! Why didn't you say so sooner?" Lian Yang was overjoyed.

He knew that with such a powerful brother helping him, he could very well reclaim everything from his past.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled brightly. He had originally planned to go directly to the far south and leave, but now he had changed his mind.

"There are so many experts here, each one of them is terrifyingly powerful. Once these people leave Despair Star, which one of them won't become Immortal Monarch Immortal Emperor? There might even be a God! If I can get a dozen or twenty of them, won't the strength of my Tianxin Sect increase greatly after we leave?" Zhang Xingfeng thought sweetly.

But he didn't know that this Despair Star could only be taken out by itself; no one else could take it out! However, Zhang Xingfeng didn't know this, so he was still secretly pleased with himself.

"Brother Lian Yang, let me tell you, even the number one expert on Despair Star is no match for me, because I have a hidden weapon that is a hundred times more powerful than the Sky Breaking Shuttle!" Zhang Xingfeng suddenly summoned Fire Blade Fire Blade immediately emitted an extremely powerful aura. The Fire Blade was completely unrestrained in this Despair Star.

Lian Yang stared at the dagger-like Fire Blade, his heart trembling with fear. He knew he was... dancing with wolves! He had wanted to use Zhang Xingfeng, but now that Zhang Xingfeng had displayed his strength, it seemed he was now forced to submit to Zhang Xingfeng.

Might makes right!

Zhang Xingfeng's Immortal Undying Body suddenly emitted deep blue flames. Lian Yang immediately exclaimed, "Haha... Blazing Heavenly Fire! In this Despair Star, it's usually all about physical combat or weapon battles. With the Blazing Heavenly Fire unleashed, Brother Xingfeng's dominant position is already secured. If you don't mind, brother, then I, Lian Yang, will follow you from now on!"

Lian Yang was very clever. Zhang Xingfeng had displayed three ultimate moves in succession: the late stage of the Immortal Undying Body, Fire Blade, and the deep blue Blazing Heavenly Fire! Lian Yang already knew Zhang Xingfeng's future. If he wanted to become a hegemon, he might be killed by Zhang Xingfeng in the future!

Now that he has joined Zhang Xingfeng's side, his status will be second only to Zhang Xingfeng's.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand, and one hundred immortal crystals appeared in front of Lian Yang. He said, "Lian Yang, you can use these one hundred immortal crystals first. Don't ask me where these immortal crystals came from, because that's a secret!" Zhang Xingfeng then moved westward in a mysterious manner.

Lian Yang stared in disbelief at the immortal crystal at his feet, then immediately put it away with delight. He knew that the immortal crystal was much better than the Bright Cold Crystal, since it would be very uncomfortable for someone without a water-attribute body to use the Bright Cold Crystal.

Lian Yang Zhang Xingfeng's departing figure, and recalling the sudden appearance of the immortal crystal, Lian Yang became even more determined in his resolve—to bind himself to Zhang Xingfeng. Lian Yang immediately accepted the immortal crystal and chased after Zhang Xingfeng!

Far West City!

Although Despair Star only has two cities, it should theoretically be quite prosperous, but...

"My God, you call this a city?" Zhang Xingfeng stared in disbelief at this so-called city!

The city was only about three miles long and wide, smaller than a small town in the Mortal World. Most importantly... there were very few people in the city, only about a thousand.

"Hehe, True Person, I forgot to tell you, the population of this Despair Star is very small. There are only a little over a hundred people who actually came from outside. The rest are children born from dao companion who became Daoist partners among these outsiders. In the past billion years, the population of the entire Despair Star has grown to about three thousand people." Lian Yang also came from outside and knew the population of mortal planets outside, or rather, the number of people in a sect. He felt ashamed of the small population of Despair Star.

In nearly a billion years, there have only been a little over three thousand people. Their reproduction rate is too slow! Zhang Xingfeng understood this perfectly. It was because dao companion rarely had children. After all, having children had a great impact on cultivation, which was why reproduction was so slow.

"By the way, how could these children possibly withstand such immense pressure? You know, even Heavenly Immortal (Heavenly Immortal without Immortal Yuan Power) can't bear the pressure here," Zhang Xingfeng suddenly asked.

Lian Yang laughed and said, "The pressure in the south is getting greater and greater, but the pressure in the north is getting less and less. The northernmost part is even similar to the outside Cultivation World, so it is suitable for children to grow up. However, because the population of Despair Star is too small, they are all gathered in the city and rarely go out. That's why you and I have traveled so far without seeing any outsiders."

Zhang Xingfeng nodded and said, "Lian Yang, no matter what, there are still nearly a thousand people in this place. Dealing with Niu Tu will require some planning. You are more familiar with this place, do you have any ideas?"

Lian Yang laughed and said, "It's very simple. As long as you defeat the Minotaur, the Elder Council agree. Actually, bribing the Elder Council very easy. As long as you negotiate the terms with them, everything will be successful!"

Zhang Xingfeng was once again dumbfounded. "This... this way of seizing the position is really easy! In the Cultivation World, seizing the position of sect leader requires the consent of a whole bunch of people. But here, it's just a direct martial arts contest; defeating the original guy is all it takes. Hmm... it seems my plan should be very easy to succeed!"