Starship Message, Return Date Draws Near, Hope for Reunion

The morning mist by the Spirit Gathering Pool had yet to disperse. Carrying the moist breath of Origin Power, it coiled around the Green Stone railings of the Star Gazing Platform. Shen Hao stood at the platform's summit, lightly rolling a Star Pattern Jade Slip between his fingers. The Starlight Runes on it radiated a faint heat. This was the third fluctuation the interstellar monitoring array had captured in three days.

A faint layer of golden light lingered around him. His Dao Rhyme interlocked thread by thread with the Hongmeng Origin Grand Array, while his Spiritual Sense followed the fluctuations within the Jade Slip and extended toward the Tianji Star Domain. The Starlight Power there was so dense it seemed impossible to dissolve. He could vaguely sense a familiar aura—Lan Ze's water-controlling Dao Rhyme, mixed with Xing Che's Starlight Power and the presence of a hundred elite cultivators, weaving into a resilient bond that crossed the barriers of turbulent interstellar currents.

"Brother Hao." Zi Xuan's voice came from below the steps. She held a cup of warm Spiritual Tea, white mist curling from its surface. "Lin Feng said the monitoring array just caught a clear transmission fluctuation. It's more stable than any from the past three days."

Shen Hao slowly withdrew his Spiritual Sense and turned toward Zi Xuan. Morning light filtered through the thin mist and fell across her hair, gilding it with a soft golden edge. He took the Spiritual Tea, and warmth spread through his meridians as his fingertips touched the heated cup. "What did the transmission say?"

"Captain Lan Ze said they found a habitable planet called Morning Star at the edge of the Tianji Star Domain." Zi Xuan walked to his side, her gaze turning toward the stars as well. "Morning Star has a complete