Liang Ji's mind, consciousness, and power struggled forward inside the Celestial Star Array Diagram, like a man rowing a tiny boat across a boundless, surging sea of darkness, facing its endless waves, dangers, and other obstacles alone.
With the Celestial Star Pivot's help in refining the Celestial Star Array Diagram, it was like boarding a massive ship built for the open sea and riding the wind and waves forward.
Though there were still many waves, dangers, and other obstacles, it was far safer, more convenient, and easier than Liang Ji relying on his own strength to row a tiny boat through the dark sea.
But this time, Liang Ji had abandoned the safe, convenient, and easy sea vessel. He had turned down the Celestial Star Pivot's help and firmly chosen to row his own tiny boat forward.
That was because, during his earlier battles against Ninth Rank Sovereigns and Ninth Rank Spirit Lords, he had already clearly experienced for himself the finer, more formidable combat power he could bring to bear by personally refining and controlling the Celestial Star Array Diagram.
To gain better control of the Celestial Star Array Diagram and strengthen his own combat power, Liang Ji would not just do this once. Every time he refined the diagram in the future and expanded his control over the star maps of its star domains, he would rely on his own strength to complete the refinement.
He would no longer rely on the Celestial Star Pivot's help.
Though rowing his tiny boat through this "sea of darkness" toward his destination on his own was both difficult and dangerous, fortunately, as a Ninth Rank Star Lord, Liang Ji's transcendent nature gave him a clear understanding of the locations of every star domain's star map within the Celestial Star Array Diagram.