Before leaving Xiushe City and returning to Kunlun Star Palace, Liang Ji met with Peng Yue one more time. Over the past five years, Peng Yue had also been doing everything she could to break through to the Fifth-Tier Star Lord realm.
The Fourth-Tier Void Golden Snake Demon Core her Natal Star needed to refine had been easier to find than the Fourth-Tier Void Mirage Demon Core Liang Ji required. Void Golden Snakes were more numerous and easier to hunt, and she had already hunted enough of them over the past decade.
So, over the past few years, she had likewise been able to stay in her hometown and focus on refining Demon Cores, strengthening her Natal Star, nurturing her Vassals, and advancing her cultivation.
Liang Ji had now reached the peak of the Fourth-Tier Star Lord realm and was preparing to break through to the Fifth-Tier Star Lord realm. Peng Yue was not far behind. At her current pace, she would reach the peak of the Fourth-Tier Star Lord realm within six months at most, then return to Wanxiang Star Palace to break through to the Fifth-Tier Star Lord realm.
They had agreed that when the Star Alliance's Pioneer War began, they would join the war together. As Fifth-Tier Star Lords, if they could gather some additional support—even help from other Star Lords—they might be able to make their mark in the Star Alliance's Pioneer War.
After bidding farewell to his family, Peng Yue, and his hometown, Liang Ji took a starship to Penglai City. From there, he traveled through the Starlight Portal back to Kunlun City and returned to Kunlun Star Palace.
He had already applied through Star Net for a secluded cultivation chamber where he could break through. After returning to the Star Palace, he took care