Amid the boundless sea of stars, a silver-gray spacecraft tore through the firmament and sped onward at a terrifying velocity.
A layer of translucent, pale-blue barriers clung to the ship's hull. Countless particles vibrated at high frequency within it, separating the ship from space and placing it inside another layer of the world.
[Spatial jump cooldown complete. Jump commencing soon. All personnel, please prepare.]
Hearing the artificial intelligence's reminder, Shi Lan gazed at the starry phantoms flashing past the window and slowly let out a breath.
Five years had passed in the blink of an eye since she left the Sarovina Interstellar Federation, and the Outland Battlefield was still an extremely long way off.
The universe was simply too vast. In this environment, she could hardly feel time passing.
With the bloodlines of many supremes as her reserves, her cultivation had encountered no bottlenecks at all. She had advanced to the late stage of the Sun-Moon Realm as naturally as water flowing downhill.
Within the Imperial Dao Domain, every step required an enormous amount of energy. Inevitably, her cultivation had begun to advance more slowly. In five years, she had only broken through two barriers.
"Shi Lan, once we return to the Outland Battlefield, if it's convenient, I'd like you to take me somewhere."
Samsara's voice came from the depths of her mind. It had been considering this for a long time.
For most of these five years, Shi Lan had been cultivating in seclusion inside the Qiong Luo Realm. To avoid disturbing her, Samsara had never brought it up.
"Where?" Shi Lan's heart stirred. She rarely heard Samsara make a request.
"I want to find someone."
Samsara fell silent for a long while before speaking again.
"If nothing unexpected happens, he may still be willing to help