The Ganwu Continent

The next day, just as dawn broke.

The Storm Port in the BX10081 Star System was already bustling with activity. Starships of all shapes and sizes moved in orderly streams across the landing platforms.

Tang Ping stood at the entrance to the spaceport, gazing at the busy scene before him with a calm expression.

As Babata had instructed, he had to conceal his connection to the Luo Family to prevent Earth's special nature from being exposed. To that end, he had made extensive preparations before setting out.

One of the easiest ways to expose his identity was his appearance. Using a secret technique from Falling Ink Star, he had subtly adjusted the contours of his face.

His originally deep-set eyes had become narrower, and his high nose bridge had been lowered slightly. Even the lines of his facial muscles had been carefully reshaped to ensure he wouldn't be easily recognized by cloud-scanning searches.

The secret technique was extremely sophisticated. It could not only change his appearance but also make his altered features perfectly match his body's biological characteristics, so nothing looked out of place.

As for his name, there had originally been no need to change it.

The Human Race numbered an ocean of people. There were hundreds of billions, if not trillions, named Tang Ping, and even Earth alone had several million.

In the interstellar age, anyone who wanted a unique name had to make it long enough, so many families included their ancestors' names when naming their descendants.

But, in the interest of caution, Tang Ping had still changed his name to Tang San!

Early that morning, Liu Hui and his family had hurried over to see him off.

Liu Hui was now a completely different person from the one who had arrived. The weariness, stoop, and confusion he had once carried were gone, replaced by a confident, spirited bearing. His eyes shone with self-assurance.

His wife stood beside him, calm and beaming with happiness, while their daughter bounced around nearby, happily greeting Tang Ping.

Liu Hui strode forward and pulled Tang Ping into a tight hug. His eyes reddened slightly, and his voice choked with emotion as he said, "Brother Ping, I swear I'll look after your territory for you. I'll wait for you to come back!"

Tang Ping looked at him deeply. "I have only one requirement: you must never break any of the Luo Family's rules, no matter how great the benefit."

"I promise!" Liu Hui nodded solemnly.

Tang Ping patted his shoulder, then turned and walked straight toward the starship that had come to pick him up.

"Brother, have a safe trip!" Liu Hui shouted, waving from behind him. His wife and daughter waved and smiled too, sending Tang Ping off with their blessings.

Tang Ping raised a hand and gave them a casual wave.

People changed. He hoped that, countless years from now, his good brother would still be the same as ever, true to his original intentions.

Time was the most merciless test. Over the long years, many things could change, but for now, he still chose to believe.

As for why his wife hadn't come to see him off—

The main reason was that they would have to limit contact as much as possible from then on, to avoid exposing their identities. The secondary reason, of course, was that after a couple of drinks the previous night, husband and wife had been full of fighting spirit, so they'd had a long, drawn-out sparring match.

In the end, Luo Xiaoyu had lost and been knocked unconscious by Tang Ping. She still hadn't woken up.

Hmph! He, Tang Ping, was just that tough!

After boarding the starship, Tang Ping went straight into the Virtual Universe to cultivate, steadily improving his Law Comprehension and willpower. From time to time, he would exit the Virtual Universe and head to the starship's observation cabin to admire the magnificent sights of space.

Whenever the starship slowed below the speed of light and emerged from the Dark Universe, stars glittered outside the cabin, nebulae glowed with dreamlike brilliance, and enormous gas giants shone with mysterious light. The space around the starship seemed to twist in wondrous ways, stretching the light of the stars into brilliant bands.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

After changing ships once, Tang Ping's starship finally reached the true heart of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom: the Ganwu Continent.

A vast central continent hung in the empty starry sky, measuring several light-years in length, width, and height. It was like a mysterious island in the universe, majestic and enigmatic.

Seen from a broader perspective, countless starfields in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom revolved in orderly orbits around the Ganwu Continent.

"Beep—The starship has arrived at Ascension Spaceport, Ganwu Continent. We wish you a pleasant journey."

"Welcome, His Highness Tang Ping!" A team of guards had been waiting at the port. Standing ramrod straight, they placed one hand over their chests and bowed in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized and solemn.

The guard leading them was none other than a Domain Lord-level powerhouse.

Tang Ping waved for them to rise, then walked straight off the starship.

Over the past three months, he had spent most of his time cultivating in seclusion in the Virtual Universe. He hadn't interacted much with the guards, but for the sake of expanding his network, he had still added them as friends.

One more friend meant one more path. Who could say whether they might need to help each other in the future?

Tang Ping even joked to himself that, if he ever ran short of money, he could send them a message: I'm an elite student of the Ganwu Secret Realm. Send money!

And if they asked him to lend them money, he could only reply, "I'm in seclusion."

Heh heh heh~

Tang Ping then used his newly issued identity card to pass through the port's security checks without a hitch.

He was now Tang Ping of the Tang Family on M78 Planet in the Ultra Nebula, Milky Way Galaxy, and an elite student of the Ganwu Secret Realm.

M78 Planet was a relatively backward planet, but thanks to Babata's incredible forgery skills, the Tang Family—with its nearly thousand-year history—had been fabricated to perfection.

Now, he was the Tang Family's only surviving member. The families that had once had dealings with the Tang Family had also vanished into the river of history according to Babata's carefully constructed backstory, as if they had never existed.

After leaving the spaceport, Tang Ping began wandering around the Ganwu Continent.

Although the Ganwu Continent was boundless, it wasn't open to just anyone. Its entry requirements were extremely strict. Ordinary people who wanted to visit had to book in advance and obtain temporary access; they also had to pay an enormous sum for every day they stayed.

Therefore, anyone who could set foot on this land was either rich or powerful, and at the very least, an ancestor of a Universe Level family.

Among such people, Tang Ping—a Star Rank cultivator—looked completely out of place and often drew sidelong glances.

The powerful figures passing by were dressed in magnificent battle armor, studded with rare gemstones that glimmered with mysterious light, or surrounded by powerful waves of energy.

Yet when they saw that even a Star Rank cultivator had made it to the Ganwu Continent, they deliberately kept their distance and went around him, not daring to provoke him lightly.

If someone at Star Rank could come to the Ganwu Continent, they didn't dare imagine what kind of powerful backing he might have.

Tang Ping merely thought everyone here was rather polite. He strolled leisurely down the continent's streets, curiously observing everything around him.

Along both sides of the street, all kinds of futuristic buildings rose into the sky. Some were like enormous crystal towers, radiating dazzling light; others resembled islands floating in midair, surrounded by mysterious fields of energy.

After wandering for a while, Tang Ping followed the address Babata had given him and took a taxi to the parcel pickup location. Naturally, flying freely was forbidden in most places here.

To ensure the parcel arrived safely, Tang Ping had specifically asked the Luo Family to send it through Cosmic Galaxy Bank's express delivery service. Thanks to his one-star customer status—and the extra fee he'd paid—the parcel naturally received the highest level of security.

Cosmic Galaxy Bank's express delivery service was considered among the best in the universe. In several million years, not a single parcel had ever gone missing. Of course, it also cost an outrageous amount.

The delivery fee for a parcel within a single High-level Universe Country alone came to nearly one million Ganwu Coins—a fortune enough to bankrupt many Star Rank peak cultivators.

At last, Tang Ping reached his destination: Express Station No. 10086 on the Ganwu Continent, operated by SF Express, a subsidiary of Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

Two tall, intelligent guards stood at the entrance like iron towers.

Tang Ping went inside and, as he had prepared in advance, presented his identity card and entered a four-dimensional waveform password.

The password was extremely complex. It changed depending on the location and time, and could only be generated using a special formula set when the parcel was sent. The recipient's prescribed mental force also had to be verified to ensure their identity was genuine.

After passing the identity check and collecting his parcel, Tang Ping hurried to find the person in charge of the Ganwu Dojo, using his status as a special-grade student of the Ganwu Secret Realm to apply for temporary accommodation.

An elite student really did have a high standing.

Everything went smoothly. Under the person in charge's guidance, Tang Ping arrived at his temporary residence: a detached villa occupying nearly several thousand square meters. A beautiful garden surrounded the villa, filled with all kinds of rare flowers and trees.

It even had a garden? On the Ganwu Continent, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, that was downright luxurious.

Once the servants had finished cleaning and left, Tang Ping was alone in the enormous villa. At last, he relaxed and took the box containing his treasures from his pocket.

When he opened it, the first thing he saw was a special necklace. It was completely transparent, pure as crystal, with a large sapphire set in the center. This was a Space Necklace. Not only could it store objects, it could also connect to its owner's Spiritual Telekinesis for quick access.

Tang Ping infused the necklace with his Spiritual Telekinesis and immediately sensed the vast space inside. It was thousands of cubic kilometers in size.

With this, he would finally no longer have to carry around bags and bundles of belongings. He could easily store everything in the necklace.

Continuing to inspect the items inside the Space Necklace, he found two treasures.

The first was a fourth-tier Origin Force Battle Suit, the Sky-Splitting Wind-Thunder Armor. The entire suit was blue, its surface glimmering with mysterious runes. It was worth nearly a hundred billion Ganwu Coins.

For an ordinary World Lord, if this battle suit were worn by someone in front of him, it would be as tempting as seeing a stray dog by the roadside carrying a hundred-dollar bill in its mouth.

You little brat, treasures belong to the worthy. Prepare to die!

The second treasure was the Nameless Metal Plate Tang Ping had been eagerly awaiting.

The metal plate was small, only the size of his palm. Its surface was covered in strange markings that looked like an ancient script or some kind of mysterious design, and it emanated an ancient, enigmatic aura.

This treasure was Earth's greatest opportunity!