The Planet's Location

Qi Tian could sense that he had not truly controlled him; this feeling was entirely different from the soul control he held over the other few Star-level crew members.

Mikita treated him entirely as a savior, and it was as if a seed had been integrated into his soul, compelling him to worship piously and submit willingly.

"This Universal Sanskrit Sound is a bit sinister." Qi Tian was somewhat surprised by Mikita's performance.

Qi Tian knew that the current enslavement of Mikita's will was merely at the stage of planting the seed; if he were to order the other party to commit suicide now, he would certainly resist immediately.

However, as time passed, this submission would slowly turn into fanaticism, becoming reckless, until eventually, Qi Tian would become his only priority.

Will-based secret techniques were not as immediate as soul enslavement, but the final result was far more overbearing.

Compared to soul-enslaved servants who obeyed their masters and never dared to harbor thoughts of rebellion, once the seed of will-based enslavement was planted, Mikita would begin to think in Qi Tian's best interests.

Servants under soul enslavement would treat their master as their king, with their core consciousness permeated by the master's soul imprint; both their will and comprehension would be suppressed, making their future path to becoming a powerhouse much harder.

But will-based enslavement was different. Just like the current Mikita, even if left alone, as long as Qi Tian's will remained strong and constantly suppressed Mikita's, his psychological state would change.

He would think about how to do things better for Qi Tian, think about searching for useful treasures for Qi Tian, and take the initiative to make sacrifices for Qi Tian.

If he realized his strength was low, he would strive forward and strengthen himself in order to become Qi Tian's right-hand man, so that he could serve Qi Tian better.

Compared to soul-enslaved servants who obeyed orders unconditionally and dared not overstep a single inch, Mikita, while following orders, would also think for himself about how to operate in a way that would save Qi Tian the most trouble.

After confirming that Mikita had completely submitted, Qi Tian had him disclose his information.

After a period of narration, Qi Tian finally understood Mikita's situation: his strength had reached the Universe-level second stage, and he was a peripheral member of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

He currently possessed three life planets under his command, and had assets of several hundred million Noah Coins in the Universe First Bank.

Originally, his wealth could have been greater, but in order to explore the unknown secret realm on this trip, he had sold off most of his life planets and converted a large amount of funds into Universe Crystals to activate the coordinate token he had obtained.

Qi Tian watched as Mikita took the rock-textured stone disk out of his spatial ring, turned it over, and fixed his gaze on the smooth front side.

"How did you get this thing?" Qi Tian looked up and asked.

Upon hearing this, Mikita's expression stiffened slightly, then he spoke, "Years ago, I joined an adventurer squad. The captain was a Universe-level 3rd stage powerhouse, and the other teammates were also Universe-level 1st or 2nd stage."

"During the process of completing a mercenary mission, we discovered an indigenous altar on a certain planet, and it was this stone disk that was enshrined on the altar."

"As the newcomer, I was ordered to be the first to walk onto the altar and take this stone disk, and it was at that moment that I obtained the information hidden within it, learning that it was a coordinate token for a secret realm."

"What kind of existence is a secret realm? That is the highest opportunity within the Mercenary Alliance, a place of fortune that has created countless powerhouses."

"So, in order to enjoy this item alone, when I handed the coordinate token to the captain, I simultaneously released a mental toxin—one I had spent a great deal of wealth to buy from a pharmacist."

"Relying on this mental toxin, I poisoned everyone in the group to death, and then fled with the wealth they were carrying."

Qi Tian's brows twitched slightly upon hearing this, deeply feeling that this Mikita was also a ruthless person.

However, for these mercenaries who walked on the edge of death, it was common to turn against each other for the sake of a treasure, let alone a secret realm.

According to Mikita's description, Qi Tian let his consciousness envelop the stone disk-like coordinate token, and instantly, a segment of memory appeared in his mind.

"Soul Realm Disk: A token for entering the Soul Secret Realm. Consumes a certain amount of energy to activate the coordinate map of the secret realm entrance. The coordinate entrance is refreshed every 256 days; the current remaining time is 180 days and 11 hours."

Seeing this memory information, Qi Tian's eyes lit up. Although he did not know if this secret realm had an owner, it did not prevent him from having an extra chance to become stronger; this was a ticket to fortune delivered right to his hands.

It was just that exploring a secret realm was a matter where gaining opportunities was accompanied by risks, and the current Qi Tian was only a small Universe-level.

Knowing that this was the world of Swallowed Star, he was also full of expectations for the future, but he would not randomly explore an unknown dangerous place.

"Swallowed Star has the talent for avatars; the Buddha Karma Twin Bodies secret technique I practice can barely count as one, but currently I have only condensed the 'Buddha' Sanskrit character, while the 'Demon' Sanskrit character is still a long way off."

"Only when both are condensed can the true Twin Bodies secret technique be performed, separating the Buddha and Demon bodies."

"Once I have the Buddha and Demon bodies as avatars, my life-saving ability will be considered up to standard, and it won't be too late to send an avatar to explore then."

Qi Tian suppressed the yearning in his heart for the Soul Secret Realm. The most important thing right now was to enter the universe, obtain the status of a Human Race universe citizen, and enter the legendary Virtual Universe.

Thus, he turned to ask Mikita, "According to the star map you obtained, where is the nearest commercial planet, and how long will it take to get there?"

Hearing Qi Tian's inquiry, Mikita raised his right arm and issued a command to his auxiliary light brain, "Timas, open the Beihua Empire star map."

As soon as the words fell, a light screen rose from the auxiliary light brain on Mikita's arm, which then expanded into a three-dimensional coordinate map. A green cursor quickly shuttled through the star map and finally locked onto a cerulean planet.

"Buddha Lord, the green cursor points to the life planet beneath our feet. This is within the territory of the Beihua Empire, a medium-civilization empire."

As Mikita explained, he used his hand to slide the star map projected by the auxiliary light brain, narrowing the positioning and magnifying the visible range.

"To be precise, this is the Jirong Star System of the Shaqi primary civilization nation within the Beihua Empire."

"The master of this star system is named Jirong, a Universe-level 9th stage powerhouse under the Shaqi Empire's emperor, but this is a border area; further out are large asteroid belts and vacuum zones."

"Within several thousand light-years nearby, there are only two mineral planets. Apart from the established miner routes where spaceships travel back and forth, almost no one sets foot here."

"As for the nearest commercial planet the Buddha Lord mentioned, there is only the Jirong Star, the main star of the Jirong Star System, which is about 210,000 light-years away."

Qi Tian watched Mikita slide the projected star map and, after listening to the other party's account, finally understood the status of the planet thoroughly.

However, he was not very satisfied with this Jirong Star. As a main star where a Universe-level 9th stage powerhouse resided, the level of commercial civilization was not high.

Although Qi Tian was only preparing for his initial contact with the universe, a planet of this level was clearly not enough.