Journey to Central Plains
Han Yue's pretty face regained some of its normal color, and memories of her time in the Han Family began to surface.
She hadn't been back to the Han Family for almost five years, and she didn't know how Xue'er was doing these past few years.
When she left, Xue'er was only ten years old, just a little younger than Nalan Chenfeng.
"The shortest route to the Central Plains Continent is to reach Tianya City, which is tens of thousands of miles away from the Black-Corner Region, and then enter the Central Plains Continent through Spatial Wormhole there."
"We'll set off now, riding our flying Griffin Beast, and arrive at Tianya City. Normally, it will take about half a month to travel there."
"It's no use in you being in such a hurry to get home, girl. Don't forget that it will take a month to travel through the Spatial Wormhole, and another half month to get there via Tian Bei City."
With a smile on his face, Han Tian responded to Nian, then shifted his gaze from Han Yue to Nalan Chenfeng.
"I still don't know where your family is from, young brother. Are you also from Central Plains?"
Nalan Chenfeng was taken aback, shook his head, and was about to say something when Han Yue answered.
"Chenfeng is from the Jia Ma Empire in the Northwest Continent; his family is not in the Central Plains."
Upon hearing this, Han Tian was once again shocked, and a hint of surprise flashed in his usually deep black eyes.
How could a genius of this caliber emerge from the Northwest Continent, a place so desolate and undeveloped?
After a moment of stunned silence, Han Tian did not voice his thoughts, but instead looked at Nalan Chenfeng with even greater intensity.
The Han Family may not be much in the Central Plains Continent, but in a place like the Northwest Continent, they are a force to be reckoned with.
The more ordinary one's background, the more extraordinary one's talent is when one possesses the strength of Dou Wang at this age.
For Yue Ya to encounter someone like this, who has no powerful connections in the Central Plains Continent, is incredibly lucky.
"Senior Han Tian, is there a problem?"
Meeting Han Tian's excited and eager gaze, Nalan Chenfeng scratched his head, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Cough... cough..."
Han Tian coughed and smiled.
"It's nothing, I just lost my composure."
"I never imagined that such a genius as you could emerge from such a remote place as the Northwest Continent."
"Let's go, we'll set off now..."
Tianya City is located in the Sky-Pillar Mountain Range, thousands of miles away from the Black-Corner Region.
As the only city within a radius of tens of thousands of miles that possesses Spatial Wormhole leading to the Central Plains, Tianya City's prosperity in this region is second to none.
It took nearly half a month for Nalan Chenfeng and Han Yue to finally arrive at Han Tian Tianya City, traveling on flying magical Griffin Beast.
Han Yue has not yet reached the Dou Wang level and cannot fly, while Nalan Chenfeng's strength as a Two-Star Dou Wang is obviously insufficient for such a long continuous journey.
Nalan Chenfeng was not in a hurry about this.
He could still cultivate on the way to the Han Family, and with Han Tian and Han Su, two powerful members of the Han Family, by his side, he didn't need to worry about anything.
If there's anything wrong with it, it's that Han Yue has completely become a cold and unapproachable woman, and the latter dares not have any intimate contact with him.
With the two elders of the Han Family present, Han Yue's sense of reserve noticeably increased, a stark contrast to her behavior in the Inner Academy.
He could only express his understanding.
"Let's go into the city first. I will pay the fees to the Luo Family of Tianya City in the next two days and wait for the Luo Family Spatial Wormhole to open."
On the high platform in front of the enormous Griffin Beast, Han Tian looked at Tianya City ahead, his expression becoming much more serious.
The cost of Spatial Wormhole is irrelevant; however, it requires piloting Spatial Ship and carries inherent risks.
The power of space is something that only Dou Zong expert can access, and no one can guarantee that this Spatial Wormhole will be completely safe from accidents.
"I will follow Uncle Han Tian's arrangements."
Nalan Chenfeng nodded slightly, glanced at the flying caravans filling the Sky-Pillar Mountain Range, and responded.
Over the course of half a month, although he spent most of his time cultivating, he also had some contact with Han Tian and Han Su, the two elders of the Han Family, and they became acquainted.
He was also aware of some of the risks involved in traversing this Spatial Wormhole.
The Central Plains Continent is extremely vast. Therefore, most of the large cities within the Central Plains have so-called Spatial Wormhole to reduce travel time.
However, to establish Spatial Wormhole, it is necessary to connect two distant spatial nodes, which can only be done by a powerhouse at the Dou Zun level.
This is just the beginning. To travel through the passage in this wormhole, in addition to mastering spatial power, one must also possess corresponding spatial artifacts.
Spatial Ship were created to meet this need.
Even if the Spatial Ship were available, no one could guarantee that the Spatial Wormhole wouldn't malfunction, especially since the Luo Family's Spatial Wormhole was old and in need of maintenance.
Considering the time frame, his round trip this time won't cause any problems, but in a few years, it might become unusable and require a complete overhaul.
"Follow me..."
Three days later.
Tianya City, Spatial Plaza.
At this moment, what stood before Nalan Chenfeng was a magnificent and extremely large Blackstone Square.
The square is incredibly spacious; even if it could accommodate tens of thousands of people, it wouldn't feel crowded.
As today is the day the Spatial Wormhole opens, the plaza is heavily guarded, surrounded by layers of guards from the Luo Family who control the Spatial Wormhole, leaving only a few narrow passages for people to pass through.
In the center of the square stands a magnificent stone platform, from which a powerful spatial fluctuation emanates, rippling and filling every corner of the square.
"This is truly the work of Dou Zun expert. Even without seeing its appearance, it already exudes extraordinary power."
Standing at the edge of the stone platform, Nalan Chenfeng's gaze was fixed on the center ahead, a hint of surprise appearing in his dark eyes.
There, a vast, boundless, pitch-black vortex, ten zhang in diameter, slowly rotated, like the eye of an abyss, devouring all the light around it.
Deep within that vortex, he could sense a vast and boundless spatial force surging and spreading outwards.
"Spatial power..."
Nalan Chenfeng was deeply moved, feeling an overwhelming sense of wonder and awe.
"Everyone, you may now enter the Spatial Wormhole."
A moment later, in the sky above the Spatial Wormhole, a middle-aged man with Dou Qi Wings on his back appeared, his face dignified, and his gaze swept over the people nearby as he spoke in a loud voice.
Upon hearing the Luo Family's words, those who intended to travel to the Central Plains Continent through the Spatial Wormhole immediately transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the Spatial Wormhole.
"Let's go too..."
Seeing this, Han Tian flicked his finger, and a wooden boat about the size of a palm appeared in his palm. On the wooden boat, some silver light could be faintly seen shimmering.
Han Su pulled Han Yue up and leaped up, with Nalan Chenfeng following closely behind.
"Walk!"
As Han Tian channeled his Dou Qi into the Spatial Ship, a silver light emanated from Spatial Ship and vanished into the spatial vortex in the blink of an eye.