Journey Ahead

Chapter Forty-Three

The Floating Sand Sea was incomparably far from the You Mountain Empire, a full tens of millions of trillions of light-years away. If one traveled by spaceship, even one that broke the Origin Continent's light-speed limit, it would take tens of millions of eras to reach it.

Fortunately, for missions, the empire arranged specialized spaceships to transport people to the nearest wormhole. After transferring through another wormhole, one could reach the Floating Sand Sea in the shortest possible time, taking roughly ten thousand years.

One of the empire's official mission-transportation ports outside You Mountain City.

All the spaceships here were official mission-transportation vessels of the You Mountain Empire. There were more than a hundred of them, large and small, specially used to transport people to their mission destinations.

"Your Highness, the spaceship heading to the Floating Sand Sea is up ahead." An old steward led Luo Feng forward.

Luo Feng's gaze fell on the enormous triangular spaceship ahead. It was ten million kilometers in size, entirely black and gold, and radiated an awe-inspiring might.

"Can I get a spaceship like this?" Luo Feng asked the steward beside him.

"Your Highness wants to buy a spaceship?" The steward was startled before hurriedly replying, "Your Highness, each of these spaceships costs around ten million Qiankun Units. If Your Highness wishes to purchase one, you can contact Lord Nine Absolutes. He is in charge of the Thousand Treasures Pavilion's affairs and should be able to obtain one of these spaceships."

"Ten million Qiankun Units?" Luo Feng shook his head. "Let's go."

Under the steward's guidance, Luo Feng finally reached the boarding passage. Quite a few Eternal True Gods were already waiting there with their eyes closed.

"Everyone, we will soon be departing for the Floating Sand Sea." The steward's voice rang out through the passage.

Many of those with their eyes closed immediately opened them.

"Our Galaxy Highness happens to be heading to the Floating Sand Sea as well, so the spaceship will be departing now. Otherwise, you would have to wait for some time longer." The steward smiled as he spoke, deliberately or otherwise glancing at Luo Feng.

Many people's gazes fell on Luo Feng. Some were envious, some disdainful, while others merely glanced at him before looking away.

"His Highness Galaxy is going to the Floating Sand Sea alone?" An alien Eternal True God immediately stepped forward and smiled. "His Highness Galaxy, the Floating Sand Sea is extremely dangerous. Everyone here is traveling in groups of seven or eight. Going alone would be very dangerous. If you don't mind, would you consider joining our team?"

Luo Feng smiled and shook his head. "No need. I'm more accustomed to acting alone."

That alien's expression changed slightly, but he said nothing more than, "In that case, I won't disturb you, Your Highness."

With that, he returned to his group. The other aliens merely smiled, their faces filled with disdain. After hearing this, the alien snorted coldly and glanced toward Luo Feng with a trace of displeasure.

The steward watched all this with a smile before finally saying, "Everyone, board the spaceship."

Nearly two hundred people were boarding this time. Not a single one was in the Saint Realm. They were basically all Eternal True Gods heading to the Floating Sand Sea. Aside from Luo Feng, who was alone, the rest were mostly in groups of seven or eight, or even more than a dozen. By joining forces, they could face most dangers in the Outer Domain.

After boarding the spaceship, Luo Feng learned that he was the only one traveling for free. All the other Eternal True Gods had to pay a fare of one hundred Qiankun Units each.

"Looks like my status after being granted the title is quite useful." Luo Feng drank wine in his personal space.

Morosa and Tie Nanhe sat beside him.

After being cooped up for such a long time, Morosa had been thoroughly stifled. Now that they were finally heading to the Floating Sand Sea, it suited Morosa perfectly.

Luo Feng had already made plans for this trip.

After arriving at the Floating Sand Sea, he would find a way to hunt or enslave some Saint Realm experts to help Morosa grow. Aside from helping Morosa grow, this would also be for his World Beast army. By then, Morosa would truly become one of his king-level trump cards. Even when facing a God King-level powerhouse, he would have the power to protect himself.

There was no helping it. Once the Star Tower or the identity of Shadow God King's disciple was exposed, either would be enough to plunge Luo Feng into a desperate situation. Before he had enough trump cards, Luo Feng could only endure patiently. But with a World Beast army, the situation would be different. Even if his identity was exposed, he would still have the means to survive.

"Come, this is our first true adventure on the Origin Continent. Using the customs of my Ancient Earth, let us toast to our success. Cheers!" Luo Feng raised his cup, and Morosa and Tie Nanhe beside him followed suit.

You Mountain, Mu Lihua Palace on Muli Star.

"Reporting to Palace Master, a moment ago, an informant reported that the human Galaxy has boarded a spaceship heading to the Floating Sand Sea. He is now on his way there and is expected to have accepted a mission in the Floating Sand Sea." A maid entered the palace and immediately reported everything she knew.

"Oh?" Palace Master Lihua, who had been reclining on the throne, suddenly sat up. Her eyes were filled with murderous intent. "He is finally willing to leave You Mountain City? I've waited far too long for this day. Human Galaxy, as long as you enter the Floating Sand Sea, I will make sure you are buried there!"

After signaling for the maid to leave, Palace Master Lihua contacted several Saint Realm experts in the Floating Sand Sea through her connections. She swore by the Supreme Rule and declared that she was willing to exchange two peak Saint-level treasures for the life of human Galaxy. As long as they succeeded in killing him, they could use the Blood God Armor on Galaxy as proof and claim the two peak Saint-level treasures from her, Palace Master Lihua...

At the same time, at least five Saint Realm experts in the Floating Sand Sea received the bounty notice.

To them, God King-level weapons were treasures one could only encounter by chance. Many God Kings did not even possess a God King-level weapon. If two peak Saint-level treasures were placed before them, it was enough to drive them mad.

Human Galaxy was suspected to possess the strength of the First-Origin Saint Realm and was protected by a guard around the level of the Third-Origin Saint Realm. But to those who had long since reached the Fifth-Origin and Sixth-Origin Saint Realms, this was nothing.

"Two peak Saint-level treasures. That woman Mu Lihua is truly willing to pay. A disciple of a God King really is different! Heh heh, human Galaxy, if you want someone to blame, blame Mu Lihua. The terms she offered are simply too tempting..."

At this moment, Luo Feng sat leisurely inside the spaceship, reading some information about the Floating Sand Sea. The spaceship was advancing rapidly at fourteen thousand times the speed of light, and he was completely unaware of all of Palace Master Lihua's arrangements.

"The steward's information is indeed comprehensive. It even includes a map of the island distribution." Luo Feng sighed. In the Nine Regions Palace, Wu Chen was the one who cared about him the most.

The Floating Sand Sea was one of the most famous sea-region danger zones on the Origin Continent, spanning more than eighty billion light-years.

The seawater of the Floating Sand Sea was not ordinary water but "Superheavy Water," whose mass density was far higher. It was nearly a hundred million times heavier than ordinary water. Anyone below the Venerable level who fell into it would be crushed into mud.

There were two main kinds of danger in the Floating Sand Sea: one natural, and the other caused by ambushes.

The natural dangers were the strangest and most terrifying. They included hurricanes and sea tides.

Hurricanes varied in strength. The weak ones could annihilate Eternal True Gods, while the strongest could even annihilate God Kings.

Hurricanes were relatively obvious when they appeared, so people would avoid them. They were not the primary danger.

The most dangerous threat was still the sea tides. Sea tides appeared randomly and without warning. Once a tide formed, even a Saint Realm expert would be crushed and annihilated if caught inside. As for the Central Great Tide at the very center of the sea region, even God Kings faced the danger of falling if they became trapped within it.

As for ambushes, they mainly came from the various fierce beasts in the Floating Sand Sea. The Sea Martens were especially savage.

As fierce beasts unique to the Floating Sand Sea, Sea Martens were extraordinarily powerful because of their special living environment. Every adult possessed strength comparable to an Eternal True God above the sixth level. Moreover, a precious Sea Marten Stone formed inside the body of every adult Sea Marten. Sea Marten Stone was incomparably hard and was usually the primary material for forging Saint-level and even God King-level weapons. Thus, various factions of the Origin Continent came to hunt Sea Martens for their Sea Marten Stones.

Over time, the Sea Martens had developed irreconcilable enmity with the various races of the Origin Continent. The various races wanted to hunt Sea Martens for their stones, while the Sea Martens wanted to kill the various races for food. The two sides had essentially become mortal enemies, so they naturally treated each other with even greater savagery.

Of course, aside from these two kinds of danger, there was technically a third: the slaughter between the various races of the Origin Continent. Killing others and seizing their treasures happened frequently. Those who came to the Floating Sand Sea were basically enemies to one another.

The Floating Sand Sea was full of dangers, but naturally, it also contained treasures and opportunities.

The Sea Marten Stone was one such treasure, an incomparably precious primary material for treasures.

The second was the Floating Sand Fruit.

There were 10,081 different islands on the Floating Sand Sea, and each island had a divine tree known as a Floating Sand Tree. The Floating Sand Tree bore fruit once every three reincarnation eras, producing only one fruit each time. It took one reincarnation era to flower, one to bear fruit, and one for the fruit to mature. Once the Floating Sand Fruit matured, it could be picked and consumed.

Every mature Floating Sand Fruit possessed unparalleled benefits. Everyone below the God King level could gain immense advantages from it.

Consuming one Floating Sand Fruit could make a Saint Realm expert's soul clear and tranquil for a million years, and an Eternal True God's soul clear and tranquil for ten million years. During that period, whether comprehending laws or the mysteries of the origin, one's comprehension speed would be ten million or even a hundred million times faster than usual. Once an Eternal True God's ultimate expert consumed a Floating Sand Fruit, even his odds of breaking through to the Saint Realm would increase by ten percent.

It was easy to imagine how great the effects of the Floating Sand Fruit were!

Especially for Saint Realm experts stuck at a bottleneck, the temptation of a Floating Sand Fruit was probably no less than that of a Saint-level treasure.

Therefore, whenever the reincarnation era arrived in which the Floating Sand Fruits matured, powerhouses from all over the Origin Continent would come swarming in, solely to fight for a single Floating Sand Fruit!

Aside from the Floating Sand Fruits, the other opportunities depended on luck.

There could be treasures left behind by a fallen Saint Realm expert, or even treasures left behind by a God King. There could also be trials left behind by some supreme powerhouse.

"No wonder the Floating Sand Fruit is so valuable. Which Saint Realm expert wouldn't go crazy for it?" After reading this, Luo Feng could not help drawing in a sharp breath. He estimated that no Saint Realm expert could resist the temptation of the Floating Sand Fruit.

Actually, I've discovered that writing is truly difficult.

The most important thing is the grand worldview in a novel. Without a broad world structure, it is truly too difficult to write well;

The Swallowed Star worldview is simply too vast. I've realized that I really can't control it, so the plot hasn't been written well enough. I also hope everyone can forgive me;

The second is constructing the plot. A story without a plot feels stiff and lacks appeal, and I still can't construct a relatively perfect storyline, so I hope everyone can forgive me as well;

The third is controlling the pacing. Controlling the pace is also quite difficult. As a newcomer, I still can't manage it, so please forgive me;

If anyone has any suggestions, you can point them out in the comments. I will humbly accept everyone's advice. Thank you all!