The Starfall Boat tore through the mist, the faint glow of space laws flowing across its hull tracing a silver rainbow through the night sky. Han Li stood at the bow, a crystal core formed from crystallized spiritual power spinning in his palm and reflecting the stars that were gradually lighting up in the distance.
Zi Ling sat at the stern, adjusting the Star-Illusion Maze Formation. Her plain silver hairpin resonated with the Star-Water Token, cloaking the boat in a thin veil of silver starlit mist. This was their third day since leaving Void Sky Hall, and their destination lay straight ahead: Tianxing City at the southern end of the Shattered Star Sea, where the Pill Tower's headquarters stood.
"System, scan three hundred li ahead." Han Li sank his spiritual sense into his sea of consciousness, and a virtual screen unfolded:
[Ahead, the Fallen Star Strait contains a nest of Core Formation Early Stage sea beasts, Sky-Rending Sharks, quantity ×12; the Seven-Star Spirit-Locking Formation surrounds Tianxing City, guarded by the Pill Tower's Enforcement Hall. Entry requirements: present a Pill Tower identity token or pass the Heart-Questioning Pill assessment.]
"Sky-Rending Sharks... Core Formation Early Stage?" The Star-Illusion Flag trembled slightly between Zi Ling's fingertips. "We've only just reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Forcing our way through could end badly."
The corners of Han Li's mouth lifted, and the crystal core in his palm suddenly erupted with dazzling silver light. "Do you think those three years of secluded cultivation were wasted?" He held two fingers together like a sword, and the Crystal-Core Spiritual Power transformed into countless silver threads, weaving intricate formation patterns in the air-"Void-Folding Formation · Shrinking Distance!"
"Humm-"
Space warped around the Starfall Boat, instantly compressing the three-hundred-li journey into ten li. Like