The moment Xiao Yu saw that this man had actually come from the Chaotic Star Sea, his heart jolted.
Wasn't the Chaotic Star Sea precisely the place with countless Demon Beast resources, the ideal place for him to rise? He had been planning to make a run for it and head there before long.
Reading on, he learned that this man, who called himself Ling Chen, had not only come from the Chaotic Star Sea but had once been a descendant of the Star Palace's upper ranks.
Several thousand years ago, his elders had lost a struggle for control of the Star Palace, and the victors had purged their entire branch. At the time, he happened to be on the outskirts of the Star Palace's sphere of influence, allowing him to escape the catastrophe, but he had also found himself hunted without end.
While fleeing his pursuers from place to place, he had stumbled upon an Ancient Teleportation Formation. Although he had no Great Teleportation Token, he did possess several teleportation talismans that could ensure safe passage over extreme distances. He had therefore taken the risk of activating the Ancient Teleportation Array, never expecting it to bring him to the Heavenly South.
When he fled here, his cultivation had only been at Foundation Establishment. During a later adventure, he had obtained an extraordinary opportunity, allowing him to form his core smoothly and cultivate all the way to Golden Core perfection.
Moreover, during that time, he had learned the formidable sword cultivator Supernatural Ability known as a "sword formation." Relying on this Supernatural Ability, he could easily defeat or even kill cultivators at his own level.
Even those one or two levels above him were opponents he could readily contend with.
By the time his cultivation reached Golden Core perfection, he