After a while, He Luo noticed that Chen Mu's expression wasn't as cold as before. He thought for a moment and then spoke to Chen Mu.
"On the Pan Emperor Continent, there is only one Ancient Star Road Passage that leads to other planes."
"And now this passage is in your human hands, you really didn't know?"
Chen Mu immediately shook his head, but after a moment's thought, he quickly guessed who controlled the passage.
"I understand now, the Ancient Star Road Passage is controlled by the Haotian Empire, right?"
"That's right, the entrance to the Ancient Star Road is now in Central Province."
"With your cultivation level already, you haven't even used the Ancient Star Road to travel to other planes yet. It seems your talent is quite remarkable."
Although He Luo was powerful, he rarely concerned himself with worldly affairs. Wars between humans, and even the invasion of the Abyss Devil Race, had little impact on people of his level. Therefore, he was completely unaware of and had never inquired about Chen Mu's background.
In the past, due to incomplete rules, many talented cultivators on the Pan Emperor Continent were buried. If they wanted to break through to the Saint Level, the fastest way was to use the Ancient Star Road to travel to other worlds.
Those cultivators who had not traversed the Ancient Star Road would have had no chance of breaking through to the Saint Level in the past, until recently when the world underwent a great change, which gave them the possibility of breaking through.
The restoration of the Rules of Heaven and Earth is a long process, and during this restoration process, it is still much more difficult to break through to the Saint Level in the Pan Emperor Continent than in other worlds. Those who have been able to break through to the Saint Level in the last six months are all monstrous geniuses.
Although Chen Mu did not break through to the Saint Level on the Pan Emperor Continent, he was too lazy to explain and continued to ask.
"Since the Haotian Empire controls the Ancient Star Road Ancient Star Road, they will probably charge those who travel on it a fee."
"I wonder how much payment Senior He Luo paid them for traversing the Ancient Star Road?"
"Hmph! They're not asking for payment, they're robbing us, you know that? They're a bunch of robbers."
He Luo seemed to have his secret exposed, and angrily rebuked, "Every time I pass through, I need to give them ten World Crystal or other treasures of equivalent value."
You need to understand, it often takes Saint Level cultivator two or three years to condense a single World Crystal, and ten World Crystal would take decades. This is forcing us, the native cultivators of the Pan Emperor Continent, to do hard labor for them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu revealed an expression of "I knew it." He knew that after the Haotian Imperial Family gained control of the passage, they wouldn't allow people to enter and exit freely. After all, monopolizing such things is a highly profitable business in any world.
" Saint Level cultivators use ten World Crystal for each passage. What about Emperor Level -Emperor Level cultivators? How much do they charge?"
Chen Mu asked curiously.
"Hehe."
He Luo seemed to see through Chen Mu's thoughts, revealed a mocking smile, and then gave him a precise answer.
" Those at the Saint Level or above require ten World Crystal, while those below the Saint Level require one hundred World Crystal to enter the Ancient Star Road."
hiss...!
Chen Mu gasped. He had guessed that the Heavenly Court might exploit those Emperor Level cultivators waiting to break through, but he never expected them to exploit them to such an extreme.
"If there are no World Crystal, is there no way to go to other planes?"
For Emperor Level cultivator, obtaining even a single World Crystal is incredibly difficult, let alone a hundred.
"There are three ways. First, join the Heavenly Court and become a member of Heavenly Court staff. They will immediately allow you to use the Ancient Star Road once, or you can go directly to the Heavenly Realm."
Of course, this method only works if your qualifications meet their requirements; otherwise, they won't accept you.
This method is tantamount to selling oneself to the Heavenly Court, and it's estimated that no cultivator with any ambition would choose this path.
"The second method is to go to the forbidden zone to mine for the Heavenly Court."
If they're lucky, some cultivators can accumulate a hundred World Crystal in a few thousand years, but most cultivators spend countless years digging until their Dao Heart collapses and they turn to dust, or they neglect their cultivation and die under the Heavenly Tribulation.
There are many special mines in this world that are rich in various rare spiritual ores, but ordinary people cannot enter them to mine them. Some of them are even interfered with by Ancient Runes, and even puppets cannot get close.
Therefore, the major powers could only send powerful cultivators to dig, and were willing to offer them generous rewards.
On the other hand, this also gives a glimmer of hope to those cultivators who are unwilling to join the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, if cultivators see no hope, they may fight to the death, which would not benefit the Heavenly Court either.
"The third path is the same as what you did before: collect star coordinates and then go to explore the void."
This path is extremely dangerous, with a low success rate, so generally few people dare to take it.
He Luo rattled off three solutions in one breath, looking at Chen Mu with a half-smile, a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"Since the Heavenly Court is so despicable, why don't cultivators unite to forge a new path through the stars?"
Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the interdimensional teleportation array he had built in the Netherworld. If he could fully complete its two-way passage, it would probably be able to resist the oppression of the Heavenly Court to some extent.
"Heh, easier said than done."
He Luo shook his head, thinking Chen Mu was being too unrealistic.
"Anyone who illegally builds a cross-border passage will be besieged and wiped out by the Heavenly Army once the Heavenly Court discovers it."
On the other hand, array masters who know how to build interdimensional teleportation arrays are extremely rare, and require massive resources to support them. Even if all the conditions are met, if only a passage is built with some lower-level planes, it's just a drop in the ocean and not very meaningful.
The void is vast and boundless; how easy is it to find a higher plane?
Chen Mu's journey to the Netherworld may seem easy, but in reality, if it weren't for Chen Mu unique cultivation system and the relationship between Mingye and the Manju Sacred King, it's uncertain whether he would have been able to return at all.
"In that case, the completion of the rules of the Pan Emperor Continent is not necessarily a bad thing for ordinary cultivators."
"At least for now, breaking through to the Saint Level doesn't necessarily mean going to other planes."
Chen Mu sighed, finally understanding why Fan Jing, the master of Listening Wind Tower, had said that the Heavenly Court was raising humans like pigs.
Ordinary humans are like piglets, while cultivators who have achieved success in their cultivation are like adult pigs, just waiting to be slaughtered and their last bit of value squeezed out.
"That's not necessarily true. As a supreme plane, Pan Emperor Continent has always been coveted by many Outer Realm Devil and gods."
Previously, due to limitations in strength, those cultivators from other regions couldn't do much even if they came.
If the rules of Heavenly Dao continue to be perfected in the future, and even gods can enter, it will probably cause another great upheaval.
He Luo was worried and not optimistic about the future.
"Yes."
Chen Mu nodded in agreement, and then asked He Luo which planes he had visited, as he was also very curious about the other planes.
After a while, Chen Mu and He Luo got along better and better. Later, when He Luo heard that Chen Mu was hostile to the Heavenly Court, he greatly admired Chen Mu and the original barrier between them disappeared.