Leaving Earth for Qiu Long Star!

Not long after leaving Luo Feng's West Lake Villa, Li Jing prepared to set off for Qiu Long Star.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Jing did not use the Black Rock C6-grade Spaceship he had previously obtained through card draws. Instead, he temporarily used the C1-grade small spaceship Luo Feng had given him.

"No. 1, leave Earth's atmosphere and head into space!"

Inside the cockpit, Li Jing gave the order to the Optical Computer that had taken over the small C1-grade spaceship's intelligent system.

"At once, Master!"

The spaceship soon shot into the sky, broke free of Earth's gravity, and entered space.

"Activate exterior simulation, one hundred percent!"

"Exterior simulation activated!"

Through the exterior simulation, Li Jing saw the azure planet outside the spaceship and the vast defense system surrounding it. Something stirred in his heart.

It seemed that Luo Feng, who had broken through to Star Level ahead of time and obtained part of Hu Yanbo's legacy, had not placed all his hopes in the laws of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

With the planetary defense system in place, even if the Nolan Shan Family wanted to send people disguised as Star Pirates to infiltrate Earth, it would no longer be feasible.

Earth's early secrets should remain hidden for quite some time.

As for the higher-ups of humanity discovering Earth's true value, that would have to wait until Hong challenged the Illusion Sea, prompting the Giant Axe Founder to come to Earth in person and Reverse Time and Space.

There was still a long time until then, enough for Li Jing to develop in peace.

But if possible, keeping Hong from challenging the Illusion Sea could delay the revelation of Earth's value even further.

By then, Li Jing would be even more powerful. Protecting Earth might take no more than a single thought.

In the original story, when Luo Feng was forced to sell ownership of Earth, he was merely an ordinary Domain Lord Level Primal Secret Region Member, with only True Yan King, an Invincible King, backing him.

Before Earth, whose value could rival that of a Peak Domain-type Supreme Treasure, Luo Feng at the time could be disregarded entirely.

So they gave him a few Hunyuan Units and forcibly took ownership of Earth's oceans.

If Luo Feng were already a Universe Master when Earth was exposed, the higher-ups of humanity would not dare forcibly demand it even if they were given a hundred times the courage.

At most, they would ask for a few Earth residency slots for their relatives, disciples, and descendants.

The fact that the Yan Emperor had led the Yan God Race away from humanity to stand on its own was no secret in the universe.

Both were races brought into being under the Sitting Mountain Guest's guidance. Would humanity's higher-ups dare take that gamble?

Temporarily putting those thoughts aside, Li Jing knew that all of it was still far too distant for him.

His immediate priority was to reach Qiu Long Star and sell some of the valuable treasures he had obtained for Black Dragon Coins, using them as his initial investment in the Planetary Level card pool.

Fortunately, after emerging from Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9, Li Jing had gone on a spree, hunting down quite a few more Lord-level Monsters and earning a large sum of Huaxia Currency.

He had used that money to enjoy a round of draws from the Apprentice Level card pool.

Even though the odds of drawing treasures that were truly valuable in the universe were not high, the sheer number of draws had still won Li Jing quite a few good things.

Otherwise, if he had relied solely on what little he had accumulated at the beginning, selling it for Black Dragon Coins would not have been enough to support many draws from the Planetary Level card pool.

That would inevitably have affected his initial rate of growth at Planetary Level.

Slow growth meant slow earnings, and slow earnings meant fewer card draws, forming a vicious cycle.

The spaceship gradually left the Solar System and passed beyond the monitoring range of the planetary defense system Luo Feng had purchased.

At that point, Li Jing replaced the small C1-grade spaceship he had been using with the Black Rock C6-grade Spaceship he had obtained through a card draw, then stored the smaller ship in the Space Ring Luo Feng had given him.

His Black Rock C6-grade Spaceship was superior to the small C1-grade spaceship in every respect, whether in size, comfort, defensive capabilities, or speed.

When he had something better to use, he would naturally use it. Li Jing was not in the habit of making himself suffer.

As the Black Rock C6-grade Spaceship accelerated to the speed of light, the entire ship entered the Dark Universe.

"Proceeding to Qiu Long Star, 320,000 light-years from Earth, at 1.4 times the speed of light. Estimated travel time: 8.5 days!"

The voice of the intelligent Optical Computer Li Jing had named No. 1 rang out.

Traveling one light-year in the Dark Universe was equivalent to traveling 10.081 million light-years in the Original Universe.

At the Black Rock C6-grade Spaceship's speed of 1.4 times the speed of light, covering 320,000 light-years would take only a little over eight days.

The existence of the Dark Universe also made interstellar communication possible.

Otherwise, even within a galaxy the size of the Milky Way Galaxy, an ordinary person might never reach another life-bearing planet in their lifetime, even traveling at the speed of light.

Li Jing did not idle away the journey to Qiu Long Star. He first spent a little time learning the Universal Language and some common knowledge about the universe.

In the universe, if you could not speak the Universal Language and spoke Huaxia instead, others would regard you as a native, and the fate awaiting you would certainly not be pleasant.

In particular, Li Jing had not yet registered as a Universe Citizen. He was entirely undocumented and had no protection under the law.

If he were captured and enslaved, he would have nowhere to seek justice!

The Universal Language was a must!

Common knowledge was indispensable too. On a broad level, Li Jing, as a transmigrator, knew more about the Swallowed Star universe than even the lofty Universe Masters, or even the Universe Strongest.

But when it came to the finer details, he was not much better off than an ordinary native. If he was unfamiliar with them, he would inevitably make a fool of himself, or even run into trouble.

To ensure his safety before registering as a proper Universe Citizen,

Li Jing had deliberately remained at Apprentice Level until he drew a guard robot before deciding to break through to Planetary Level.

On Swallowed Star's grand stage, having a cheat was one thing; hanging on to his life was another.

He could never get too reckless!

After learning the Universal Language and some basic common knowledge, Li Jing entered a state of cultivation.

But he did not work on raising his realm. Instead, he comprehended domains.

In Swallowed Star, accumulating energy was not the most important thing. Domains and Law Comprehension were.

The Virtual Universe Company even provided its Core Layer members with expensive Nutrient Solution for free before they reached Immortal Level, helping them advance rapidly from the first stage to the ninth at every level.

The aim was to prevent geniuses from wasting time accumulating energy.

With the comprehension of a star-field-level genius that Li Jing now possessed, gaining a domain at Planetary Level was only a matter of time.

Granted, Li Jing could obtain a domain through card draws, but wasn't he unable to draw cards right now?

Besides, growing stronger through card draws did not conflict with cultivating on his own.

If he did not use the talent and comprehension improved through card draws, they would go to waste.

Even with a golden finger, Li Jing had no intention of growing stronger while lying down. Walking on two legs was always faster and steadier.

Luo Feng had gained so many opportunities, yet he still worked desperately to grow stronger. What reason did Li Jing have to slack off?

If he wanted to surpass Luo Feng in his ultimate achievements, he had to set his attitude straight!

While cultivating on his own, Li Jing did not forget to bring out the Cloud-Touching Vine to absorb a Wood Bud Crystal.

After absorbing the first Wood Bud Crystal, the Cloud-Touching Vine had grown to Planetary Level First Stage and could already offer him some help, but that was still far from enough.

Qiu Long Star, his first stop in the universe, was almost within reach!