Since both sides had long decided to ally, any danger that arose would naturally be faced together.
Jiang Ningxian was especially aware that this time's enemies might be different from before. Under such circumstances, relying on the strength of one person alone would make it difficult to pull through.
She did not wish for Lu Yuan to take risks alone; she wanted to contribute her own share of strength as well.
For her, the only thing currently restraining her was this world.
After all, Jiang Ningxian had long discovered the path to reaching the Immortal Realm.
Yet right now, Earth was temporarily sealed by the power of the Severance of Heaven and Earth. Even with her potential, she could not temporarily break through the barrier; it was a limitation imposed by the environment. Unless she could step out into extraterrestrial space, only then would things proceed more smoothly.
However, this actually did not amount to much for her. The crucial issue was how to exert the true strength of the Immortal Realm once she stepped into it. If she merely stepped across the threshold, it would not mean much.
The gap between immortals was also terrifyingly vast.
It was not as though one could unleash their full strength the moment they entered the realm; it required a period of adaptation.
Transcendence—how could transcendence be achieved in a single instant?
Thus, what Jiang Ningxian considered now was very simple: how to elevate herself within a short time after breaking through and exert the combat power belonging to the Immortal Realm.
If one were to grope forward alone, there would basically be no clue, as they had never reached that realm before.
Furthermore, there was another point: immortals differed greatly from one another. In particular, between someone who barely broke through after countless years and a true chosen pride breaking through, the two could not be mentioned in the same breath.
Whether in potential or in combat power, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth.
Jiang Ningxian was keenly aware of this, which was also the fundamental reason why neither she nor the chosen prides of the major clans across the various star sectors chose to break through directly, even though their strength and foundations had clearly arrived.
The Immortal Realm was simply too vital.
Every person who walked to this step had expended tremendous energy and painstaking effort; no one dared to be careless.
Still, the Jiang clan was a prominent clan after all, possessing many records left behind by their predecessors on this matter.
Knowing that Lu Yuan's next goal was to become an immortal, Jiang Ningxian brought out a portion of these records to share and discuss with him.
As for Jiang Haokong, he remained in closed-door cultivation, clearly also intending to seize this opportunity to break through into the Immortal Realm.
A grand era had truly arrived. The younger generation of experts across the entire universe—those chosen prides, Divine Sons, and Holy Maidens—would all converge upon Earth. An earth-shattering battle was inevitable.
Not only those extraterrestrial beings, but even Zhu Qingyu and the others knew that whoever stood out in this great war would undoubtedly become a terrifying expert whose name shook the entire universe, presiding over the starry sky.
Just like that, some more time passed.
Due to Lu Yuan's command, the Heavenly Court's forces withdrew and concentrated their lines.
They began to digest the foundations accumulated earlier to strengthen themselves.
The results were also exceedingly good; everyone made tremendous progress.
During this period, Lu Yuan did not choose to enter seclusion, as doing so had little effect once he reached this stage.
Seizing the opportunity, he began to learn about matters concerning the extraterrestrial deep cosmos, such as the comparative strengths of the major star sectors as well as many hidden secrets.
Across the vast starry sky, there were many star sectors bearing traces of life, but not every star sector had beings capable of embarking on the evolutionary path. In truth, star sectors capable of cultivation and evolution were few, not even accounting for one percent.
Of course, for the universe, even one-thousandth or one-hundredth of a percent was staggering.
And among that fraction, those ranked within the top hundred were fewer still.
In short, this starry sky was extraordinarily vast.
With the current number of Earth's experts, so long as another crop of top existences emerged, they would definitely be qualified to vie for a spot in the top hundred.
Naturally, even within the top hundred, the disparity between each was immense.
However, Lu Yuan himself did not care much about rankings.
Most importantly, he wanted to study the factions of the major star sectors—especially the top ten—because only by thoroughly understanding his opponents could he find better ways to deal with them.
Moreover, another thought crossed his mind: when the day came that the Extraterrestrial Demons attacked, if this power could be completely united as one, it would save an immense amount of trouble.
Indeed.
What Lu Yuan was already considering was those Extraterrestrial Demons.
Meanwhile, beyond Earth, within the Solar System itself, powerful auras emerged one after another.
Accompanied by lightning spanning tens of thousands of li, figure after figure appeared.
They stood outside Earth, looking down at the planet of life below.
At their head were the Divine Sons of the Eternal Clan and the Ji clan lineage.
After arriving within the range of the Solar System, they gazed at Earth without speaking.
They merely released the aura belonging to the Immortal Realm from their bodies continuously, seemingly testing the waters.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
The moment their auras came into contact with Earth, golden runes surged ceaselessly into existence in the void.
Even the power exuded by the Immortal Realm was worn away and neutralized by those runes.
"The Severance of Heaven and Earth still guards this world," the Ji Clan Divine Son remarked upon seeing this, shaking his head as if he had long expected it.
His clan had originally hailed from Earth, and the establishment of the Severance of Heaven and Earth was even linked to the Ji clan ancestors. Thus, seeing this scene, he felt powerless, yet found it exceedingly troublesome.
Were it not for the power of the Severance of Heaven and Earth, he would likely have descended long ago.
"From what I see, this restriction will probably not dissipate completely in the short term," the Divine Son of the Eternal Clan spoke up as well. After pondering briefly, he continued, "Great Saints can descend, but that Lu Yuan has already reached this realm. His combat strength is formidable; even if we send more people down, it would likely be futile unless you and I can employ our methods."
One of his primary goals in coming to this world was to eliminate Lu Yuan.
It was absolutely impossible for the Eternal Clan to suffer a loss at the hands of such a person.
The vengeance of his clansmen had to be avenged.
However, the Eternal Divine Son was also keenly aware that Lu Yuan's growth was simply too rapid.
If they did not act quickly and gave him enough time, he would surely grow into the Immortal Realm.
By then, even if he made a move personally, he feared he would not be able to suppress this person.
This person could not be left alive.
Therefore, the greatest issue now was how to resolve the restriction of the Severance of Heaven and Earth.
Yet he also knew that this had been laid down long ago by the ancient sages of the Milky Way Star Sector.
Even if the entire Eternal Clan's might were mobilized, destroying it would incur a tremendous price.
As for himself, he had no way at all.
Hence, at this moment, he cast his gaze upon the Ji Clan Divine Son.
The Ji clan had originally departed from the Milky Way Star Sector, sharing inextricably intertwined ties with this world.
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