A smile played upon Jiang Ningxian's lips, for she knew what Lu Yuan was thinking. They had traveled for five days to reach the teleportation platform, and now they had finally arrived. Next, they could make use of these teleportation platforms to journey to the Thunderstrike Star Domain.
Beside her, hearing her words, Lu Yuan could not help but show a hint of confusion in his eyes. A platform? He clearly saw nothing of the sort.
This planet was not particularly large—about the size of the Moon. In his perception, aside from yellow sand, there was nothing unusual about the place.
Soon, however, he seemed to realize something. Looking down at the ground, he spoke, "So, do you mean this planet itself is the teleportation platform?"
"That's right, the entire planet is," Jiang Ningxian said, going on to explain. "How could crossing endless distances be simple? After all, teleportation platforms cannot be casually destroyed.
"This planet possesses a unique power, endowed with methods left behind by ancient forebears. It is not nearly as simple as it looks on the surface."
Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded, for she spoke the truth. To the beings of this universe, teleportation platforms were indeed vital. After all, traversing star domains without them was impossible.
Although few people would ever choose to destroy a teleportation platform, one could never be certain someone might not try.
Moreover, the reason he felt this place could host life normally was also because special methods had been applied to it. Along the way, Lu Yuan had come to understand that planets incapable of hosting life might appear daunting, but were actually very fragile.
With his current cultivation, he could obliterate one outright. But a world capable of harboring life was completely different—whether it was Earth or any other corner of the universe.
Fragile lives could be slain at will, but destroying an entire living planet was impossible, even for a Supreme Immortal.
As for the reason, Lu Yuan was not entirely clear. Perhaps it was because the presence of life aligned with certain cosmic laws, granting it an unseen protection.
The teleportation platform before him fell into a similar category. One of the core intentions behind its creation was to ensure it could not be casually destroyed.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Yuan spoke again, "Then how does one activate this teleportation platform?"
This was something he genuinely did not know. Ever since leaving Earth, he had felt curious about many things and had been viewing and understanding this world through his own eyes.
"It isn't actually difficult. You just need to infuse your own power into the planet. However, activating it requires at least the Saint Realm, as only those at the Saint Realm can survive in the cosmos.
"At the same time, the more power you infuse, the greater the teleportation distance. So next, we'll all act together." Without wasting words, Jiang Ningxian laid out the method for operating the teleportation platform.
Exchanging a glance with Jiang Haokong, she pressed her palm firmly against the earth.
*Hum, hum, hum—*
As power surged from the siblings, a mighty aura enveloped the entire planet.
Lu Yuan also noticed runes suddenly manifesting from the void. The dozen or so Jiang clan disciples accompanying them joined the siblings, channeling their strength as well.
The runes in the void multiplied. Seeing this, Lu Yuan knew he could not simply stand by and watch. He crouched down to join them.
"The more runes we awaken, the farther we travel. If the runes can cover the entire planet, it means we can cross an entire star domain at once. But with our strength, we probably can't manage that. Crossing half a star domain will be good enough." As she worked, Jiang Ningxian explained from the side. Knowing Lu Yuan was unfamiliar with these matters, she explained whatever they encountered along the journey to give him a clear understanding.
Lu Yuan simply nodded upon hearing this, then murmured to himself, "So covering the entire planet lets us cross a whole star domain?"
He reasoned that if that were the case, would it not shorten the time needed to reach their destination?
Exhaling a faint breath of turbid air, Lu Yuan channeled the immense power within him directly into the earth.
*Rumble—*
In an instant, a deafening thunderclap echoed across the sky. The earth trembled violently as a formidable aura surged forth.
Still infusing their energy, the Jiang siblings were taken aback upon sensing this colossal power. Looking up at the void, shock surfaced in their eyes.
The moment Lu Yuan poured his full strength into the ground, endless runes surged into the heavens almost instantaneously, blanketing the entire planet in the blink of an eye. Truly, they covered the whole world; virtually everything beneath the firmament was enveloped by the void runes.
The siblings could not help but look at each other in sheer astonishment.
"Sister, I feel like he was all we needed from the start. The two of us helping was completely pointless," Jiang Haokong finally squeezed out with a bitter chuckle.
He had known Lu Yuan was strong—terrifyingly so. Yet he had assumed he could at least imagine and gauge that strength.
Looking at it now, his earlier notions had been utterly naive. To think he had once wanted to compete with him.
Jiang Ningxian did not know what to say either, finally sighing in wonder, "At least our travel time will be shorter."
As her voice fell, countless void runes fully cocooned the planet. Space vibrated ceaselessly, and the world gave off an incomparably dazzling light, outshining even stellar bodies.
The next instant, the radiance vanished entirely, and Lu Yuan and the others disappeared along with it. This time, they departed the Milky Way Star Sector directly.
The entire process took merely a breath. When Lu Yuan could see his surroundings clearly once more, he found they had arrived on another planet.
This planet differed little from the previous one; evidently, it was another teleportation platform. As he had learned from Jiang Ningxian, traversing from the Milky Way Star Sector to the Thunderstrike Star Domain required crossing four or five teleportation platforms, and this was only the first. They still needed to press on.
And so, the group repeatedly crossed star domains and traversed the void, making their way toward the Thunderstrike Star Domain. This journey naturally required time; Jiang Ningxian had originally estimated it would take over a month. But because Lu Yuan was so powerful, activating the teleportation platforms allowed them to cross a whole star domain at once, cutting the time in half. At last, they arrived at the edge of the Thunderstrike Star Domain.
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