Jiang Taiyu could tell what Lu Yuan was thinking with just a single glance. He knew very well that the young man truly wanted to take another step forward.
However, there was indeed very little he could do to help. Thus, he had to see what choice Lu Yuan would make and what he intended to do. If he could offer a bit of assistance, he naturally wouldn't hesitate. Yet their exchange left the brother and sister beside them momentarily dazed.
They hadn't been able to hear the recent conversation. After all, neither of them knew about the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token. It wasn't that Jiang Taiyu deliberately wanted to conceal it from them; rather, he felt that the fewer people who knew of such matters, the better, and that telling them later would not be too late.
"I want to undergo a life-and-death battle. Ordinary Creation Immortals can no longer pose the slightest threat to me," Lu Yuan said. The opponent he sought now was a Heavenly Position Immortal.
Only by facing that realm could he genuinely feel pressure. Otherwise, if an opponent could be easily dealt with and slain, it would completely fail to serve the purpose of tempering him. There was no helping it—the current Lu Yuan was simply too powerful. Ordinary experts were entirely no match for him, unable to pose even a hint of threat.
His current strength was considerably formidable even across the entire starry sky. While he couldn't yet rank among the very top tier, he was nearly there. And if Lu Yuan could comprehend the Heavenly Position laws and become a Heavenly Position Immortal, he would inevitably stand in the highest echelon, only slightly weaker than supreme Domain Lords like Jiang Taiyu, and not by much.
"I understand. There are several opponents suited for you on the Celestial Star," Jiang Taiyu said. "I also have a way to help you find them."
With that, he extended a hand and infused a strand of power into Lu Yuan's body.
It was Supreme Immortal divine sense.
At that moment, Lu Yuan felt his divine sense become astonishingly clear, capable of blanketing the entire Celestial Star—and extending to cover the entire Thunderstrike Star Domain as well. More importantly, he could sense several unusual auras within reach of his divine sense.
And they were exceedingly powerful.
So, were these the opponents he was looking for?
"These auras definitely meet your requirements. As for what to do next, that depends entirely on you," Jiang Taiyu said at just the right moment. At the same time, he genuinely hoped Lu Yuan would grow quickly in a short period. That way, he would have another helper at his side in the future. Given Lu Yuan's cultivation realm and his unimaginable combat prowess, he would certainly be of immense help.
However, there were certain things he chose not to say aloud.
"I understand. Thank you, Senior."
Those auras generally belonged to existences at the Heavenly Position Immortal level, among which were Extraterrestrial Demons. Evidently, they were the Domain Lord of the Celestial Clan and others—opponents who could truly serve as a genuine trial.
With that said, he prepared to leave.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something. He turned back, looked at Jiang Ningxian, paused in thought, but ultimately said, "I may have to leave for a while, though I'll remain on the Celestial Star. If anything happens, we can talk after I return."
Across from him, Jiang Ningxian smiled upon hearing this. She didn't speak, only nodding gently.
Having finished this, Lu Yuan took a direct step forward, his figure vanishing from the spot.
Beside them, Jiang Haokong's face was suddenly filled with confusion. He glanced at his father, then looked at his sister. Finally, he couldn't resist asking, "Why didn't Lu Yuan say goodbye to me?"
He spoke with utmost seriousness, as if he genuinely found it puzzling.
Either don't say goodbye at all, or say it to everyone! What was the deal with saying goodbye only to his sister?
Nearby, hearing this, Jiang Taiyu had no intention of explaining and chose to walk away. Jiang Ningxian naturally said nothing either, following after him. That left only Jiang Haokong, still completely bewildered, wondering if he had said something wrong.
Meanwhile, Lu Yuan departed the Lei Ji Mountain Range and stepped directly into the territory controlled by the Extraterrestrial Demons.
Here, both sky and earth were cloaked in black haze. For an ordinary person, even someone powerful who had attained the Immortal Realm, this environment would exert some measure of negative influence. But Lu Yuan didn't need to care at all, as he possessed the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Tokens and destiny power within him.
He didn't need to worry about such trivialities. At the same time, plans began forming in his mind.
*There are six or seven opponents detected by my divine sense.*
*However, many of them are Extraterrestrial Demons.*
Lu Yuan reflected that Extraterrestrial Demons were completely different from normal beings. If one possessed combat strength comparable to a Heavenly Position Immortal, they would be terrifyingly strong. If he rashly attacked and engaged such a foe, he could easily fall into a crisis.
Therefore, choosing an opponent required caution. Although Lu Yuan wanted to find an adversary to temper himself in a life-and-death struggle, if he picked an opponent who was overwhelmingly strong, that would defeat the purpose—he wasn't looking to throw his life away.
Thus, Lu Yuan soon settled on his target: the Domain Lord of the Celestial Clan. Having accepted the power of the Extraterrestrial Demons, the Domain Lord's personal strength had reached the Heavenly Position Immortal realm, making him a fitting opponent for tempering.
Lu Yuan had also estimated that under normal circumstances, he could battle him, but killing him would be out of reach. Yet that was precisely what was needed to achieve the purpose of honing himself.
In particular, according to his perception, this Celestial Clan Domain Lord was not stationed together with the Extraterrestrial Demons. This showed that although they had submitted, some rift had still formed between both sides following the previous events.
"In that case... don't blame me for being ruthless."
A faint smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face, and he vanished from the spot once more.
Just as he settled on his target, in another area of the Celestial Star, inside a magnificent palace...
This region was filled with endless lightning, radiating an aura of destruction. It was a stronghold of the Celestial Clan, and also the place where they could temporarily reside after losing their ancestral land.
The current Celestial Clan was no longer what it once was. Although the Domain Lord and the core figures possessed personal strength far exceeding before, the problem was that their clan members were severely diminished. Most of their elites had been slaughtered, plunging the entire Celestial Clan into a gloom of despair.
Especially later on, when the Celestial Clan's Domain Lord sensed that the aura of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token in the Lei Ji Mountain Range had vanished, he was completely stunned.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that everything of the Celestial Clan seemed on the verge of being ruined by his own hands!
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