The extraterrestrial heavenly demons had descended. Even so, as of yet, there had been no word of any truly terrifying powerhouses appearing among them—save for the fall of the Maha Clan's Domain Lord.
No definitive answer existed as to what had caused his demise, but one thing was certain.
At this stage, extraterrestrial heavenly demons capable of threatening, let alone slaying, a Supreme Immortal had not yet arrived.
Otherwise, they would have struck directly at the ten great star sectors instead of moving in the shadows. Under these circumstances, the troublemaking demons could be set aside for the time being.
So long as they discovered what the Ji clan and Eternal Clan intended to do and put a stop to it, the situation was bound to ease.
From the very beginning, Lu Yuan had known the crux of the problem.
"Sure enough, Father was right—as soon as you heard the news, this was the very first thing you'd ask," Jiang Ningxian spoke up, a smile surfacing on her face. "Father said those two major powers are the key.
"He wanted to intervene personally, but the problem is that he draws too much attention. If he moves openly, it might put the Ji clan and the Eternal Clan on high guard.
"That's why he hopes you will take action instead. If you do, things will go much more smoothly."
The reasoning was simple.
There was already irreconcilable bad blood between Lu Yuan and those two factions. Whatever he did would arouse no surprise.
Jiang Taiyu, on the other hand, was an immensely powerful Domain Lord. If he stepped in directly against the two clans, it would inevitably provoke wariness and upheaval—especially since the Domain Lords of those two great clans had yet to show themselves.
Their absence meant the two were either still in secluded cultivation or executing another plan entirely.
All things considered, it was best for Lu Yuan to make the move.
Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded. It was true; their thoughts aligned completely. Still, he did not interrupt, waiting for her to continue.
"And according to our investigation, after surfacing, those two factions didn't return to their own star sectors. Their objective is the Milky Way Star Sector—more specifically, it may well be Earth." At this point, Jiang Ningxian's gaze turned solemn, and she said slowly, "We need to go back."
On Earth, the Heavenly Court was practically the strongest force.
After all, aside from Zhu Qingyu and the others, Jiang Huanyun and a host of Jiang clan members were stationed there. Even so, against the two great powers, they were vastly outmatched.
Those marching toward Earth were mostly Heavenly Position Immortals. What did that realm signify? If they wished, they could wipe out every living being in the entire Milky Way Star Sector.
Only the mysterious power shielding Earth kept it from being effortlessly erased from the cosmos.
Even with the Heavenly Court and the Jiang clan members left behind, they clearly lacked the strength to hold out. Thus, returning was an absolute necessity.
"How many times has this been that those two factions set their sights on Earth?" As Lu Yuan heard this, his gaze shifted.
He had already resolved similar crises many times before. He had thought that after being driven off the last time, the two factions would cease their attempts. Who could have foreseen that in the end, they would head for Earth once again?
Whatever the case, Earth was his homeland.
Looking at Jiang Ningxian, he spoke in a measured tone, "If that's how it is, then let's return to the Milky Way, back to Earth."
At present, Lu Yuan had no reason to hold back.
He had already achieved the realm of Heavenly Position Immortal, second only to Supreme Immortals. In terms of sheer combat strength, he stood among the most formidable beings in the entire cosmos.
Now, with the Domain Lords of the two great factions temporarily absent, only their Heavenly Position Immortals remained. And within the same realm, Lu Yuan feared no one.
Most of all, learning of their target had genuinely ignited his fury.
"Alright. But if we travel by ordinary means, it will take far too long.
"We must use a teleportation Dao platform. I'm sure the clan elders won't object," Jiang Ningxian said.
The Jiang clan possessed their own teleportation Dao platform capable of traversing boundless distances. Factoring in Lu Yuan's personal strength, she estimated they could reach Earth in two to three months at most.
Though that sounded like a long journey, on the scale of the entire universe, it was remarkably swift. Lu Yuan understood this as well; even if he were a Supreme Immortal, he could not cross infinite distances to reach Earth in a single instant.
Without hesitation, the two set off together to seek out the Jiang clan elders.
Upon hearing the plan, the elders naturally raised no objections and immediately moved to make preparations. This, however, puzzled Lu Yuan.
"The farther a platform can teleport someone, the longer it takes to prepare," an elder of the Jiang clan explained. "We old bones are suffering from waning blood vitality, and most of the clan's youths are currently away, so we'll need a few days to get everything ready." Traversal across such vast distances required tremendous power.
Though the elders were far from weak, they could not activate the platform carelessly if they wished to maximize its effectiveness.
Hearing this, Jiang Ningxian could not help but wear a helpless expression. She sighed and said, "Have you all forgotten about Lu Yuan? He's a Heavenly Position Immortal now."
At her words, the assembled elders froze.
In their eyes, Lu Yuan had been a peerless prodigy, undeniably exceptional, yet still a junior. And being a junior, his cultivation naturally could not have reached such heights. Yet in the end, they had overlooked a critical fact.
The young man standing before them was already a Heavenly Position Immortal.
He was separated from a Domain Lord by only a single realm. He was stronger than anyone present, not to mention his dazzling battle record.
Exchanging glances, the Jiang clan elders could not help but chuckle. In the end, none of them had wanted to admit their age, leading them to overlook what was right in front of them.
Without further delay, they invited Lu Yuan to the teleportation Dao platform.
Unlike platforms that took the shape of an entire planet, the Jiang clan's platform resembled a grand sacrificial altar. Even so, he could clearly feel the profound, ancient, and weathered aura radiating from it at all times.
"This was forged by our ancestor," an elder stepped forward and explained slowly with a sigh. "In truth, so long as there is sufficient power, it can send you to any corner of the universe. But with the passage of endless ages, parts of it have fallen into disrepair, and later generations were not strong enough, so its true might has never been unleashed."
Though counted among the ten greatest powers of the cosmos, compared to their ancient past, the clan had declined considerably.
At their peak, the Jiang clan had possessed beings surpassing even Supreme Immortals. But now...
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