To be safe, Lu Ye wandered through the nearby star space for several days and did not discover any trace of those star beasts. Even the asteroid belt where they had been lurking drifted away and disappeared from sight. Only then did he feel relieved. This was his first battle after advancing to the Constellation Realm. As for the outcome, it was quite satisfactory. However, during the battle, Lu Ye also noticed some of his shortcomings. Having just advanced to the Constellation Realm not long ago, his control over his own power wasn't that perfect. Of course, this isn't a big issue and won't significantly impact his combat prowess. Moreover, as time passes, this problem will gradually improve. Additionally, Lu Ye discovered one thing: the Constellation Realm is indeed hard to kill. He is not aware of the situation with cultivators of other races, having not fought against them directly. As for those star beasts, each of them had formidable restorative strength. The ghastly wounds created by the Boulder Mountain Saber on their bodies would usually heal within mere breaths. This is something that couldn't possibly happen below the Constellation Realm. Undoubtedly, this is the benefit of the Essence of Blood and Flesh reaching a certain level of strength. It's also fortunate that the Boulder Mountain Saber, empowered by the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes, is now sharp enough. Otherwise, Lu Ye might not have been able to take down many star beasts in this battle. This encounter served as a reminder to Lu Ye that the starry sky, which appears tranquil and desolate, could suddenly become dangerous. While wandering through the stellar space, he must be wary not only of cultivators from various races but also of those bizarre star beasts. Despite the arduous battle, there were spoils to be gained. The demon beasts within the domain have demonic pills, and the star beasts also possess demonic pills. As Lu Ye slew those star beasts, he collected their demonic pills. Though the circumstances weren't ideal and time was tight, preventing him from collecting them all, he managed to gather about half. This object should also be usable for cultivation. Thinking this, he took out a demonic pill from a star beast of the Constellation Realm, held it in his palm, and activated the power of his Talent Tree to experiment. After conducting an experiment, he found that it was indeed as he thought; the demonic pills from star beasts can be used for cultivation, and the energy contained within them is much greater than that of spirit jade. That's to be expected. Take the demon beasts within the domain, for example. The energy contained in a demonic pill of a demon beast from the Divine Sea Realm surely couldn't be compared to a Spirit Stone, as it is the essence of the demon beast's entire power. Similarly, the demonic pills of star beasts are naturally not comparable to spirit jade. However, this cultivation method is suited solely for him. Other cultivators can't emulate it without the roots of the Talent Tree penetrating and absorbing from the demonic pills. Cultivators can't refine demonic pills with their skills alone, and direct consumption is certainly impossible. So, in the stellar space, demonic pills from star beasts would typically be used in alchemy or for other purposes, always finding places where they can be utilized. Continuing to fly forward, exploring and investigating along the way, occasionally sending his records back to the Nine Provinces to let Jian Guhong perfect the star map at the Governor's Hall. As he traveled further, even with the Heaven's Augury Pillar he carried with him, his communication with the Nine Provinces became increasingly weak. The primary manifestation was a certain degree of delay in the messages being transmitted. Transmitting messages among Nine Provinces cultivators is swift, with no delay whatsoever, but at present, there is a delay, clearly due to the vast distance. As Number Nine had mentioned before, the further he is from the Nine Provinces, the weaker the connection. Until one day, when he tried to send a message to Jian Guhong, he found he couldn't transmit any messages at all, and Lu Ye realized he had indeed exceeded the limit where he could communicate with the Nine Provinces! This limit could be considered the airspace of the Nine Provinces. Traveling further would extend beyond the airspace of the Nine Provinces. When he tallied the time, he realized that he had spent roughly half a year since leaving the Nine Provinces, matching the intel he previously received from Jian Guhong. A journey of half a year aligns with his initial plan. After all, this was his first time exploring the stellar space, not suitable to venture too far. Once he gained more experience, he could consider exploring further areas later on. Lu Ye thought himself to be the kind of person who acts fairly prudently. Since the encounter with that wave of star beasts three months ago, Lu Ye hadn't encountered any more living entities and has been exploring solo all this time. Fortunately, cultivation had not been interrupted. Though inferior to proper cultivation in terms of efficiency, overall, it could still achieve about seventy percent. What left Lu Ye somewhat helpless was that, despite this, his cultivation did not show any signs of ascending to the upper realm, though his blood and flesh did become more vigorous than before. Under introspection, the star lights concealed in the blood and flesh grew denser. This could be deemed an improvement, but who knows how much longer it would take to advance to the Constellation Mid-Stage and reach the level of the Essence of Inner Organs. Here, his previous belief was reaffirmed: advancing within the Constellation Realm is considerably more challenging than below it, requiring a lengthy period of accumulation. The Constellation Realm is already such, so the subsequent Moon Jade and Sun Blaze realms would be even more so, as the higher the Cultivation Realm, the harder it is to advance. No wonder few powerful individuals of the Sun Blaze Realm were seen at the Reincarnation Tree before, unless they hailed from top-tier domains with abundant resources. Even in those well-established large domains, creating a Sun Blaze Realm cultivator is an immensely difficult feat. Given this perspective, the stellar space is primarily composed of those in the Constellation Realm. The likelihood of encountering a Moon Jade is not high, and encountering a Sun Blaze is even lower. When Yueh Xin initially discovered the Nine Provinces as it connected with the stellar space, whether it was luck or misfortune remains unknown. Having reached the set target, Lu Ye did not intend to delve deeper but planned to return according to the original plan. Of course, he wouldn't truly retrace his steps; the area he explored this time is a three-dimensional fan-shaped sector, so by slightly altering his direction, he could return to the Nine Provinces along a different route, broadening the area of exploration. Just as he was about to proceed, he caught a bright light swiftly coming from the side out of the corner of his eye. The speed of that light was exceedingly fast, several times faster than the fastest speed he's tried before, leaving its nature unknown. Before Lu Ye could concentrate and take a proper look, a powerful Mental Consciousness had already swept over from that direction. Lu Ye's face changed, and he immediately turned around, his spirit force erupting as he hurriedly fled forward. If there is Mental Consciousness present, it must be a creature, and with such a powerful Mental Consciousness, Lu Ye estimated it might be a Sun Blaze Realm! Encountering a Sun Blaze Realm in this kind of stellar space, Lu Ye naturally dared not haphazardly make contact; who knew whether it was friend or foe. He felt extremely frustrated for a moment; previously, he was thinking that the primary beings moving in the stellar space were Constellations, and it was rare to even encounter Moon Jade, let alone Sun Blaze. But unexpectedly, he encountered one in the blink of an eye. Yet having been discovered, escaping was not as easy as one might think, and Lu Ye could clearly feel that powerful Mental Consciousness clinging to him like a maggot on a bone, entangles him no matter how much he exerted himself to flee. After a few breaths, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, accompanied by a somewhat elderly voice in his ear: "Boy, why are you running?" Lu Ye stiffly turned his head, finally seeing the owner of that Mental Consciousness. It was a human being, and appearing rather disheveled, his clothes seemed not to have been washed in ages. His scraggly white beard was on his chin, and he wore a copper circlet-like thing on his forehead. His stature wasn't tall, half a head shorter than Lu Ye himself. Such a person, if seen in the mundane world, anyone might think he was a beggar. However, Lu Ye dared not underestimate him because the feeling the old man gave him seemed even stronger than that of Yueh Xin. It was certainly a Sun Blaze Realm! Lu Ye's right hand rested on the Boulder Mountain Saber, his expression stiff as he replied, "Does the senior need anything?" Dıscover more novels at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥 Though being from the human race, Lu Ye didn't relax his guard at all. In this kind of environment, such a powerful individual, such an unexpected encounter, life and death were already under the other party's control, yet Lu Ye wasn't prepared to compromise; even knowing he was outmatched, if the other were to take action, he would still resist. He couldn't quite comprehend how he so coincidentally encountered a Sun Blaze Realm. The old man clearly noticed Lu Ye's tiny movements but didn't mind at all; the disparity in power was evident, should he harbor any murderous intent, Lu Ye wouldn't be able to resist. "Nothing much, rarely encounter a living person; come over to chat; life's been too solitary." So saying, he enveloped Lu Ye with a surge of spirit force. The next moment, Lu Ye experienced the terrifying speed of the Sun Blaze Realm! Not only that, in the depths of his mind, he felt a foreboding sensation as if a great danger was approaching from behind, an intense feeling of urgency that his current cultivation couldn't withstand. Hurriedly turning his head to look, he saw in an instant a streak of light closely pursuing from behind, precisely the bright glow he had seen earlier, with extremely fierce intent emanating from it. As for what the true form of the streak of light was... Lu Ye's eyes couldn't discern it at all. "What's the senior doing?" Lu Ye opened his mouth, feeling no malice from the old man for now, but he dared not place his life in others' hands. Lu Ye didn't understand why the old man was carrying him along. "I said to come over and chat with you, are you dumb?" Lu Ye felt a bit helpless, thinking that if it's only to chat, why must he be carried along; they could easily communicate through Mental Consciousness, plus... "What's that thing behind us?" The old man pursed his lips: "Hmm, you can think of it as a flying sword!" "Flying sword!" Lu Ye was shocked, "Then why is it pursuing the senior relentlessly?" The old man let out a dry laugh: "This flying sword is sentient; I triggered it in an ancient secret realm, and it's been hunting me ever since." Lu Ye was dumbfounded upon hearing this; could such bizarre things truly exist? The old man must be at least a Sun Blaze Realm; what cultivation level must this flying sword have to chase a Sun Blaze Realm to such a state where he could only flee in panic, unable to turn and face it. As for what exactly the old man said about accidentally triggering it, Lu Ye was reluctant to believe even half of it; nonetheless, he was uninterested in probing into the details, as it was ultimately others' private affairs, and they met only in passing, the old man might not wish to tell.