As a result, Lu Ye didn't sense any signs of life from this spirit ark. It makes sense, considering the spirit ark clearly went through a brutal battle and was damaged to this extent. How could any cultivators remain? They must have either died or fled. At this point, Lu Ye couldn't be certain if this spirit ark was indeed the opportunity pointed out by Fong Rumo. The spirit ark drifted from some unknown part of the stellar space and continued to drift to an uncertain destination, having undoubtedly wandered for many long years before Lu Ye encountered it. Thus, other cultivators must have encountered this ark as well. If there were truly anything valuable on board, it wouldn't have waited for him to find it. Lu Ye was convinced that this was most likely just a worthless wreckage of a warship. He felt a bit uninterested, but having stumbled upon it, he decided it was only right to explore. Flying around the spirit ark a few more times, Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness crisscrossed in exploration with no unusual discoveries. Only then did he stop, condensing a doppelganger. Even if one can conclude there's no risk on this spirit ark, he still needed to be cautious. A cultivator traversing the stellar space would invite trouble sooner or later if not careful enough. Soon, the sword cultivator doppelganger appeared beside Lu Ye. After dressing the doppelganger, he didn't equip it with a sword gourd this time since it was merely reconnaissance, and the sword gourd should be unnecessary. With a thought, the doppelganger descended onto the spirit ark. Stepping onto the deck, he saw traces of the battle that remained everywhere, with some speckled bloodstains and numerous holes of varying sizes, numbering over a hundred. After a search, nothing valuable was found on this wrecked deck. In fact, the entire deck was empty. The doppelganger moved toward the interior of the cabin. A moment later, the original body, which remained outside until now, also leaped onto the spirit ark and explored together with the doppelganger. As Lu Ye had previously thought, there was no danger on this spirit ark. So he could be sure of one thing, this was not the opportunity Fong Rumo had pointed out before. Encountering this dilapidated spirit ark was merely coincidental. The doppelganger started searching from the cabin on the third level, while the original body searched from the bottom cabin upwards, thus improving efficiency. One room after another was inspected. Half a day later, the doppelganger and the original body converged at one place, and Lu Ye dismissed the doppelganger with a wave. A busy yet fruitless endeavor! It was just a piece of junk; there was nothing of value on the spirit ark, not even its own shell had any value left. Thinking about it, if it still had the slightest bit of value, the cultivators who discovered it would have long taken it away, how could it still drift in the stellar space? Lu Ye was about to leave, but just as he lifted his form, a sudden transformation occurred. A dense Mist appeared out of nowhere, enveloping everything, rendering sightless vision and impassable Mental Consciousness. Lu Ye was shocked! He immediately drew the Boulder Mountain Saber, aided by the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes, his spirit force secretly surged, poised and ready. He didn't understand what had happened. There was nothing unusual discovered on the spirit ark during previous investigations, yet just as he was about to leave, this bizarre change occurred. Something was obviously off! His figure rushed upward rapidly, but the strange thing was, the dense mist still swirled around him, impossible to shake off! Lu Ye split off a thread of his mind to inspect the Talent Tree, discovering no abnormalities with it, which confirmed that this mist was non-toxic, but it was certainly not an ordinary mist; otherwise, even a Constellation Realm Mental Consciousness like his would have been able to pierce through it. Illusion Array? Or a Delusion Array? Lu Ye could only conclude that he had fallen into some advanced formation, so he activated Insight Spirit Runes to bless his eyes, looking around carefully, but found nothing special. It's not a formation! Given his decent proficiency in the Array Path, if there were any formation remnants on the spirit ark, he should have noticed. Yet, in fact, the previous exploration by both his original body and doppelganger revealed nothing. If it's not a formation, then what could it be? Even though caught off guard by this incident, Lu Ye didn't panic but searched for a solution. The eerie thing was, no matter how fast he flew, he couldn't escape the mist's embrace. It felt like he had flown a thousand miles in that brief moment, yet the mist still enveloped him thickly all around. As Lu Ye was pondering, a horrifying wail suddenly echoed in his ears, coming from all directions and directly into his mind. In such an environment, amidst such eeriness, even a courageous person might be terrified. Lu Ye's expression was somber, constantly scrutinizing with his gaze, Mental Consciousness flickering back and forth, trying to find any signs of anomaly. Suddenly, a loud shout came from deep within the mist: "Sailing off!" The ghostly wailing began to turn mocking at this moment... Lu Ye sharply turned his head toward the source of the sound. At that very moment, the dense mist suddenly dissipated, and Lu Ye finally regained clarity in front of him. A face covered in a bushy beard appeared in Lu Ye's sight. This was a beefy guy with a robust build, appearing to be only in his thirties, wearing a short shirt, his well-defined muscles bulging prominently. Without a second thought, Lu Ye swung his saber at this guy. On the pitch-black Boulder Mountain Saber, the light of the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes flashed brilliantly to the extreme! However, as Lu Ye swung, a flood of information suddenly surged uncontrollably in his mind. This influx of information came inexplicably, carrying knowledge he never had before, as if someone forcibly implanted it into his mind. Qin Zong! Constellation Late Stage! First Mate of the Long Dragon battleship! In an instant, Lu Ye discerned the identity of the bearded man. This strike was Lu Ye's full-power outburst, undeniably strong, but Qin Zong's cultivation level was two minor tiers higher than Lu Ye's, and he was also a physique cultivator, allowing him to react swiftly. He seemed to have anticipated this and had activated his protective spirit force before Lu Ye made his move. The strike pierced into the opponent's protective spirit force but did not break through. Qin Zong took the opportunity to leap back, looking at Lu Ye in astonishment: "Captain, what are you doing?" A few figures beside also turned to Lu Ye, each looking puzzled. Holding his saber, Lu Ye stood on the spot, eyelids drooping as he quickly sifted through the information that had surged in his mind moments ago, his gaze sweeping over those figures, comparing them with the bizarre information that appeared. Xiao Jianming, Constellation Late Stage, Second Mate of the Long Dragon battleship. Zhou Xing, Constellation Mid-Stage, Array Master of the Long Dragon battleship. Xu Qingwei, Constellation Mid-Stage, Ship Doctor. Only these few people were around him, but obviously, there were more. Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness sensed a dozen or so lifeforms around, all of them in the Constellation Realm. And he himself, was astonishingly the captain of the Long Dragon battleship! This group, active in stellar space as galactic pirates, roamed and plundered, committing numerous misdeeds. Lu Ye felt somewhat bewildered. He was clearly exploring a tattered spirit ark, having found nothing and preparing to leave when thick mist enveloped him. As it dissipated, he found himself in this bizarre situation. The Long Dragon battleship, it seemed, was the name of the tattered spirit ark he had been exploring. Through his Mental Consciousness sweeping, Lu Ye could essentially confirm this, as the layout of the present Long Dragon battleship was identical to the tattered spirit ark, except one was intact while the other was dilapidated. What on earth was going on? Even with his experience, Lu Ye was somewhat at a loss. The tattered spirit ark transformed into a perfectly intact battleship, and where there was previously emptiness, now stood over a dozen Constellation Realm individuals, and inexplicably, he had become the captain of this galactic pirate group. There was an air of eeriness about the whole situation. As Lu Ye pondered, Xu Qingwei softly spoke, "Captain, are you alright?" As the ship doctor of the Long Dragon battleship, seeing Lu Ye not quite himself, she naturally had to inquire. Lu Ye did not immediately respond, remaining in thought. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱 After a good while, he calmly said, "I'm fine, just momentarily dazed," then slowly sheathed his Boulder Mountain Saber. It was certain these people knew something about his circumstances, yet they all acted oblivious, making it awkward for Lu Ye to ask directly. Not to mention whether they would speak, the difference in power was not something Lu Ye could bridge. He couldn't possibly use force. The first and second mates of the Long Dragon battleship were both at the Constellation Late Stage. One-on-one, Lu Ye estimated he might barely manage, but one-on-two... certainly not. Upon hearing him, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Zong grinned, "Captain, your skill is truly formidable. That strike was extraordinarily sharp and startled me!" He wasn't being insincere. Despite being at the Constellation Late Stage, with Lu Ye just entering the Constellation realm, the strike almost broke through his protective spirit force, showing its extraordinary nature. Lu Ye didn't respond. He initially thought that the tattered spirit ark was something he stumbled upon by chance, but now it seemed somehow related to the opportunity Fong Rumo had hinted at earlier. Unfortunately, Fong Rumo hadn't said anything back then, leaving Lu Ye now completely in the dark. The most crucial point: how did a tattered spirit ark suddenly become a fully intact Long Dragon battleship! And the personnel on board were complete. If this were an illusion, it would make sense, but everything Lu Ye saw and felt told him one thing: this was no illusion; this was real! Yet, Lu Ye could confirm one thing: this was definitely an illusion! The thick mist was merely a trigger, but the level of this illusion was so high that he couldn't discern any flaws. If so, the people before him might not even be alive. They looked no different from living beings, but in reality, who knows how long they've been dead. The location he found himself in must still be that tattered spirit ark, merely transformed by the illusion into seeing a perfectly intact Long Dragon battleship.