Primordial Star Scripture

Ye Chen was unaware of everything that was happening at the Seventy-Three Crossing.

At this moment, Ye Chen was standing at a corner of the ferry with the three Shi brothers, watching the broad and boundless Boundary River.

Bathed in the evening glow, the Boundary River sparkled, exceptionally mesmerizing.

"Southern Territory, Central Region, separated by a river, yet they are two different worlds," Ye Chen mused with emotion.

Thinking about how he was about to enter the central region of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, to witness a broader world and encounter more powerful figures, a hint of anticipation welled up in Ye Chen's eyes.

The excitement was also mounting among the other passengers and the Shi brothers, who felt increasingly thrilled as the ferry got closer to the boundary of the Central Region.

Finally, after drifting for almost half an hour, the ferry reached the other side of the Boundary River—the edge of the river boundary of the Central Region.

"The Central Region, we've finally arrived!"

"I can finally see for myself what the three great empires of the Central Region look like!"

As the ferry docked, many who were visiting the Central Region for the first time shouted excitedly.

Ye Chen also looked up towards the front. From the middle of the Boundary River, the view of the Central Region was hazy and indistinct, but once the ferry docked, Ye Chen got his first clear look at the region.

The place where they docked was beneath a great city, and upon his first glance at the city, Ye Chen's heart shook.

The outer walls of the city towered hundreds of feet high and stretched as far as the eye could see. The walls were built from massive blocks of greenstone, each piece likely weighing over ten thousand pounds!

The entire wall exuded an ancient atmosphere that went straight to the heart.

Inside the walls, shadows of enormous pavilions loomed in the dusk. Atop many of those pavilions, huge pearls emitted colorful light, illuminating the vast city as if it were daytime.

What a magnificent city!

Probably not a single one of the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory could boast such a grand city!

"The Great Qian Empire, Dragon Abyss City!"

"I've heard that every ferry from the Southern Territory to the Central Region stops outside Dragon Abyss City!"

"Entering Dragon Abyss City means you've officially stepped into the territory of the Great Qian, one of the Central Region's three great empires!"

Many who recognized the city were filled with emotion, and then they flew off the ferry, searching for the nearest city gate beneath the wall.

Ye Chen and the three Shi brothers disembarked as well.

As they were walking towards the city gate, the three Shi brothers asked Ye Chen, "Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, night has fallen. Do you plan to stay in Dragon Abyss City for the night, or will you head directly to the Tai'a Sword Sect?"

Ye Chen said with a smile, "I won't delay any further and plan to go directly to the Tai'a Sword Sect. What are your plans, fellow daoists?"

"We three brothers need to stay in Dragon Abyss City for a few days," Shi Tianhe spoke.

"In that case, let's part ways here," Ye Chen said, cupping his fist towards them. "I would like to thank you all for your guidance along the way."

"Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, you're too polite," the Shi brothers replied, returning the gesture.

Then Shi Tianhe spoke again, "I've heard that the Tai'a Sword Sect is tens of thousands of miles west of the Great Qian Empire, even farther than the total area of the thirteen states of the Southern Territory. You should be careful on your journey, fellow daoist."

Ye Chen nodded with a smile.

From the Barbaric Wilderness Mountain and Sea Map, Ye Chen already knew the location of the Tai'a Sword Sect, so he wouldn't go in the wrong direction.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the Shi brothers, Ye Chen's figure shifted and he disappeared into the vast night.

Watching Ye Chen vanish, Shi Tianhai of the Shi brothers couldn't help but say, "Third brother, you kept reminding Ye Chen to be cautious, but I have a feeling that Fellow Daoist Ye Chen might be even more formidable than us!"

Shi Tianjiang standing beside him also said, "I share that odd feeling. It's as though Fellow Daoist Ye Chen isn't worried at all about traveling alone in the Central Region. Could he really be concealing his strength?"

Shi Tianhe was taken aback, "No way, he's so young. Just being in the early stages of the Spirit Sea Realm is already impressive. If he's hiding his true strength, that would be terrifying, wouldn't it?"

"Anyway, Fellow Daoist Ye Chen is somewhat enigmatic to me." Seeing Shi Tianhe's disbelief, Shi Tianjiang laughed and shook his head, "Well, we met by chance and probably won't encounter Fellow Daoist Ye Chen again in the future. I hope he can safely reach the Tai'a Sword Sect on his journey through the Central Region."

Shi Tianhai nodded, "Let's be on our way too. Night has fallen, and we need to hurry to the Hall of Ten Thousand Treasures to see if we can complete our sect's task early. Maybe we can even make it in time to attend the Sword Fighting Tournament in the Immeasurable Mountain."

As the Shi brothers conversed, they too disappeared into the night.

Not long after Ye Chen and the Shi brothers parted ways, the girl in white, holding a snow-white little Diao'er, abruptly appeared at the foot of the city wall of Dragon Abyss City.

At this time, the girl was already a hundred miles away from Ye Chen, but her eyes seemed to effortlessly bridge that distance as she looked directly toward Ye Chen.

Even Ye Chen was incapable of extending his Divine Sense over such a vast distance—his furthest reach, even after cultivating the Primordial Star Scripture and breaking through the boundaries of the True Qi Realm, was only forty miles.

This distance was already quite exceptional, on par with mid-stage practitioners of the Rotating Pill Realm.

But this girl's scope was even more distant than Ye Chen's, which was truly inconceivable!

While the girl surveyed the area, her eyes brightened slightly as she watched Ye Chen, "He moves so swiftly. Huh, his movement technique is quite peculiar."

Ye Chen left the Shi brothers and found a secluded spot to start using the Void Instantaneous Change movement technique to head out of Dragon Abyss City. Almost with every blink, he could instantaneously move dozens of miles away. By the time the girl looked in his direction, he was nearly out of Dragon Abyss City, about to enter deep within the Great Qian Dynasty.

"I have to keep up quickly. Otherwise, if I, Mu Qingqing, get left behind, it would really be embarrassing." The girl, watching Ye Chen who was getting farther and farther away, revealed a sly smile in her cunning eyes. With a faint white light flickering around her, she vanished into thin air.

...

"Dragon Abyss City, I've finally left Dragon Abyss City!"

Ye Chen used the Void Instantaneous Change technique more than ten times, covering a distance of hundreds of miles, before he truly left the area of Dragon Abyss City.

The magnitude of this first major city he encountered in the Central Territory made even Ye Chen exclaim in admiration.

Looking back at the brightly lit city under the night sky, Ye Chen's True Qi surged around him, and he transformed into a streak of Escaping Light, speeding off in the direction of Tai'a Sword Sect at the western frontier of the Great Qian Dynasty.

This flight was maintained for the better part of half a day.

Only after about one-third of his True Qi had been expended did Ye Chen stop to sit and rest for a while.

However, Ye Chen had top-grade Spirit Stones to replenish his True Qi, and with his Qi Meridian, Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and Thirty-Three Meridian Wheels all capable of restoring True Qi, his resting speed was also extremely fast.

After each brief stop, he was re-energized with True Qi and continued on his way, able to fly for the better part of half a day.

Such a mode of flight left the mysterious girl following him, "Mu Qingqing", thoroughly impressed.

If Mu Qingqing hadn't also been somewhat extraordinary, she might really have been completely lost by Ye Chen!

"Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting!"

"On this trip, I came out in the capacity of an Envoy, yet I haven't found someone who caught my eye. If he has a few more surprises up his sleeve, maybe that exceedingly valuable slot will fall into his hands!"

Thinking this, Mu Qingqing's eyes lit up even more. She flickered with escaping light and continued to pursue Ye Chen.

...

After thirteen days of flying, Ye Chen finally crossed most of the Great Qian Dynasty, entering the western territories.

Looking at the Barbaric Wilderness Mountain and Sea Map, in another two or three days, he would officially enter the domain of the Tai'a Sword Sect.

In these thirteen days, Ye Chen flew non-stop covering hundreds of thousands of miles, a distance even greater than the one he had initially covered when he left the Heavenly Wind Kingdom, traveling across several kingdoms to reach the Boundary River!

This was, however, only his flight within the Great Qian Dynasty.

This made Ye Chen marvel at the vastness of the Central Territory and the great kingdoms!

Although Ye Chen had been flying continuously for more than ten days, he had encountered mysterious attacks a few times during his rests and had even passed over a dozen sites of struggle or even great battles on his way, which made him fully realize the intensity of the struggles in the Central Territory.

Luckily, the most dangerous encounter along the way was an ambush by a mid-Rotating Pill Realm Loose Cultivator, whom Ye Chen dispatched with ease, avoiding any real trouble.

After entering the western territories, Ye Chen rested briefly for a day before continuing on the road.

Two days later, Ye Chen finally saw a vast forest appearing ahead in the distance.

"Misty Sea Forest!"

"I am finally close to the territory of Tai'a Sword Sect!"

Seeing the huge forest ahead, stretching as far as the eye could see, Ye Chen's eyes brightened.

From the Barbaric Wilderness Mountain and Sea Map, Ye Chen knew that this forest, called "Misty Sea Forest," was the gateway forest outside the Tai'a Sword Sect. Once across it, he could truly enter the territory of the Tai'a Sword Sect!

"The Misty Sea Forest, shrouded in mist all year round, is rumored to even house high-ranking Demon Kings equivalent to late Rotating Pill Realm Martial Artists—and quite a few of them at that!"

"Contained within this Misty Sea Forest is one of Tai'a Sword Sect's protective Grand Formations. In times of real danger, with the Grand Formation activated, the entire forest becomes a terrifying killing field.

But within the Great Qian Dynasty, no Sect would provoke a Great Sect like Tai'a Sword Sect, so the protective Grand Formation hasn't been activated for the past few thousand years, as far as I've heard."

"Passing through this Misty Sea Forest, I'll reach the Tai'a Sword Sect's Tai'a City, and by crossing Tai'a City, I will truly arrive at the mountain gate of the Tai'a Sword Sect!"

Various introductions about the Misty Sea Forest and the Tai'a Sword Sect flashed through Ye Chen's mind.

Moments later, Ye Chen's figure once again turned into a streak of light, instantly dashing dozens of miles and plunging deep into the Misty Sea Forest.

"The Misty Sea Forest has arrived."

"This place is a rather good one. The young man ahead hasn't encountered any troubles along the way, so I haven't truly witnessed his strength yet. This place is a good test to see what his real capabilities are."

Not long after Ye Chen entered the Misty Sea Forest, with a flash of escaping light, the white-clothed girl Mu Qingqing appeared just outside the forest. Your next read awaits at m v|l-e'm,p| y- r

Murmuring to herself, the girl gently stroked the snow-white Diao'er nestled in her arms. She then moved her rosy lips slightly, and the snow-white Diao'er, which had been dozing off, suddenly became alert and flew out of the girl's embrace.

In an instant, with a "whoosh," a streak of white light flashed, and the snow-white Diao'er dived into the Misty Sea Forest.

Seeing the snow-white Diao'er burst into the Misty Sea Forest, the girl's sly eyes smiled faintly.

Before long, the previously tranquil Misty Sea Forest suddenly erupted with one roar after another from giant monsters!