Although the upper realm and Mountain Sea Realm both belonged to the Vast Sea System, the distance between them was enormous. Without borrowing special tools, even with Half-Step Heavenly Mystery Realm cultivation, traveling there would take at least several decades.

Fortunately, Jun Changxiao had advanced warships. Based on speed and distance, he estimated reaching the destination in about two months.

Of course.

The faster the speed, the more fuel consumed.

After only two or three days of universe flight, the eleven warships had consumed several million dao stones.

Sitting in the main pilot cabin, Jun Changxiao propped up his chin. “I hope the Mountain Sea Realm has similar resources for resupply. Otherwise, we probably can’t even fly out of the Vast Sea System!”

“As expected!”

The system said, “Going to be a bandit!”

“What bandit!”

Jun Changxiao said, “I’ll exchange things with them!”

Although Gou Sheng was somewhat shameless, he definitely couldn’t do house robbery, so he planned to temporarily be a planar merchant, using equivalent value items to exchange for energy sources.

“Ptui.”

The system said, “Definitely a shady merchant.”

How so?

Anything that could serve as warship fuel had to be at least dao stone grade.

This kind of thing was extremely precious in any plane. What equivalent value items could he take out to exchange?

“No need for you to worry.” Jun Changxiao said, “I have my own methods.”

……

Eleven warships traveled in orderly formation through the vast universe.

Disciples cultivated as usual in various martial facilities, showing no slackness due to interstellar travel.

“Second Senior Brother.”

“Going to the Life-Death Secret Realm?”

“Let’s go.”

Li Qingyang and Su Xiaomo went together into the cabin housing the Life-Death Secret Realm.

The warship interior was designed very humanely—not only residential cabins but also specialized cultivation rooms, dining halls, and even KTV for singing.

“Ahhh!”

Jun Changxiao held the microphone, singing at the top of his lungs.

Liu Sinan, Gongsun Hou, and Baili Qianchou all lay on the floor, either bleeding from all seven orifices or foaming at the mouth.

At first when the Sect Master called them over, the three brothers were quite puzzled why all the disciples deliberately avoided them. Now they finally knew the reason—turns out… this guy’s singing was deadly!

……

After a bout of ghostly wailing, the three Demon Extermination Masters were sent to the medical room for emergency treatment. Jun Changxiao returned to his quarters, merging his consciousness into his spatial ring and taking out the Supreme-grade commodity rewarded from completing the previous quest.

“Finally remembered.” The system said.

“Hum!”

Jun Changxiao raised his palm, gently pressing it against the Supreme-grade commodity. After golden light rippled, a notification sounded in his ear: “Ding! Congratulations host for drawing a main quest.”

“Ding! Congratulations host for obtaining a soul bomb.”

Gou Sheng’s expression instantly froze.

“Hahahaha!”

The system laughed unbridled.

Recently, Jun Changxiao kept preventing it from speaking, worried about jinxing. Yet when drawing the Supreme-grade commodity prize, he not only drew a main quest but also drew a soul bomb—basically arranged himself.

“This isn’t how you play!”

Gou Sheng clutched his head, his face full of despair.

“Alas.” The system consoled, “This might just be host’s fate. Hahahaha…”

……

Living up to expectations.

The main quest arrived again.

The content was: Dominate the upper universe.

“That’s it?”

Seeing only six simple characters written on the quest board, Jun Changxiao’s expression became dazed.

The previous three main quests all had time restrictions—failure to complete would activate the soul bomb. This time there was none!

“That’s not right!”

Jun Changxiao asked in confusion, “Since there’s no time requirement, why bind me with a soul bomb?”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to retrieve the brick-like soul bomb. Discovering it had ‘Upper Realm Version’ written on it, he suddenly understood: “This is the soul bomb that was removed from me earlier!”

“…”

The system couldn’t laugh anymore.

“Hahahaha!”

This time it was Jun Changxiao’s turn to laugh heartily!

The main quest had no time limit and even sent a soul bomb—couldn’t he just follow the old routine and directly bomb the Star Spirit Realm!

“I understand now!”

The system said, “No wonder you’re going to the Mountain Sea Realm to find Gu Zhaoxi. Turns out you need someone to carry the explosives!”

Jun Changxiao’s smile faded, his expression serious. “I won’t let brothers repeat that tragedy.”

Previously, Gu Zhaoxi sacrificed himself righteously, bombing nine warships, leaving him in pain for quite a while. So this kind of tragedy requiring someone’s sacrifice absolutely could not happen again!

“Hope so.”

“Dominate the upper universe…”

Jun Changxiao looked again at the few characters on the quest board, stroking his chin. “Does the main quest want me to dominate the universe?”

“Very difficult.”

The system said, “No chance.”

Jun Changxiao agreed.

Although invincible in the upper realm, in the vast universe with myriad planes, gathering them all together would definitely mean Heavenly Mystery Realm cultivators everywhere. With his current power trying to dominate the upper universe, he’d definitely get beaten like a dog.

“Fortunately.”

Jun Changxiao felt relieved. “There’s no time limit. I can develop slowly.”

“Sect Master.”

Just then, a voice sounded in his ear: “The star map has detected a plane nearby.”

Jun Changxiao rushed to the main pilot cabin. He discovered a light point flashing on the screen, not very far from the fleet.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

“Yes!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

All eleven warships simultaneously accelerated, flying toward the first plane discovered during interstellar travel. Faintly, one could sense the world floating in the universe seemed to be… trembling with fear.

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