The so-called otherworldly clans didn't actually live in outer space. The world outside the Myriad Heavens Universe was also composed of various planes, but they merely belonged to other plane clusters.
For Void Cutter cultivators, travel between different planes was already quite an easy feat, so there was no lack of people with ambitions of exploring the outlands. These people would personally travel outside the Myriad Heavens Universe.
Qian Han was such a person.
Although he was the manager of Red's palace in his early years, Red herself was away from Star Realm most of the time, so he naturally had plenty of time to travel.
It was in such a situation that he discovered the domain of the golden giants clan.
"Esteemed Jin Wuyin, this is the image data of Gu Nan's transformation," Qian Han stood in front of a tall golden man and said respectfully.
He couldn't afford to be disrespectful, because he knew that not only was the one before him the chief of the golden giants clan, but he was also a Star Ruler in the truest sense.
The golden giants clan had existed proudly outside the Myriad Heavens Universe for tens of thousands of years. If they didn't have the protection of a Star Ruler, they would've been conquered by other powerful forces a long time ago.
Golden giants were born with immense strength, and their bodies were invulnerable to many attacks, so they possessed strong resistance to laws. They could be said to be a race favored by heaven and earth.
But the more gifted the race, the harder it was to maintain its independent and autonomous status, because their very existence was enough to attract a lot of coveting eyes.
Qian Han carefully studied the other party. Originally, with his status, he didn't have any hopes of meeting this one in person, but now the other party directly demanded to meet him personally because of the matter with Young Master Jin.
If possible, Qian Han never hoped to meet the chief like this.
"Judging from the image alone, it's indeed similar," even the chief of the golden giants clan made this judgment. "But the image doesn't have his aura. That is the most telling indicator."
When Gu Nan transformed into a deity, all the external objects around him that were connected to laws were completely suppressed. The image in Qian Han's hand was left by technological methods, so it was impossible to record his aura.
Qian Han explained this with a bitter smile, trying to describe Gu Nan's strength in that fight, but he didn't know where to start.
Because every time he recalled that scene, he could only think of a single description—deity-like.
Jin Wuyin stood up slowly and said in a low voice, "No matter who he is, anyone who kills my clansmen for no reason must pay the price… Where is this person?"
"Er… This old man doesn't know," Qian Han answered honestly. Who knew which plane a Void Cutter cultivator was currently in?
But patriarch Jin Wuyin was obviously not a reasonable person. He picked up Qian Han by the collar and glared at him icily. "If you can't find his trace within three months, I'll kill you in his place."
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Of course Gu Nan wouldn't know that someone might be dying in his place. He was currently traveling to a small plane called "Crescent Moon World" with Red Tail.
Crescent Moon World was a small plane that was discovered only recently. Due to the scarcity of various natural resources there, not many people were interested in it.
However, it was located in a remote location in the Myriad Heavens Universe, so time flowed much faster there. The ratio of time flow in that world was 60:1 compared to Heaven and Realm Level planes. It was a plane very suitable for cultivating talents and harvesting them at fixed intervals.
"Crescent Moon World's human civilization is still in the feudal era, but its power level isn't low. It's most suited for raising children of destiny," Red Tail explained the benefits of Crescent Moon World.
Crescent Moon World seldom communicated with the outside world, so it was basically a closed-off small world, but the power system was quite good. Its strongest existences were close to Void Cutter Realm.
The reason why it was "close to" was because the power system here was quite different from the outside world after thousands of years of closed-off development.
The first two realms—Acquired Realm and Innate Realm—were the same, but after Innate Realm, they had Astral Qi Realm and Transcendent Realm.
"Astral Qi Realm cultivators can fly by manipulating their qi; that realm corresponds to our Prodigious Realm. And when one reaches the peak of Transcendent Realm, it's said that they can break through the void, which should be their description of Void Cutter cultivators."
Red Tail had clearly done enough homework and already knew a lot about Crescent Moon World. If she was given a little more time, maybe she would've finished setting up an organization here as well.
"Mm. Let's find a Transcendent Realm martial artist first and test their abilities," Gu Nan said with great interest. He wasn't as busy as normal Star Rulers.
Moreover, rebuilding White Mist was one of the important steps in the construction of his Divine Kingdom. Getting started was always the hardest part, so Gu Nan didn't mind doing the first step himself.
As long as they successfully conquered Crescent Moon World, it would be much more convenient to conquer other planes with the help of powerful figures from this plane.
Crescent Moon World had only one continent shaped like a crescent moon, and it was currently in the period where the royal family's influence was weak and countless outstanding heroes were rising up. Disciples of various large sects had come out of their mountains one after another, hoping to achieve greatness.
Gu Nan and Red Tail's first stop was Mt. Dahang, where two of the eight great sects in the world were located. It was truly a holy land for martial arts.
"Luminous Temple and Zhongli Sword Sect," Gu Nan muttered the names of the two sects while walking through the mountain and fields.
One was a sword sect and the other was a Buddhist temple, both of which were the top sects of Crescent Moon World and had the protection of Transcendent Realm martial artists.
"Let's go to Zhongli Sword Sect first." The mountain breeze blew on his face. Gu Nan didn't hesitate for long and soon decided.
Most Buddhist techniques had their own mystical elements, so they weren't suited for serving as case studies to observe the average abilities of cultivators here. In contrast, sword cultivators were slightly better.
Dahang Mountain wasn't large, but Zhongli Sword Sect occupied a large area. They even owned a village at the foot of the mountain.
If normal guests wanted to visit, they must start from the Guest Pavilion at the foot of the mountain and climb up step by step, so as to show the status of the eight great sects.
But Gu Nan was here to cause trouble, so he didn't pay so much attention to this. He descended directly from the air with Red Tail, but then stopped and looked up at the sky ahead.
That was the location of the most iconic building of Zhongli Sword Sect—Heavenly Sword Tower.
"The Transcendent Realm martial artists here don't yet have the ability to tear apart space, so the chances of them remaining inside the sect are very high," Red Tail noticed Gu Nan's action and said.
"Indeed." Gu Nan said with a smile, "Their true bodies aren't here, but they can return at any time."
Red Tail paused slightly, then also stared at the tower shaped like a giant sword, seeming to understand something.
The next second, the figures of the two disappeared without warning and appeared in the main hall down below, where a bunch of people were standing in groups of two or three. They were holding a martial arts tournament.
When Gu Nan and Red Tail appeared, a young man had just knocked away his opponent's longsword with his own sword and revealed a victorious smile.
"Junior Brother Yan, you still need to diligently practice your Cloud-Piercing Sword Style!" The youth swung his sword beautifully, then looked at his opponent and said.
He was planning to appreciate the frustration and unwillingness on Junior Brother Yan's face after suffering a defeat, only to discover that the other party was staring at him in horror.
The young man seemed to understand something and suddenly turned to look behind him, only to see a man and a woman standing there quietly.
"W-Who are you guys…" The youth blurted out.
However, before his voice fell, he found that his line of sight began to float upward, and a sharp pain came from his face as his whole person flew out instantly.
In the onlookers' eyes, the newcomer merely gave him a cold look, and the youth was directly slapped away.
"Who is the Sect Master?" Calm words came from the man's mouth.
An elderly man with an aged face and shrewd eyes slowly got up and stared at the other party gravely.
"As one of the eight great sects of the world, my Zhongli Sword Sect has the protection of a Transcendent Realm founder," the old man immediately brought out his backing. "Your Excellency came to my door and bullied my sect's disciple. Do you want to make an enemy of my sect's founder?"
The old man's voice echoed throughout the hall. He could see that the other party's strength was unfathomable, so he didn't say anything extra. He knew that only the founder could suppress the other party.
To his surprise, however, the man remained expressionless and only one word popped out of his mouth:
"Yeah."