Under the manipulation of True Monarch Tian Hua, the speed of the star system flying ship slowly increased. In the initial stage, its speed was very slow, not even as fast as ordinary Golden Core realm experts' flight speed.
As time passed, the speed of the star system flying ship continuously increased, reaching one-tenth the speed of light.
One-eighth the speed of light.
One-fifth the speed of light.
One-third the speed of light.
During the acceleration phase of interstellar travel by star system flying ship, the most time-consuming part is the acceleration, as the speed of the star system flying ship must reach near-light speed to satisfy the conditions for spatial jumps.
After nearly a day of acceleration, the star system flying ship, overcoming resistance, finally reached the conditions for spatial jumps.
"We are about to initiate a spatial jump."
Only when the speed reached near-light speed did True Monarch Tian Hua begin to insert spatial stones, preparing for the spatial jump.
Everyone felt their vision blur. Countless stars flashed before their eyes like streaks of light. With a low hum resonating in their minds, the surrounding space plunged into endless darkness, where even divine sense could not detect any substance.
In an instant, their vision returned to normal, and the star system flying ship was flying through space.
"How does it feel?"
Zhang Fan looked down at Qin Luoshui beside him and asked.
"It's a very strange feeling. It feels like a long time has passed, yet it also feels like just an instant. It's a bit like the weightlessness during bungee jumping in high school," Qin Luoshui said.
"En."
Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Although it was just an instant, that spatial jump just now allowed us to cross a distance of over a hundred light-years."
"A hundred light-years?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Luoshui, Lin Haotian, and the others found it incredible. The place that light takes a hundred years to reach, they had traversed in an instant with this star system flying ship.
"Don't be surprised. The vastness of the universe far exceeds your imagination. Star system flying ships are merely the most basic type of star-class transportation. Without the assistance of star system teleportation arrays, it would take two to three years for a star system flying ship alone to fly out of the Milky Way," Zhang Fan explained.
After a spatial jump, the star system flying ship's speed became very slow. To perform another spatial jump, its speed had to be increased again.
Therefore, when traveling by star system flying ship, the most time wasted was in acceleration.
With the first jump, everyone became much more accustomed to subsequent spatial jumps. Initially, they thought interstellar travel would be very interesting, but this feeling lasted for less than a week. They soon realized how monotonous it was, constantly accelerating and jumping, with only cultivation to pass the time.
Zhang Fan had already cultivated two top-tier Golden Cores, so he would not encounter bottlenecks in his cultivation for a while and could continue cultivating until the peak of the Golden Core realm.
As for the Myriad Domain Suppressing God Body he cultivated, it had now reached the minor accomplishment stage of the God Body. However, it was only in the early stage of minor accomplishment, and there was still an immeasurable distance to great accomplishment.
Therefore, Zhang Fan planned to use the next few years of travel to improve his Qi cultivation to the peak of the Golden Core realm. His combat power would increase by at least a major level.
As everyone entered a state of cultivation one by one, the star system flying ship became quiet, with only the occasional soft sound of breathing and circulation emanating from within.
Unbeknownst to them all, as they progressed, they were also moving closer to danger.
In the fourth month of entering space, through continuous spatial jumps, Zhang Fan and his group were now over ten thousand light-years away from Earth.
Boom!
A surge of scorching black flames appeared out of thin air, suddenly engulfing the star system flying ship. The ship, which was in the acceleration phase, rapidly decelerated and shook violently. Everyone who was cultivating was jolted awake.
"What happened?" Xue Jing stood up and looked outside the flying ship. He only saw an endless expanse of flames, unable to see anything else.
"We've been targeted." Zhang Fan's immense divine sense power spread out, detecting several powerful auras, including human cultivators and demon powerhouses.
"Everyone be careful and prepare for battle."
Zhang Fan led everyone out of the star system flying ship, casually collecting it into his Star Chart Space. Simultaneously, the power of his Triple Domain surged out, dispelling the endless flames.
In the distant starry sky, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose stood, his eyes cold and sharp like a falcon's, fixed on Zhang Fan and his group.
On either side of the middle-aged man stood nearly ten Golden Core realm powerhouses, some human and some demon.
"Who is he?"
Xue Jing glanced at True Monarch Tian Hua beside him and asked.
He could feel the powerful threat emanating from the middle-aged man standing in the center. With his current strength, anyone who could pose a threat to him was at least someone who had overcome the second Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage.
True Monarch Tian Hua shook his head, a hint of confusion in his eyes. He could naturally sense the middle-aged man's power. Logically, he should have known about such a powerful individual, even if he hadn't met them before.
However, in reality, he knew nothing.
Nevertheless, despite the opponent's formidable strength, they did not have much worry, as they had all witnessed Zhang Fan's terrifying speed. Even if they couldn't win, they could choose to escape.
"Haha, isn't this the genius formation master, True Monarch Tian Hua? I thought you had also died in the land of opportunity. Now it seems you have surrendered to the natives of the land of opportunity?"
"Oh, so you've already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. No wonder you managed to survive."
Black Flame King looked at Zhang Fan's group. Seeing that True Monarch Tian Hua was still alive, he showed a hint of surprise.
"It seems they are here with ill intentions!"
Hearing the cold-voiced middle-aged man's words, everyone understood. The other party was targeting the land of opportunity. The information he had about the land of opportunity also made them realize that some cultivators who had fled from outer space had fallen into his hands.
After all, cultivators from the Wu Shan Star Domain would not have such speed. This person had likely been lurking outside the Wu Shan Star Domain and, upon discovering that the formation blocking Nascent Soul cultivators from entering the Milky Way had disappeared, had entered the Milky Way.
And that time coincided with the escape of those from outer space.
"Who are you?"
Zhang Fan stared at the middle-aged man leading the group and asked.
When Zhang Fan spoke, Black Flame King's gaze finally fell upon him. Seeing only a Golden Core realm cultivator standing in front of two Nascent Soul cultivators, he felt a hint of curiosity.
"It seems you have obtained the opportunity. I wonder what True Immortal Zi Wu left behind in the land of opportunity. Can you tell me about it?" the middle-aged man asked politely.
"No." Zhang Fan gave him a knowing smile and said very directly.
The human and demon cultivators standing beside Black Flame King were stunned. They cast looks of pity towards Zhang Fan. He was merely a small Golden Core realm cultivator, yet he dared to defy their great Black Flame King. It had to be said that he had immense courage.
But they could also imagine that this group would suffer a tragic fate because of this one sentence from the Golden Core realm cultivator.