237: Mallory Galaxy

Within the long, winding space tunnel, massive immortal ships were moving forward at high speeds.

Countless treacherous spatial forces constantly rubbed against and cut into these immortal ships.

However, they were all firmly blocked by the thick protective ship Formations.

Only the constant ripples appearing on the Formation's light barrier indicated the dangers within the space tunnel.

At first, Lu Tao found it quite novel, sitting on the deck every day and leaning over the railing to watch the bizarre and fantastic sights within the tunnel.

But before long, the repetitive scenery caused him to lose interest.

In the end, he simply hid back in the Immortal Cave he shared with Su Ling, clutching a pile of Medicinal Pills and obediently beginning to Cultivate.

It had to be said that the Spiritual Qi within the space tunnel was surprisingly dense, even a few degrees more mellow than in Lingyun Villa.

Consequently, during the voyage, many Cultivators on the ships used this Spiritual Qi to achieve a Breakthrough in their Realms.

Every day, the sounds of Breakthroughs could be felt coming from the densely packed Immortal Caves on the immortal ship, making Lu Tao even more afraid to slack off.

For Su Ling, this period of time was a mix of joy and worry.

The good news was that his cultivation was already infinitely close to the threshold of Soul Transformation, and the Nascent Soul within his body had already grown to the size of an adult.

Its features were exactly the same as his own; sitting within the Purple Mansion, it absorbed a massive amount of Spiritual Qi with every breath.

If he hadn't been forcibly suppressing his Realm, he likely would have broken through to the next level long ago.

The bad news was that he could clearly feel that once he released his suppression, the Lightning Tribulation would surely come!

At the thought of the scene during his last time Undergoing Tribulation, Su Ling felt a faint ache in his molars.

Back then, he had relied on the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal to narrowly survive the third bolt of the Lightning Tribulation.

But the price was that the Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, and spiritual materials in his storage ring were sucked dry by the Lightning Tribulation and the Immortal Eye.

Only that "Immortal Abode Secret Key," the Star Pivot Heaven-Fixing Seal, remained intact.

This time, he didn't dare to bet on a miracle happening again.

"I can only suppress my strength for now and try my best to solidify my foundation."

Su Ling thought to himself, then spared no expense in using a large number of Spirit Stones to exchange for many top-tier Yin and Thunder attribute spiritual materials from the immortal ship's storehouse to assist in cultivating his Immortal Body and Nether Body.

During the hundred-plus years of executing the base mission, Su Ling had already gained a thorough understanding of these two Body Refining Cultivation Techniques.

The Azure Heaven Sacred Thunder Immortal Body, besides significantly increasing the power of thunder methods and giving his Azure Heaven Thunder Method a more majestic heavenly might...

...could also enhance his own resistance to thunder-based attacks; he could even withstand the thunder methods of a Spirit Transformation Cultivator to some extent.

More importantly, this Physique naturally came with an effect of warding off evil; once it reached Major Achievement, it could achieve immunity to all evils, and neither Devilish Qi nor Yin energy could approach him.

The Nine Nether Indestructible Nether Body, on the other hand, excelled at drawing Yin-attribute spiritual energy from the void, allowing for rapid replenishment of his own consumption even in the Qi-sparse Devil Realm.

Moreover, it could spontaneously purify the surrounding Soul Power to nourish the Cultivator's Divine Soul, making the Sea of Consciousness more stable.

But the most core characteristic of this Physique was the word "Undying"!

According to the records of the Cultivation Technique, after the Nether Body was cultivated to Major Achievement, even if the Physical Body was smashed to pieces, it could absorb the surrounding nether Death Qi to instantly reconstruct the body.

Even if only a single drop of blood or a sliver of Divine Soul remained, as long as Death Qi existed, one could come back to life.

What was even more precious was its natural resistance to extreme Yang forces like the light and thunder systems; even if suppressed, the reconstruction speed would only slow down and would never completely fail.

Both of these Physiques were excellent aids for Undergoing Tribulation.

Su Ling still remembered that during his last tribulation, besides the sky full of lightning punishment, there were also countless Yin spirits and demons that took the opportunity to burrow into his Sea of Consciousness, attempting to erode his mind.

If he could Cultivate these two Physiques more deeply, he would have more confidence when facing both the Lightning Tribulation and the demons during his next tribulation.

Therefore, throughout the long journey across the void, Su Ling remained focused, devoting all his energy to tempering these two great Physiques... for fifty years!

This cross-Realm journey saw dozens of immortal ships sailing in the space tunnel for a full fifty years.

When the immortal ships emerged from the Star Gate, exclamations of wonder rose one after another from within the ships.

Ahead of the Star Gate, a colossally large Sun Star radiated scorching firelight.

An immortal palace was parked on one side of the Sun Star, with strands of Origin Qi being constantly drawn into the immortal ships.

The immortal palace radiated brilliance, converting this Origin Qi into energy suitable for its own attributes.

Through the dense brilliance, the four large characters for [Star Refining Dao Palace] were faintly visible.

Near the Sun Star, there were also about a dozen deathly silent plane stars.

Above almost every star, over a hundred immortal ships of various types were parked.

Only near one of them was a single small immortal ship parked.

"Is that... Grandmaster's vessel?!"

Golden patterns flowed in Su Ling's right eye, and only with great difficulty did he clearly see the distant immortal palace, murmuring to himself.

The fleet belonging to the Seven Sects slowly approached that Dead Star.

When the fleet was properly parked, more than twenty True Immortals with powerful auras flew out from the fleet and headed straight for that small immortal ship.

It wasn't until a month later that Su Ling received his Revered Master's summons and was drawn into that small immortal ship by a burst of immortal power.

"In half a year, our Canglang Seven Sects will set out for the Malori Star System..."

Inside the immortal ship, Clear Ripple Immortal Venerable rubbed her brow and said calmly.

In this Plane War, if she weren't the youngest Disciple of Dao Venerable Yun Miao, the Seven Sects wouldn't have been able to participate at all.

As the primary bridge, Clear Ripple had to coordinate everything to bind the Seven Sects together into a single force to cooperate with the Star Refining Dao Sect's army in launching the offensive.

This was also her first time participating in such a massive campaign.

The mental effort required made even her, with her Golden Immortal body, feel exhausted.

"Revered Master, is there anything your Disciple needs to do?"

Su Ling cupped his hands and asked nervously.

Hearing this, Clear Ripple Immortal Venerable couldn't help but smile. "You are only at the Peak Nascent Soul stage; what can you do?"

Having said that, she shook her head and explained, "Although the Malori Star System is the weakest star system in the Evan Star Field, there are still over twenty Plane Planets that we need to occupy... Among these planes, there is no lack of Golden Immortal-level combat power. I must also respond with all my strength and won't be able to look after you."

"What you can do is try your best to ensure your own safety during the battle."

"Disciple understands."

Su Ling took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

Calculating carefully, his cultivation time was only a bit over three hundred years.

Being able to advance to Peak Nascent Soul was already no easy feat.

But the Sect needed to develop, and plane conquests were unavoidable.

In a battlefield that often involved millions of Cultivators, soldiers face soldiers, and generals face generals.

Whether Golden Immortals or True Immortals, all have their own opponents to face.

Cannon fodder likewise needs to fight cannon fodder.

As a Sect Disciple, Su Ling could not stay out of it.

Since he had come, he had to go to the battlefield.

Unless he was willing to cower in the rear and do some logistics work as an Artifact Refiner or Alchemist.

But if he really chose that, his bond as Revered Master and Disciple with Clear Ripple would likely end there.

Fortunately, Su Ling had never been a flower in a greenhouse.

It's just a battle!

Why fear it?