Chapter 878 Entering the Dark River

As the Emperor's warship sailed away from Xianwu Star, everyone's mood gradually calmed down, and their sadness gradually turned into curiosity about the outside world.

Looking at the stars in the sky shining together, the sense of shock and awe of nature sublimated to an unprecedented level.

Zhao Mu was collecting star map information in the main control room at this time.

He now has three star map routes in his hand.

One is the star map route originally recorded on the Emperor's Shenzhou, and this star map can reach the Hongmeng Immortal Realm.

The second one was given to him by Liu Yao. This one was more vague. She copied it based on her memory and roughly pointed out the direction of the Taiyu Realm.

The third star map was the most critical, which was the global star map of the entire Mei family star field contributed by Mei Jiang and his wife.

In fact, this star map is enough, because the location information of thousands of Xiuxian Realms in the star field under the jurisdiction of the Mei family is marked in it, and there is also the most critical dark river field star map.

The next is a long interstellar voyage, so Zhao Mu needs to make up for the knowledge of star maps and do a good job of navigation.

Although it was okay to hand it over to the deputy captain, Zhao Mu still wanted to do it himself since it was a rare opportunity.

At least he had to experience it.

With the help of the deputy captain's intelligence, Zhao Mu integrated the three star maps to form a more accurate star map.

The entire star map was cone-shaped.

The tip was where the Immortal Alliance was located.

The sixteen clans of the Immortal Alliance almost divided the entire universe into sixteen regions. Each clan was in charge of a star field, and each star field had a different name.

The star field governed by the Mei clan was called [Meiyuan]. This was the name given by the first generation of the Mei clan and has been used to this day.

There are more than 300 billion galaxies in the Meiyuan star field, and each galaxy has hundreds of billions of star systems.

On an astronomical scale, such huge numbers are everywhere, which will shock people at first, but you will get used to it.

In fact, most galaxies are just background boards in Meiyuan.

There are very few galaxies that can give birth to civilizations.

The galaxies that can give birth to immortal civilizations are even rarer.

There are a total of 8,521 immortal realms with clear identities in the Plum Garden.

The Great Thousand World is not on the list because it has not yet joined the Immortal Alliance.

There are many small immortal realms similar to the Great Thousand World, which are basically located on the edge of the Plum Garden, so the total number of immortal realms actually has to be multiplied several times or even more.

But even so, compared with the total number of billions of galaxies, it is still pitifully small.

Hongmeng Immortal Realm and Taiyu Realm, one is a second-level immortal world, and the other is a fourth-level immortal world.

The size of these two immortal realms is much larger than that of the Great Thousand World, and geographically, they are closer to the Immortal Alliance than the Great Thousand World.

Zhao Mu originally thought that these two immortal realms were neighbors with the Great Thousand World, and the distance between them would not be too far.

But in fact, from the star map, there is still a certain distance.

There are many other galaxies in between.

The reason why they feel adjacent is actually because these three galaxies are all on a tributary of a dark river.

As long as you go upstream along the dark river, you can reach the Hongmeng Immortal Realm and the Taiyu Realm one after another.

These two immortal cultivation realms are also the more powerful immortal cultivation realms on this tributary.

Although the dark river is a trace left by the erosion of the demon power, it is also an important transportation route in the universe.

Because the time and space laws in the dark river are relatively special, using the dark river for long-distance movement is much more efficient than sailing in ordinary interstellar space.

Mei Jiang and Mei Luo drifted down along the dark current and came to the world.

It took them less than three years.

But if it is a normal voyage, the distance of hundreds of millions of light years will take a long time even with superluminal jump means.

Of course, there is actually another most efficient way to move, that is, riding the Wanxiang teleportation array of the Immortal Alliance.

All immortal cultivation realms that join the Immortal Alliance will be supported by the Immortal Alliance. The first support plan is to build a Wanxiang teleportation array for the immortal cultivation realm, through which you can directly reach the internal star field of the Immortal Alliance.

However, the Wanxiang Teleportation Array is strictly regulated. Each teleportation requires the approval of the Immortal Alliance and requires an application to be submitted in advance. Not to mention the trouble, the cost of a single teleportation is frighteningly high. At least the Mei Jiang couple cannot afford it, so they would rather spend three more years, take a little risk, and choose to take a shortcut from the undercurrent.

However, after a detailed understanding, Zhao Mu found that he didn't need to take a shortcut.

Because the Emperor Battleship under his feet is a master-class.

The engine of the Emperor Battleship is too powerful, and directional transmission is convenient and fast. The distance of hundreds of millions of light years is not a difficult task for the Emperor Battleship. It is nothing more than consuming a little more energy from the immortal stone.

According to the intelligent route guidance given by the deputy captain, the Emperor Battleship does not need to enter the dark river. If it goes directly to the Hongmeng Immortal Realm, it will only take twelve days.

If you go through the dark river, it will take more than a month.

Of course, if you go through the dark river, the energy consumption is less than one-third, which is more energy-saving.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Mu still plans to go through the dark river.

The main reason was that he wanted to experience the feeling of speeding in the dark river.

He might find some star beasts or demons' nests along the way, which would be a good opportunity for the main guns of the Emperor's warships to fire.

Soon, Zhao Mu had set the route.

He also took a detour and did not go to the edge of the dark river. Instead, he planned to start directly from the center of the dark river, so that he would have more chances to encounter star beasts.

Then, the Emperor Battleship entered the superluminal cruise state. At superluminal speed, the surrounding starry sky became invisible. Wherever the naked eye could see, a distorted and rotating visual phenomenon appeared, as if entering a huge kaleidoscope.

Although it is also a special beauty, you can't look at it too much.

People who are not firm enough in their hearts and whose souls are not strong enough will suffer mental trauma if they look at it for a long time.

So Zhao Mu simply cancelled the observation mode and asked everyone to stay inside the battleship and build their new home.

Two days later, the Emperor Battleship left the Great Thousand Galaxy and officially entered the dark river.

The process of entering the dark river was very smooth and smooth, without encountering any obstacles.

Zhao Mu thought it was normal.

But after listening to Mei Jiang's story, he realized that there was actually a special space barrier blocking the intersection of the edge of the dark river and the star field space. Although this barrier can be traversed, the process will be very uncomfortable.

At least when Mei Jiang and his companions entered the dark river on their flying magic weapon, they had to experience very strong turbulence.

But the Emperor Battleship did not have such treatment.

There was no way. The Dominant-class battleship was too powerful. This obstacle was just a drizzle for it and could not cause any waves.

And normally, after entering the dark river, the field of vision would be very compressed and the perception ability would be greatly attenuated. The safest way was to fly close to the edge of the dark river to avoid encountering the star beast.

But after the Emperor Battleship entered the dark river, not only did it not lose its field of vision, but in a special observation mode, it could see the surrounding scenes within several light years at a glance, and even actively detect the energy fluctuations emitted by the star beasts and search for traces of the activities of the star beasts around.

Not long after entering the dark river, Zhao Mu found a group of star beasts gathered together.

It was a group of huge blue life forms shaped like sea urchins. The largest diameter exceeded 200 kilometers, which was not much smaller than the Emperor Battleship. The key was that there were a lot of them, as many as hundreds, and they were crowded together. The scene was still quite shocking.

The deputy captain gave the detection data immediately.

This is a star beast called thorn monster. Not only does it look scary, but it is also extremely vicious. It feeds on planets. When it is hungry, it will form a group to find planets, and then attach to the surface of the planet and absorb the planetary materials.

Their digestive ability is very strong. It only takes a few days to eat a planet completely without leaving any residue.

These thorn monsters are staying in the dark river near the edge of the world. They will obviously pose a great threat to the world. Maybe a large number of planets have become their food.

"Start the main gun, fire it and listen to the sound!"