The universe is boundless and vast. However, although there are many star fields and countless stars, in most places in space, there is still nothingness.

No! Saying there's nothing at all isn't quite accurate.

Space contains scattered cosmic dust and various cosmic rays that pierce through all directions, bringing all kinds of radiation. Besides these, there is also... endless desolation and boundless darkness...

Not to mention humans, even a star that has existed for billions of years is as small as a speck of dust.

In this boundless, ancient universe, everything is insignificant.

Cao Ya set off alone, leaving the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star and traveling far away.

He relied on the star map he obtained from the old mansion master and Gai Jiuyou, unlike Ye Fan who passively traversed star fields by riding the five-colored altar.

That way, you can't choose your destination, which puts you in a very passive position.

However, the advantages are also obvious: it does not require expending one's own power, and staying inside the Five-Colored Altar before it reaches a certain star is absolutely safe.

However, Cao Ya's true cultivation level is the fifth minor stage of the sixth level of the Immortal Saints, and his overall combat strength is even higher than that of a Quasi-Emperor at the peak of the Dao-attaining level.

As for the dangers within the universe, as long as they don't involve anything of extreme nature, what is there for him to fear?

On the contrary, this gives us more freedom and allows us to appreciate more of the beauty of the universe, a feast for the eyes.

Although they are all universes constructed from star systems and galaxies, the structures of these universes differ between different large worlds.

The outer star sea of ​​the 【Immortal Gourd】 universe appears similar to the endless star field of the 【Covering the Sky】 universe, but in reality, they are different.

The former has enough living beings, a wide enough area, and an extremely large number of ancient life-bearing planets. In space, one can occasionally see various extraterrestrial demons, roaring in groups, gathering trillions at a time, traversing the universe.

However, the latter certainly doesn't have any extraterrestrial demons.

The number of ancient life-bearing stars in the universe is quite small.

The fundamental structures of the two universes are different; they are only similar in appearance.

Cao Ya traversed galaxies at an astonishing speed, moving in sync with light, traveling as if under the stars and moon.

But he later felt that the speed was still too slow.

No matter how fast light travels, it's still not fast enough in the universe, which is measured in galaxies.

So, relying on his immense power, he forcibly tore through the void to travel, and even if he occasionally went the wrong way, it didn't matter, he could just turn around.

However, this also exposed him to more cosmic dangers.

Cosmic gold fragments, polar ice currents, stellar storms...

All sorts of terrifying energies surged like a tide, sweeping through galaxies and destroying planets that were billions of years old, like a firework display that, from a distance, was extremely dazzling.

Cao Ya occasionally observed from afar and sighed softly.

No wonder those below the fourth level of immortal sainthood are discouraged from venturing into outer realms without authorization...

If they encountered this kind of danger, let alone a second-level Immortal Great Power or a third-level Immortal Dao-Slaying King, even a fourth-level Immortal Saint or a fifth-level Immortal Saint King would likely perish. A sixth-level Immortal Great Saint could also perish if he wasn't careful... Perhaps only those at the Quasi-Emperor level or above could safely survive...

Cao Ya knew that these violent cosmic energies posed a danger, and if they were to erupt, anyone below the Quasi-Emperor level would be in peril.

If it were a massive eruption that had been accumulating for millions of years, even a quasi-emperor would have to change color and retreat.

Only the Supreme Emperor can disregard all dangers and roam freely across the vast universe!

Cao Ya felt that he couldn't be too careless just because his combat strength had improved.

He knows of quite a few people who have been caught off guard and ended up in trouble.

He doesn't want to become one of them!

As Cao Ya traversed the stars, he passed through one star system after another, and he rarely encountered ancient planets inhabited by life.

Occasionally, a planet may be inhabited, but it is generally not prosperous, and the number of powerful individuals in Sendai is limited.

There are only a handful of truly prosperous and flourishing ancient stars in the universe.

When Cao Ya sees these planets, he sometimes gets excited and conceals his presence, immersing himself in them, wandering around, and leaving behind some cave ruins with great interest, waiting for those who are destined to find them.

Sometimes he would simply pass by without going in.

With his abilities, if he intentionally concealed them, no one would be able to detect him.

In the vast expanse of space, over the past few months, he had also encountered mysterious and ancient warships, floating in the dark void, lying across the star systems, drifting slowly.

For example, a purple-gold warship, which has been adrift for an unknown number of years, is dim and dull, full of the marks of time, extremely dilapidated, and deathly silent.

The moment Cao Ya spotted the warship, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ancient warships of myriad races? You're really unlucky to have met me." Cao Ya murmured. He could sense that inside the seemingly lifeless purple-gold warship, although there were countless corpses, there were also several deeply hidden saintly auras lying dormant.

Those auras all originated from the ancient myriad races!

The ancient races are sealed away, but this is not only true of the ancient star of the Big Dipper; there are ancient powerful clans in various parts of the universe that have self-proclaimed divine origins.

The time when they broke free from the seal was not limited to this era.

Throughout the ancient and post-ancient eras, there have been countless recorded instances of ancient powerful figures resurrecting and confronting the major forces of the time, attempting to slaughter the human race, massacre an ancient star, and establish their own sphere of influence and foundation for prosperity.

This purple-gold warship exudes an ancient aura, likely having existed for hundreds of thousands of years. It must have been revived in the ancient era to fight against the powerful humans in the starry sea, ultimately perishing together with them.

Those auras were not the true forms of the ancient sages, but rather the thoughts of deities.

Any deity that possesses divine intent is filled with malice and is the most depraved creature in the world.

"Hmm, there are saints, saint kings, and great saints? Heh, if I had met you before, I might not have been able to defeat you, but now..." Cao Ya smiled, too lazy to even go inside to search. He simply struck out with his palm, his divine power surging, directly shattering the ancient purple-gold warship. Faintly, several roars rang out, as if they came from hell, with extremely deep malice.

But in the end, all the commotion was annihilated. Whether it was the purple-gold warship, the divine thoughts, or the wreckage of weapons on the warship, everything was pulverized by Cao Ya with a single slap and scattered throughout interstellar space.

"The most enjoyable thing is to travel the universe when you are strong. You don't need to worry about too many things. If you encounter an enemy, you can kill him on the spot."

"That's what you call swift and decisive revenge!"

Cao Ya wandered through the void for more than ten days. After traversing the void, he suddenly arrived at an ancient star system. Before he even stepped out of the void, he felt a tremor.

Soon, he saw a large star, no less than the Big Dipper, with a very majestic aura.

The aura of an ancient emperor!

Cao Ya stood outside the galaxy, gazing into the distance, his heart surging with emotion.

This star field has undoubtedly produced at least one ancient emperor!

"Where...is this place?"