After a long flight, Yu Kai finally arrived at Neptune. Along the way, under Zixiao's guidance, his mood gradually calmed down, no longer as depressed as before. His gaze regained its determination: "Regardless of whether Liu Ling is safe or not, I must first find the Qiankun Gathering Spirit Furnace. I want to know what happened, who did it, and what happened to Xuan'er."

He dispersed his spiritual consciousness, carefully exploring Neptune, leaving no corner untouched, but still no trace of Liu Ling. Neptune was now controlled by the Lu family from Sirius, and the young patriarch, Lu Zhao, lived in the former Shen family mansion. The former Shen Mansion had long since been renamed the Lu Mansion, and the plaque in front of the mansion had been replaced with the words "Lu Mansion," making it particularly glaring.

Yu Kai knew very well that Shen Xingze would come back sooner or later to settle accounts with the Lu family and take back Neptune.

He gritted his teeth, turned around and boarded the small warship that Shen Teng had given him, and flew towards Uranus with Zixiao.

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Yu Kai first used his spiritual power to explore outside Uranus, but there was still no trace of Liu Ling.

What surprised him was that Liu Ling’s master and her senior brothers and sisters could not be found in the entire Neptune.

Filled with doubts, Yu Kai landed in the Southern Wasteland of Uranus, Fantasy Star City. This was once the headquarters of the Fantasy Star Sect, but now there wasn't even a single Fantasy Star Sect disciple to be found.

What shocked him even more was that the face of Uranus had completely changed. Concrete skyscrapers rose from the ground, and flying cars and magical weapons driven by practitioners shuttled through the sky. The entire planet became extremely prosperous, like a perfect fusion of modern city and spiritual world.

Police officers in mechas patrolled the area, armed with black muzzles. Yu Kai learned that this type of gun was called a "meridian-breaking gun," and it had a strong deterrent effect on practitioners. Those hit instantly experienced a disruption in their meridians, rendering them unable to use their spiritual power.

What shocked Yu Kai even more was that this place actually belonged to the latent sage Zhang Qiming, and these mechas were all from the "Qiming Empire." He immediately realized something was wrong: "The Earth Star has appeared! Zhang Qiming must have controlled the Earth Star, and this Qiming Empire is the Earth Star!"

He'd done some research and discovered that twenty years earlier, the Fantasy Star Sect and its surrounding forces had been annihilated by a single woman. This woman, rumored to be the handmaiden of the Hidden Saint Zhang Qiming, had gained control of the entire planet of Uranus. This woman was ruthless, leaving few survivors, yet she had managed to capture Li Hualing of the Fantasy Star Sect and her core disciples.

"Could this be Liu Ling's fifth senior sister, Ye Xiaoyan? After all, she's the only one who has a grudge against the Huanxing Sect and is also related to Zhang Qiming." Yu Kai thought about this and got up from the restaurant, speculating in his heart: "Liu Ling also had an accident at the same time. Could it be her fault? No, I have to rush to Earth Star immediately to check it out!"

He rushed out of Uranus and sped towards Earth. He wondered if Liu Ling was actually safe, but was simply on Earth, which the Devouring Emperor and the others hadn't predicted. Thinking of this, he felt much better.

On his way, he passed Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Venus. These planets were occupied by the Qiming Empire, and countless advanced machines were mining them wantonly. He stopped at Venus, but found that Le Jin Suanni, Jinpo Xiejiao, and other beasts had disappeared.

He avoided these interstellar police, sneaked into the center of the earth, and stood in front of Wu Xiaohu's grave.

"Brother Xiaohu, I'm here to see you!" His voice was a little choked. He squatted in front of the tombstone and told him about the past years.

Yu Kai chatted with him for a long time. Finally, he stood up with his body numb. He said to the grave: "Brother Xiaohu, I have something to do. I will come to see you later!"

He crossed the moon and discovered numerous high-energy turrets. He had never seen these weapons before, yet he could sense the extremely powerful energy fluctuations. He didn't go up to investigate, but instead quickly descended towards Earth. Along the way, he encountered various advanced detection technologies, but relying on his own strength, he dodged them one by one.

The Earth at this time was almost identical to what was seen on Uranus, a similar blend of a modern city and a world of immortal cultivation. The biggest change over the past 100 years was in weaponry. Judging from Yu Kai's perception, Earth already possessed the power to kill a Great Venerable, demonstrating its rapid development.

He carefully sensed the entire Earth, still no trace of Liu Ling, and the entire Earth was controlled by Ye Xiaoyan. Liu Ling's master and others were also imprisoned by her in the imperial capital, Beijin. Beijin became the core of the entire Earth, almost treating the entire former Dragon Kingdom as its political center.

Yu Kai did not immediately alert Ye Xiaoyan, but instead hid his body and went to the prison where Li Hualing and the others were being held. His sudden appearance in the cell startled Li Hualing, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, and he almost cried out.

Li Hualing saw him and hurriedly stood up. At this time, her spiritual power was sealed, and she looked extremely thin. She was wearing a loose prison uniform and had electronic shackles on her hands and feet.

Yu Kai's eyes were slightly red, and he was about to unlock her shackles with a wave of his hand, but she stopped him.

"Prince, why are you here? Is Liu Ling here too?" Li Hualing asked anxiously.

Yu Kai was shocked. Liu Ling wasn't actually on Earth. Even her master didn't know where she was. This made him even more upset. "She didn't come!"

"How did you find this place? Is she okay?" Li Hualing seemed to have noticed something and asked with some concern.

"She's fine! Master, let me rescue you!" Yu Kai said hurriedly.

"No need, you will attract Xiaoyan's attention! She is not only very powerful now, but also has become the maid of Qiansheng. Now she controls the entire Earth. You should leave quickly!" Li Hualing said with a worried look on her face.

"It's okay, Master! I'm very strong now. I've investigated and found that she is no match for me! Although the weapons on Earth are powerful, they can't hurt me!" Yu Kai said confidently.

"No, Xiaoyan is being too extreme now! The Shen family and those scientific researchers have been imprisoned by her. You go and rescue them first to prevent them from getting into trouble!" Li Hualing couldn't see Yu Kai's current strength, but he guessed that he must be very strong since he could come here without alerting the prison guards outside.

"Are people from the Shen family here too?" Yu Kai didn't expect that people from the Shen family would come here.

"In fact, Earth Star has always been dominated by the Dragon Kingdom, and with the support of his Shen family for many years, they are the masters of this place. Xiaoyan was ordered to come to Earth Star. She brought us here, killed many people, and imprisoned many people." Li Hualing sighed.

"I'll go rescue them first, what about you?" Yu Kai was a little worried.

"Don't worry, you see, although Xiaoyan doesn't like us, she didn't take our lives. By the way, what happened to Ling'er? Xiaoyan told me that Ling'er was kidnapped, and she is looking for her!" Li Hualing stared at Yu Kai and asked seriously.