“What’s your name?” Wu Tianjun asked, turning to the youth after taking him from that planet, completely disregarding his wide-eyed, open-mouthed reaction.
“I… I am Huo Yunfeng…” he said, his voice trembling. To traverse the starry void, only a mighty God Realm expert could achieve such a feat. Was this youth actually a God Realm powerhouse? He had never heard of any fifteen-year-old genius reaching the Spirit-Connecting Realm, let alone daring to imagine a super God Realm expert.
“Alright! Huo Yunfeng, this young master’s name is Wu Tianjun. Later, when your cultivation is successful, I’ll let you return to Huoyun Mountain Villa to visit your home,” Wu Tianjun said, smiling.
“Wu… Wu Tianjun! You’re *that* Peerless Demon Lord?” Huo Yunfeng shrieked in alarm. He was certain that no one in this starry void didn’t know the name Wu Tianjun, no one didn’t revere him. Huo Yunfeng had simply been the first to make the connection.
“Haha, I suppose that’s me,” Wu Tianjun chuckled, truly wondering who came up with that title for him.
“Really?!? You truly are…” Huo Yunfeng became even more alarmed after Wu Tianjun’s confirmation. Hearing the name, he had only thought of *that* monstrous prodigy at first, but upon reflection, who else in this world could reach the God Realm before the age of fifteen if not the Peerless Demon Lord?
“Do I need to lie to you?” Wu Tianjun asked, a strange look on his face. Did his name even need to be faked?
“Ah, I was out of line!” Huo Yunfeng immediately fell silent after speaking. His idol was right in front of him, and not only that, but he wanted to help him cultivate? How incredibly exciting!
“Sigh, I won’t announce my name anymore after this. It’s always the same!” Wu Tianjun sighed. It seemed that incident eight years ago had made him widely known.
Wu Tianjun brought Huo Yunfeng directly to the asteroid that was fixed in the starry void, arriving very quickly.
“Alright! Get to know him. His name is Huo Yunfeng, and he’ll be cultivating with you all from now on!” Wu Tianjun said, practically tossing Huo Yunfeng towards Yan Ling'er and the others, then turned away. “I’ll tell you more later!”
“Young master…” Mo Lian began to ask, seeing Wu Tianjun return with another person. The other powerhouses also looked on, similarly curious.
“Right! He’s a Fire Spirit Body!” Wu Tianjun said, looking at them.
“A Fire Spirit Body?” The powerhouses were at a loss for words. Did the young master truly intend to gather all eight great spirit bodies?
“Right! I need some quiet. I need to quickly find the rest of them!” Wu Tianjun said, looking towards the starry void, then sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. This time, he intended to fully utilize his All-Heaven Eyes and unique Primordial Soul to locate the remaining three spirit bodies.
“Soul force leaving the body?” Mo Lian and the other powerhouses stared at Wu Tianjun in astonishment. Normally, experts wouldn’t allow their Primordial Soul or spirit to leave their body in the starry void; once they encountered chaotic spatial currents, they would inevitably suffer severe injuries.
“We don’t understand his methods…” Mo Lian said, his gaze solemn. The young master had too many secrets.
“Haha, the more methods the young master possesses, the easier our work becomes,” a Saint God said.
Wu Tianjun opened his All-Heaven Eyes, and his Primordial Soul’s vision was magnified to its limit. After nearly an hour, he spotted a distant point of light—an anomalous body, though he hadn’t yet determined its specific constitution. He immediately opened his eyes and pointed in a direction for Mo Lian.
“Follow that direction!”
“Yes, Young Master!” Mo Lian immediately agreed. He understood now: the young master was using some unknown method to search for unique constitutions.
This time, they quickly reached their destination. It was a blue planet, abundant with water, named Shui Lan Star! As Wu Tianjun approached, he already knew which anomaly it was. It was called a Water Demon, a being born from aquatic life, naturally conceived. This race was considered a type of spirit, born from the gestation of Heaven and Earth. Wu Tianjun felt a little disappointed upon seeing it; he had thought it would be a human.
“Huh! No good! Let’s go, that way.” Wu Tianjun didn’t want to take the Water Demon, so he told Mo Lian to leave.
“Yes!” Mo Lian found it strange to see Wu Tianjun a little disappointed. He extended his spiritual sense to scan the entire Shui Lan Star but found nothing, so he turned to leave. He didn’t know that it was simply because he was incapable of seeing the Water Demon.
Just like that, Wu Tianjun and his group traveled through the starry sky for nearly a month. Wu Tianjun stopped to look a few times but always turned away disappointed; he wasn't having much luck. He had seen an Ancient Bronze Battle Body, but that person had an "I am invincible under heaven" personality and a rather poor temperament, so Wu Tianjun passed him by. This time, Wu Tianjun and his group stopped at a supercontinent. It was even larger than Qing Yun Star, by no less than a hundred times! Truly immense.
“Young Master! This continent was formed when several continents merged after the star domains converged, as if they had always been connected from the start,” Mo Lian, walking ahead, explained. “I sense a Saint Ancestor expert here!” he said gravely. With a Saint Ancestor residing here, this continent must be incredibly powerful.
“Huh! Take me down there, I see a Wind Spirit Body!” Wu Tianjun said, a hint of joy in his eyes. He had been very unlucky this past month. “You all wait here!” he told the others.
“Yes!” Mo Lian swept Wu Tianjun up and headed towards that continent.
“Yes, Young Master!” The others also spoke up. They were a little afraid of this Young Master; to actually search the starry sky for various spirit bodies, his methods must be terrifying.
This continent was named Xuan Tian Continent, a supercontinent. Having a powerful Saint Ancestor presiding over it was no simple matter. Saint Ancestors were already peak powerhouses in the starry sky at this time, and although there were nine steps, few understood this. Moreover, every Saint Ancestor was an old monster who had lived for countless years. A force with a Saint Ancestor presiding over it was a Superpower, which could be called a Sacred Land. However, even Sacred Lands had their strengths and weaknesses! Xuan Tian Continent had three Saint Ancestors, presiding over three Sacred Lands, and they all possessed Saint Ancestor Two-Step Super Cultivation!
“Huh! A little further, to that mountain valley,” Wu Tianjun said.
“Young Master! Is it really a Wind Spirit Body?” Mo Lian asked, unsure what to say.
"Heh heh! When have I ever been wrong?" Wu Tianjun chuckled. "Let’s go!"
They arrived at a small mountain valley. Inside the valley were over twenty farming households, but there was something unusual about them! All the villagers had cultivation! Although not very high, the strongest only reached the Spirit-Connecting Realm, yet it was still not simple! It was more like they were hiding here from something, Wu Tianjun speculated.
"Who are you?" a woman asked, looking wary as she saw the two of them.
"Passersby!" Mo Lian said indifferently. If it weren’t for the Young Master wanting to acquire that Wind Spirit Body, he wouldn’t have wanted to come here.
"Hehe, Auntie! We’d like to ask for some water." Wu Tianjun chuckled; it seemed his speculation was correct.
"Water, please..." The woman's pupils contracted. This pair wasn't particularly strange; it looked like an elder taking a junior out for experience. But she couldn't see through the middle-aged man, and the youth was only at the Vein Opening Realm. Why was he already out gaining experience and training? It was a bit odd.
"That's right! I haven't had water in ages," Wu Tianjun said, feigning a pitiful expression. He truly hadn't drunk water for over a month.
"You two, follow me. There's water inside!" The woman lowered her guard. At least she didn't sense any hostility from them. The young man was still smiling and chatting endlessly, and he was especially handsome! Yes! Truly handsome, perhaps even more so than a beautiful woman. He must be a young master from an influential family.
"Let's go!" Wu Tianjun signaled to Mo Lian. What was this old immortal up to now? That cold, aloof look was really annoying!
"..." Mo Lian was startled when Wu Tianjun suddenly glared at him. This young master, though he had many tricks up his sleeve, still had his moments of temper.
Upon entering the mountain valley, Wu Tianjun saw the Wind Spirit Body. He was thin and frail. He was probably seventeen or eighteen, but he looked much younger than his age, at most sixteen. Wu Tianjun looked at him with a hint of astonishment. This person's Wind Spirit Body had already given birth to a Wind Soul. Although it was still very weak, it was indeed a Wind Soul! One must know that typically, a Spirit Body would at least need to reach the Spirit Comprehension Realm to be able to manifest a Divine Ability. A Wind Soul was precisely a type of Divine Ability that only a Wind Spirit Body could possess. With this Divine Ability, he could easily comprehend the profound mysteries of Wind, which was the foundation for forming a small world!
"Oh! Is this big brother sick?" Wu Tianjun asked the woman.
"Are you talking about him?" The woman sighed, pointing at the Wind Spirit Body. "He's had a strange illness since he was little. Many times, he can't control himself, and his body hasn't developed normally."
"A strange illness, huh? It seems he often creates little whirlwinds to play with!" Wu Tianjun said with a chuckle.
"Huh? How do you know?" The woman's pupils contracted. She recoiled, immediately becoming wary of Wu Tianjun and his companion.
"Haha, Auntie, don't worry, I have no ill intentions! I can cure him, otherwise he won't live for more than ten years!" Wu Tianjun smiled. He was speaking the truth. One day, when the Wind Soul grew stronger, his physical body wouldn't be able to withstand its backlash. At that point, he would simply explode and die.
"Ten years?!" the woman exclaimed in shock. "You know how to cure him? You know what illness he has?" Although he had a strange illness, other than that, he seemed perfectly fine. How could he die in ten years?
"I'm not sure if my guess is correct, but who is hunting you down? Are you hiding here, barely clinging to life?" Wu Tianjun didn't answer directly, speaking indifferently.
"You..." The woman's eyes widened, speechless.
From the moment Wu Tianjun entered the valley, the residents had noticed the strangers. Before they had been talking for long, more than twenty people emerged from their homes and approached. They had heard everything Wu Tianjun said.
"What do you mean by that?" a middle-aged man asked coldly.
"There's no need for that! If I truly wanted to harm you, not a single person here would survive!" Wu Tianjun said with a faint smile. He only needed to take the Wind Spirit Body away. "I came here to take that person with me." Wu Tianjun pointed at the Wind Spirit Body.
"Why do you want to take him away? Though my Feng family is weak, we will not submit to you!" the middle-aged man said coldly. But a powerful aura, as deep and profound as an abyss, pressed down on him, rendering him unable to move.
"Do you want revenge?" Wu Tianjun paid him no mind and walked toward the Wind Spirit Body. The young man, his face pale, stared at Wu Tianjun in shock.
"Revenge?" The young man didn't understand.
"Your clansmen hiding here are merely remnants! You must be hiding to escape being hunted down!" Wu Tianjun said sternly. This young man didn't seem very clear-headed. "Mo Lian, make him speak!" Wu Tianjun said to Mo Lian.
"How do you know about my family's affairs?" the middle-aged man asked in shock.
"Just a guess! But it's probably close enough to the truth. Tell me, which power is hunting you down?" Wu Tianjun asked, looking at him.
"Xuanfeng Holy Land!" the middle-aged man said, his voice cold and filled with killing intent. It seemed his hatred ran deep.
"A Holy Land? Hmph! I want to take him away. Do you have any objections?" Wu Tianjun said, pointing at the young man.
"Where do you want to take him?" the middle-aged man asked again. He could tell that this young man had no intention of harming them.
"Take him, teach him cultivation, and in the future, destroy that Xuanfeng Holy Land!" Wu Tianjun said with a casual smile.
"Destroy a Holy Land? Haha, what shameless boasting!" The middle-aged man laughed in anger.
"Haha, this Young Master said *he* would destroy it!" Wu Tianjun laughed, pointing at the Wind Spirit Body. "Mo Lian! What is the strongest cultivation realm on this continent?" He turned to ask Mo Lian.
"Hmph! Second-step Saint Ancestor, probably about right," Mo Lian said. He had already sensed a bit of it before they arrived.
"Good! In a hundred thousand years, let him destroy that Xuanfeng Holy Land. Do you have any objections?" Wu Tianjun said, looking at the middle-aged man. A mere Holy Land was nothing to worry about!