Days turned into nights, and the Qingyun ship drifted like a rudderless vessel through the boundless void.
As they drew closer to their destination, the Tianlan Domain, the cultivation levels of Lin Xueyan and the others surged at a pace visible to the naked eye.
Of course, this was from Ye Yun's perspective. From their own timelines, they had been cultivating in the Divine Refining Tower for an immeasurable amount of time. The difference in temporal flow merely created an illusion of astonishing cultivation speed.
When another day dawned, two months had already passed. During this period, Ye Yun had also personally imparted techniques to each of them, leading to his own significant advancements. He had ascended from a thirty-third-tier Celestial God to a sixty-eighth-tier Celestial God, more than doubling his previous strength. His combat power had also improved to an extent that was beyond comparison.
On this particular day, when Ye Yun once again summoned Lin Xueyan and the others, their strengths had all undergone earth-shattering changes. Lin Xueyan, Bai Xiaoxiao, Chen Lingyi, Chen Lingxin, and even Fang Zhiwei and Ye Yao, had all reached the peak of the Divine Spirit realm. However, compared to the others, they were still relatively weaker. The truly powerful ones were Xiao Ai and the others.
Looking at the imposing Xiao Ai before him, Ye Yun exclaimed with a sigh, "Excellent, excellent! I never expected you to reach the peak of the Star God realm so quickly. Truly remarkable."
Indeed, in the outside world, merely two months had passed, and she had directly crossed the bottleneck of the Divine Spirit realm to reach the peak of the Star God level. She maintained her position as the strongest among her senior and junior sisters.
Xiao Ai giggled joyfully, "Of course! I am Master’s disciple, after all. I haven't disgraced you, have I?"
"Certainly not. Rather, you have given your master a great surprise," Ye Yun replied with a smile. Initially, relying solely on Lin Xueyan and the others, securing the first place in the Ten Thousand Realms Selection might not have been entirely certain. But now, with Xiao Ai at the peak of the Star God realm, everything was different. They could almost guarantee victory with ease.
Xiao Ai also exuded confidence, saying with a playful smile, "In any case, Master, this time in the Ten Thousand Realms Selection, your disciple will definitely not disappoint you!" She was determined to claim the first prize for her Master to see.
Ye Yun nodded with satisfaction, while Lin Xueyan and the others were all staring in their direction, specifically at Xiao Ai. They too were surprised by Xiao Ai's rapid advancement, which put them, as elder sisters, under considerable pressure.
"Master, we will also work very hard and strive not to disappoint you!" Lin Xueyan, as the eldest disciple, made sure to pledge their commitment.
Hearing this, Ye Yun chuckled, "You don't need to put too much pressure on yourselves. Just do your best. The most important thing is your own safety." His original intention in bringing them here was partly to broaden their horizons and let them witness the geniuses of the outside world, not to have them risk their lives.
Finally, ranking second in strength was Xiao Meng. After this recent surge in power, her cultivation had reached the eighth-tier Star God level, trailing only behind Xiao Ai.
Not far away, Song Ziyue would occasionally gaze at them with a look of astonishment when she was alone. "This is truly uncanny. It's one thing for this fellow to improve so quickly, but are all his disciples this monstrously talented?" Song Ziyue had witnessed Lin Xueyan and the others’ advancements throughout their journey, which were simply beyond comprehension.
As Ye Yun was chatting with his disciples, Xing Meng, who had been wandering around the flying ship, suddenly appeared in the lounge and asked Ye Yun, "Have we arrived yet? It feels like a very long time has passed." It wasn't surprising she was impatient. During the temporal jumps, the area outside the flying ship was almost perpetually black. Being in such an environment day after day was unbearable for her restless nature. Several times, she had considered picking a fight with Ye Yun just to alleviate her boredom.
Seeing her impatience, Ye Yun had to call out Tiel, who had been controlling the Qingyun ship all along. They would need her to inform them of their current location. Before this, he had already uploaded the star map data provided by the Tianlan Domain into the Qingyun ship.
Upon being summoned, Tiel's figure instantly appeared and projected a star map. "Let me see, where are we? We should be almost there." According to the originally planned route, the entire journey was estimated to take seventy-one days. It had already been over sixty days, so they should be close to their destination.
However, when Ye Yun noticed their position on the star map, he was stunned to discover they had only covered three-quarters of the distance. The temporal deviation was quite significant compared to the initial estimate.
"Hmm, what's going on? Are we moving so slowly?" Ye Yun immediately looked at Tiel and asked for clarification.
Hearing this, Tiel paused slightly, seemingly conducting an investigation. After a moment, she explained, "According to the route data, there are no issues. However, due to abnormal spatial coordinates of the flying ship, a stop for inspection is recommended."
Ye Yun was surprised that Tiel couldn't provide an explanation and frowned. "Alright, then let's stop for now. I'll go out and take a look." After all, if, as Tiel suggested, everything inside the flying ship was normal, then the anomaly was likely in the space outside.
Soon, the Qingyun ship slowly came to a halt, and the blackness outside the ship's windows gradually receded. In its place was a peculiar sight. Lin Xueyan and the others immediately pressed against the windows. Ye Yun and Xing Wu also noticed the anomaly outside, exchanged glances, and then moved forward.
"Damn, where did we end up?" Xing Meng couldn't help but exclaim as she observed the changes outside. As they had imagined, they should have been in the void. Yet, the Qingyun ship now seemed to be situated within some kind of void ruins. They said this because they could clearly see fragments of broken walls and remnants of structures floating all around, as if there had once been a civilization in this void countless years ago. This was something unimaginable for Ye Yun and his companions, who had always lived in the great world.
"Could someone have lived here before?" Chen Lingyi curiously observed the surroundings. Ye Yun nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's hard to say for sure. Master will go out and take a look first." Song Ziyue, however, remained vigilant. She had traveled to many places before, and worlds that could construct city-states within the void were invariably extremely powerful ones.