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Cao Rui slowly shifted his gaze from the blue frosty sky and turned to look at the boundless and vast starry sky.

The starry sky is vast and boundless, and the hugeness of its distance units is simply staggering.

Even Cao Rui, who possessed a powerful spiritual sense, could still only sense a vast, dark and starry sky when he exerted all his strength to expand his spiritual sense.

Those stars that twinkle with faint light seem to be close at hand, but in fact they are out of reach.

Even the nearest star is still an extremely long distance away from Cao Rui.

Therefore, for the monks who are in the outer space, the first problem they need to solve is to accurately determine their location.

At this moment, Cao Rui remembered a treasure that Zuo Qiu had carefully prepared for him long ago - the star map.

He just patted the storage bag on his waist lightly, and after a faint light flashed, a small and exquisite star map appeared in his hand.

This star map is only the size of a palm, but it has a strong ability to store information.

After refining it, it not only clearly shows Cao Rui's current location, but also has the magical function of automatic recording.

Cao Rui carefully hung this precious star map together with the combat badge on his chest, and carefully marked the specific location of the Frost Sky Realm on the star map.

In this way, no matter how far he traveled in this vast starry sky, whether he was flying up, down, left, right, forward or backward, as long as this star map continued to record his journey, he would never have to worry about getting lost.

Cao Rui carefully observed the surrounding environment, and after choosing a direction, he rushed away as fast as lightning.

Once he left the constraints of the heavenly realm, he was like a bird that had escaped from a cage, and his speed of flying in the air instantly increased by nearly twice!

However, this high speed also brings new problems.

The increase in flying speed means that the speed of the cultivator's magic and body movements during combat will also increase proportionally, so the cultivator's spiritual reaction ability will be required to be higher during combat.

If you make the slightest mistake, the enemy may seize the opportunity and deliver a fatal blow.

Moreover, because the starry sky is so vast, the various energies scattered in it are relatively thin and the concentration is not high.

This is not good news for the monks, because once their mana is exhausted, it will not be easy to recover, and the time required will be greatly extended.

Therefore, in order to ensure his own safety and to be able to continue moving forward, Cao Rui adopted a safe strategy: every ten days or so, he would find a void to stop temporarily, meditate quietly and recover the magic power he had consumed.

In this way, time passed quickly, and three months had passed before I knew it.

Finally, after a long and arduous journey, Cao Rui keenly noticed that the energy concentration around him began to gradually increase.

As he continued to get closer to the target area, a mysterious scene slowly unfolded in his consciousness—he saw a huge red vortex suddenly appearing in the distant starry sky!

"The red cloud vortex...is this the place?" Cao Rui murmured in a low voice.

The red cloud vortex in front of him was like a vast energy cloud. Its coverage was extremely wide, with no end in sight.

And this place was exactly what Chu Xiyue had told him before, that it was the preferred destination for most Frost Sky Realm cultivators when they first came to the outer sky.

However, it should be noted that there is not just a Frost Sky Realm around the red cloud vortex.

In addition, there are three other realms, namely the Purple Flame Realm, the Red Dust Realm and the Yellow Springs Realm, which are also located near the Red Cloud Vortex.

Not only that, this place also attracted many monks from outside, even those erratic and notorious star pirates.

Because of this, the interior of the red cloud vortex appears extremely lively compared to the starry sky outside.

In this mysterious red cloud vortex, various levels of divine secrets will be born in various locations without any regular pattern.

All the monks who came here at great lengths had the same purpose of trying to seize these extremely precious secrets.

At this moment, Cao Rui couldn't help but recall the detailed description Chu Xiyue had once given him.

Once stepping into the red cloud vortex, people's vision will be greatly obstructed, and even their spiritual consciousness will find it difficult to extend freely.

In this case, if you want to accurately determine the direction of travel, you can only rely on the star map in your hand.

Of course, everything has its pros and cons. Although there are many restrictions when being in it, the Red Cloud Vortex also has its unique advantages - it contains extremely abundant energy.

Therefore, once in this strange place, the monks' own mana recovery speed will be greatly improved and become abnormally fast.

As for how to successfully seize the secrets of heaven within this red cloud vortex, there are actually many ways to do it.

One of the easiest and simplest ways is to select an area first, then calm down and wait there quietly.

When a natural disaster begins to form nearby, act quickly with lightning speed to firmly control and capture it.

The biggest advantage of adopting this approach is that it can effectively avoid most potential risks and crises.

However, the price of using this method is that it takes a lot of time to patiently wait for the arrival of the divine inspiration.

This waiting process is often very long, taking at least ten days, or even as long as several months.

The second option is to travel around in the red cloud vortex, looking for the secrets that have already appeared in the world.

However, such an action is by no means easy; it requires the executor to have extreme confidence in his or her own combat capabilities.

After all, whenever a divine secret appears in the world, it will attract the covetousness and scramble of many cultivators like a magnet.

If one has extremely good luck and possesses unparalleled combat power, then within just one day, it is possible to successfully discover and obtain several secrets of heaven.

But if one is unlucky and unfortunately encounters a group of thieves, and one's own fighting power is not strong enough, even if one is lucky enough to save his life, it is likely that one will suffer the tragic fate of having all the divine treasures he carries with him looted.

In addition to this, there is actually another way to try, which is to join the ranks of stealing repairs.

Take the initiative to attack and plunder the secrets that other cultivators have gone through untold hardships to capture.

Although this practice is somewhat immoral, the path to becoming an immortal is to defy and go against heaven.

Under the majesty of heaven, all things in the world are as small and fragile as ants.

If you want to achieve immortality and extraordinary accomplishments, it would be unrealistic if you don’t work hard for it.

This was the first time Cao Rui stepped into this mysterious and vast outer space. Faced with many unknown choices, he had not yet made up his mind what strategy to adopt in the red cloud vortex.

Therefore, he decided to go deeper into the eye-catching red cloud vortex to find out what was going on. After observing the situation in detail, he would plan the subsequent actions.

From afar, the red cloud vortex looks like a beautiful scene embedded in the boundless starry sky.

It was like a huge, slowly rotating disk, emitting a faint red glow, like a dream. From a distance, it seemed to be within reach, but in fact, after Cao Rui had been flying at full speed for several months, he finally gradually approached this mysterious red cloud vortex.

As the distance between him and the red cloud vortex continued to shorten, Cao Rui's vision was gradually shrouded by pieces of light red mist like a veil.

The mists seemed to have life, dancing gently and making everything around blurry.

However, the experienced Cao Rui did not lose his way. He quickly took out the star map and accurately marked the location of the red cloud vortex on it.

After marking, Cao Rui plunged into the light red fog without hesitation and began to move forward carefully.

The area of ​​this red cloud vortex is extremely vast, and there is no end in sight.

If he wanted to cross it, even with Cao Rui's current flying speed, it would probably take at least a year.

And the deeper you go, the denser the energy around you becomes.

The energy here not only includes the common spiritual energy and vital energy, but also many extremely special energies.

Perhaps it is precisely because of such a unique and complex environment that there is an opportunity to give birth to magical creatures like Tianji.

However, under the powerful influence of the red cloud vortex magnetic field, Cao Rui's originally vast range of spiritual awareness was suppressed and reduced unprecedentedly, and in the end only a pitiful one percent remained!

As a result, the area he could detect shrank dramatically and became extremely narrow and limited.

This undoubtedly adds enormous difficulties and challenges to the task of finding the secrets of heaven, and the difficulty has skyrocketed exponentially.

Perhaps, this is the environmental evolution strategy that the Red Cloud Vortex, a natural force that exists like a "family head", has to passively make out of its instinctive desire to protect its "children" - Tianji.

Fortunately, Cao Rui is gifted and extremely powerful, and the strength of his spiritual awareness far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators.

Even after suffering such severe compression, the remaining one percent of spiritual awareness can still cover and perceive a considerable range.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was already the third day since Cao Rui stepped into the Red Cloud Vortex.

At this moment, Cao Rui, who was flying rapidly towards the depths of the red cloud vortex, suddenly had an idea. His keen sense detected several faint breath fluctuations coming from not far ahead.

He concentrated his mind and saw three figures sitting cross-legged in the void.

A closer look revealed that these three monks were from different races: one was a human monk with a resolute face; another belonged to the demon race, exuding a wild aura; as for the last monk, a foreign race whom Cao Rui had never seen before, he looked quite mysterious and strange.

Relying on the experience accumulated from many years of wandering in the world and the ability to accurately judge various situations, Cao Rui secretly speculated: These three people are most likely the cultivators who chose to pursue the secrets of heaven in the first way.

They usually adopt this wait-and-see approach to capture the opportunity because their own combat power is relatively weak.

Although this method is a bit slow, it is safe and stable. Although there is less energy in the outer area of ​​the red cloud vortex, those monks with high combat power will not stay here.

This can be considered as a way for the weak to improve themselves in the world of heaven.

"They have chosen to wait here, so they shouldn't be some vicious thief."

"Go up and ask about the situation nearby."

With the intention of communication and exchange.

Cao Rui rushed forward.

However, Cao Rui had just appeared within the spiritual awareness range of these three cultivators.

The three monks immediately opened their eyes alertly.

When they realized that Cao Rui was approaching them, they stood up at the same time and fled decisively into the distance.

Cao Rui was slightly surprised, and a bit of temper arose in his heart.

Hey, do I look like a bad guy?

He summoned the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword, and the ethereal cloak behind him increased his speed, and his flying speed reached an astonishing level.

The distance between him and the three people was closing rapidly.

Finally, seeing the horrified expressions of the three monks, Cao Rui caught up with them.

The three men turned around abruptly, with determination flashing in their eyes, secretly planning to fight Cao Rui to the death.

After all, outnumbering three, they felt they could gain some advantage anyway.

However, the moment they turned around, their eyes inadvertently fell on the combat badge on Cao Rui's chest, which was shining with mysterious light.

The style of this combat emblem and the unique aura it exudes are not unfamiliar to most of the celestial realm cultivators in the spiritual world.

Although there may be some minor differences between the battle emblems of the major heavenly realms, the overall style is roughly the same.

With just a quick glance, the three of them immediately recognized the authenticity of the badge. The person in front of them was a warrior with terrifying combat power!

"This guy is actually a combat cultivator?" One of them couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

The other two also looked at each other with expressions of horror on their faces.

At this moment, they finally understood why Cao Rui dared to pursue them alone. It turned out that he had such a powerful force as his backing.

The three of them looked at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding in an instant.

Then, they knelt on their knees in the air without hesitation, their bodies trembling.

"Have mercy! Please be merciful and let us go!" The leader said in a trembling voice while kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Yes, sir, all the secrets we have plundered are here. Now they are all handed over to you for disposal! We only ask that you have mercy and give us a way out!" Another person quickly agreed and quickly smashed the three jade bottles containing the secrets together.

The man was seen waving his spiritual power with trembling hands, and throwing the three jade bottles towards the direction of Cao Rui.

Looking at the three jade bottles coming as fast as meteors, Cao Rui, who was moving forward at lightning speed, was startled and had to stop abruptly.

He just waved his arm, and a huge hand with magical power came out and caught the three jade bottles steadily.

Almost subconsciously, Cao Rui probed his spiritual sense into the three jade bottles.

After a careful investigation, he was surprised to find that these three jade bottles contained more than fifty low-grade heavenly secrets, more than ten medium-grade heavenly secrets and two high-grade heavenly secrets!

With the way these three people guard their treatment and capture the secrets of heaven with great caution, it is extremely difficult to accumulate such a large number of secrets.

From this, we can see that these three people have stayed here for an unknown period of time and have experienced many hardships and obstacles before they were able to reap such rich results.

Cao Rui couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. These secrets did not belong to him in the first place, and should be returned to the original owner.

However, when Cao Rui accurately returned the secret, the three people who had given the jade bottle saw Cao Rui accept the bottle without hesitation and mistakenly thought that he had agreed to let them go.

So, the three of them turned around without hesitation, stepped on the void, and transformed into three streams of light and rushed towards the distance.

Seeing this, Cao Rui opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to call them, but he swallowed the words back when they reached his lips.

Finally, he sighed softly, shook his head, and gently placed the three jade bottles in his hand into the blue ring on his hand.

"Oh, this is fucking... No wonder everyone in the world is so eager to become a thief cultivator, it turns out that this opportunity comes so easily and quickly!" Cao Rui muttered to himself as he reached out and touched the badge on his chest that symbolized his identity as a combat cultivator.

Recalling the changes in the expressions of the three people after seeing the badge, he thought to himself: Obviously, the deterrent power brought by this combat badge far exceeded my original imagination.

If I hadn't been wearing this badge today, I'm afraid these three monks might not have surrendered so easily. They might have really risked everything and fought back to the death with me!

In addition, in the outer space of the universe, the vigilance between different cultivators is extremely high.

Cao Rui estimated that under normal circumstances, no strange cultivator would choose to approach the cultivator he met as easily as Cao Rui did.

"This is really, passively becoming a thief..."

Cao Rui watched the three monks fleeing, but ultimately did not continue chasing them to stress their nerves...