Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

The light of the teleportation array gradually dissipated, and Gao Xingchen felt a flash before his eyes, and a familiar scene came into view. However, before he could observe carefully, a strong smell of blood came to his nose, making his heart sink suddenly.

"What... happened here?" Ling'er covered her nose, her voice trembling.

The once magnificent mountain gate was now in ruins, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, and many corpses lying on the ground. The once familiar fellow disciples were now cold. The air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, and an oppressive atmosphere enveloped the entire valley, as if an invisible giant hand had strangled everyone's throat.

"Dark Alliance..." Nan Li's cold voice sounded as if it came from the Netherworld. She recognized the wounds on the corpses at a glance. They were the usual method used by the "Dark Alliance".

Gao Xingchen suppressed the grief in his heart and carefully checked the surrounding environment. After confirming that there was no ambush, he took everyone to hide in a hidden cave.

"We have to find out what happened." Xuan Feng clenched his fists, anger burning in his eyes. "Why did the Dark Alliance attack our sect?"

"The Dark Alliance's target is probably not just our sect." Nan Li analyzed calmly, "As far as I know, the Dark Alliance has been active recently and has established many bases in various parts of the Nine Star Realm. Their real goal is to completely rule the entire Nine Star Realm."

"What?!" Everyone was shocked upon hearing this. They had not been away from the Nine Star Realm for long, and they had never expected the situation to deteriorate to this extent.

"What should we do now?" Ling'er asked anxiously.

Gao Xingchen was silent for a moment. He knew that now was not the time to be sad or angry. They had to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

"The most urgent task is to find out the specific strength and deployment of the Dark Alliance." Gao Xingchen said calmly, "Xuanfeng, you and Ling'er will be responsible for collecting intelligence, and I will go to find survivors from other sects to see if we can unite to fight against the Dark Alliance."

"What about you?" Xuanfeng looked at Nanli.

"I will investigate the forces behind the Dark Alliance." A cold light flashed in Nan Li's eyes. "I want to see who is behind all this."

Gao Xingchen nodded. He knew Nanli's strength and believed that she was capable of protecting herself.

"Without further delay, let's split up!"

As night fell, it was pitch black outside the cave, with only a few stars twinkling in the night sky, as if mourning for this war-torn land. Gao Xingchen and his companions set out on their respective journeys with heavy hearts. They knew that the road ahead was full of thorns and dangers, but in order to protect the peace of the Nine Star Realm, they had no hesitation.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li headed north, looking for the "Tianlang Gang" that had a feud with the "Dark Alliance". Although the "Tianlang Gang" was both good and evil, its leader Tielang was generous and righteous, and had great prestige in the world. If they could persuade the "Tianlang Gang" to join, it would undoubtedly add a powerful force to their camp.

However, it is not easy to find the "Tianlang Gang". Their whereabouts are always erratic and few people know their exact location. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li can only rely on some rumors to track them down.

The "Tianlang Gang" has always been at odds with the "Heifeng Village", and conflicts often occur between the two gangs. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li decided to go to the "Heifeng Village" first to get information.

"Black Wind Village" is located in a desolate Gobi Desert. The village gate is built with huge rocks, which looks very rough and bold. As soon as Gao Xingchen and Nan Li walked to the village gate, they were blocked by several minions holding sharp blades.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Black Wind Village?" one of the minions asked ferociously.

"We are here to visit the leader of your village. Please inform him." Gao Xingchen said with a bow.

"Visiting the village chief?" The lackey looked Gao Xingchen and Nan Li up and down, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, "Just you? Don't you see who you are?"

Gao Xingchen knew that these lackeys looked down on him, so he didn't argue with them. He just said calmly: "We have important matters to discuss with your village leader. Please inform him. Otherwise, if we delay important matters, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"

The henchman wanted to say something else but was stopped by a burly man with a fleshy face behind him.

"Let them in!" the man said in a muffled voice.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li followed the man into the "Black Wind Village" and came to a spacious hall. In the middle of the hall stood a huge stone table filled with wine and meat. A dozen burly men sat around the stone table, drinking and playing finger-guessing games. The atmosphere was very lively.

Gao Xingchen recognized at a glance that the one-eyed man sitting in the first seat was the leader of "Black Wind Village" - Heifeng.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Heifeng put down the wine bowl in his hand and stared at Gao Xingchen and Nanli with sharp eyes.

Gao Xingchen told Heifeng what the "Dark Alliance" had done, and hoped that "Heifeng Village" could join forces with them to fight against the "Dark Alliance".

After listening to Gao Xingchen's words, Heifeng was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"'Dark Alliance'? They think they can rule the Nine Star Realm? They are really overestimating their own abilities!"

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked at each other and saw a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.

"So, the leader of Black Wind Village has agreed to join forces with us?" Gao Xingchen asked tentatively.

"Join hands?" Heifeng sneered. "Although my 'Heifeng Village' is not a famous and upright sect, we also know the principle of losing the lips and the teeth. The 'Dark Alliance' is ambitious. If they succeed, the next target will be us. So..."

Heifeng paused, glanced at Gao Xingchen and Nanli, and said in a deep voice: "I, the Black Wind Village, am willing to fight alongside you to fight against the Dark Alliance!"

As soon as Heifeng finished speaking, cheers rang out in the hall, and the rough men expressed their willingness to fight side by side with Gao Xingchen and others. Gao Xingchen and Nanli had a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Perhaps, they could really unite the power of the Nine Star Realm to jointly resist the invasion of the "Dark Alliance".

At the same time, Xuanfeng and Ling'er were not idle either. One of them was very smart, and the other was good at disguise, and they were good at collecting intelligence. They sneaked into the area controlled by the "Dark Alliance" and gathered information everywhere.

"Ling'er, do you think the attitude of the people in the 'Dark Alliance' towards spirit pets is a bit strange?" Xuanfeng hid under a roof and whispered to Ling'er beside him.

Ling'er nodded. She had also discovered this in the past few days. "They seem to have an almost crazy obsession with spirit pets. Moreover, I always feel that the eyes of those spirit pets..."

Ling'er didn't say anything more, but Xuanfeng understood what she meant. The eyes of those spirit pets were filled with fear and despair, as if they were controlled by something.

In order to find out the truth, Xuanfeng and Ling'er decided to take the risk and sneak into the headquarters of the "Dark Alliance". They tried their best and finally found an opportunity to sneak into the heavily guarded headquarters.

Deep inside the headquarters, they found a secret basement. Creepy roars came from the basement. Ling'er looked inside through the crack in the door, her face turned pale, and she gasped.

There were all kinds of spirit pets imprisoned in the basement, all of them were tied up with black chains, their eyes were empty and lifeless. Around these spirit pets, several people in black robes were surrounding an altar, muttering something, as if they were performing some kind of evil ritual.

Xuanfeng and Ling'er realized that they might have discovered an important secret of the "Dark Alliance". They did not dare to alert the enemy, so they quietly left the headquarters and passed the news to Gao Xingchen.

Gao Xingchen and others were filled with anxiety when they heard the news. If the "Dark Alliance" really found a way to control all the pets, the consequences would be disastrous. They decided to use this secret to formulate a counterattack plan.

At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly appeared in front of them. He was originally a fellow apprentice of Gao Xingchen, but was expelled from the sect for practicing forbidden techniques, and later joined the "Dark Alliance".

"Do you think you can fight against the Dark Alliance?" Lin Feng's eyes were full of mockery. "I have already grasped all your plans. You are doomed to fail!"

Gao Xingchen suppressed his anger and said, "Lin Feng, why did you betray your master and the Nine Star Realm?"

"Betrayal?" Lin Feng laughed loudly, "I just want to pursue a stronger power, but you only stick to the rules and will only become my stepping stone in the end!"

Lin Feng ignored Gao Xingchen's questioning. He left after saying something, "I advise you to give up resistance. The Dark Alliance has found a way to control all the pets. They are preparing to use these pets to launch a large-scale attack on the Nine Star Realm."

Lin Feng's words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Gao Xingchen and the others. Although they had expected this, when it really happened, they still felt an unprecedented pressure.

Faced with the news brought by Lin Feng, Gao Xingchen and others were shocked, but they did not give up. They decided to conduct an in-depth investigation into the method of the "Dark Alliance" to control the spirit pets, find a way to crack it, and prevent this catastrophe from happening.