Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

The upper ranks of the Celestial Court and the beast kings had all gathered. These people were, in essence, the strongest foundation Earth possessed. They were also the result of everything Lu Yuan had built in the Celestial Court over this long period.

In the eyes of others, the force gathered before them could absolutely rival one of the top hundred starfields. If Lu Yuan himself was included, they could even be compared to a top ten starfield.

Moreover, this was an achievement accomplished in just a few short years.

Now, almost every Outer Cosmos being believed that the Celestial Court would grow into a powerful force that even the entire universe could not ignore.

Even if the Milky Way Starfield could not fully regain the glory it had possessed in ancient times, it would never fall too far behind. Ranking among the top ten should not be much of a problem. It simply would not rank near the top.

Yet now, the people of the Celestial Court, including the mutated beasts, were not in good spirits. As they looked ahead, reluctance and bewilderment showed in their eyes, because they all knew that after today, the person who had always stood guard over the Celestial Court would be leaving.

From here on, they would have to rely on themselves. Naturally, they were not used to it.

Ahead, Lu Yuan stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Ningxian and her brother, looking at the people of the Celestial Court behind them.

Not many people would be heading to the Outer Cosmos this time.

Apart from the three of them, there were only a few outstanding Jiang Clan disciples.

The rest, such as those whose names were inscribed on the Investiture Edict, would almost all remain on Earth.

In addition, old-generation experts like Jiang Huanyun would not leave as well.

Although the situation in the Milky Way Starfield and on Earth had already stabilized, no one could guarantee that no problems would arise in the future. Therefore, powerful experts had to remain here and hold the line.

Once Lu Yuan left, the only ones who could deter the beings of certain starfields were Grotto-Heaven Immortals like Jiang Huanyun.

Grotto-Heaven Immortals were peak experts even when compared to the whole universe. Apart from the top ten starfields, if the major clans of other starfields wanted to make enemies of them, they would have to weigh the consequences carefully.

For this reason, having Jiang Huanyun and the others stay behind was naturally the best choice.

This was also one of the reasons Lu Yuan could feel at ease for the time being. Once he left, he could not possibly place everything on the shoulders of Zhu Qingyu and the other Celestial Court members. If they faced an enemy they could not defeat, what then?

With the Jiang Clan's people here, he could at least be reassured in that regard.

"Do not worry. If anything major happens in the future, we will be here." Jiang Huanyun stepped forward with a smile.

From now on, he would be the one standing guard over the Celestial Court. In his heart, he did not feel especially relaxed.

After descending, he had seen how many enemies Lu Yuan had faced. Though there might not be any more later, the point was that Jiang Huanyun had seen it all from beginning to end.

However, the Jiang Clan and the Celestial Court had joined forces. The two sides were nearly indistinguishable now, true allies in every sense of the word. If their relationship grew even closer in the future, it would not be excessive to call them one family.

Thus, if the Celestial Court encountered danger, he would naturally spare no effort.

"Many thanks, Senior," Lu Yuan said, nodding slightly.

Even if his strength was now greater than the other's, an elder was still an elder. He would not ignore such courtesy just because of differences in power.

Although the strong were respected, that principle did not apply to everything. Moreover, the safety of the Celestial Court and Earth would temporarily be entrusted to Jiang Huanyun from here on.

"There is no need for that." A smile twinkled in Jiang Huanyun's eyes and he continued, "We are allies now. I will do everything I should, so there is no need for such empty courtesy."

His words made Lu Yuan nod. Then Lu Yuan looked toward the Celestial Court members not far away.

He had indeed prepared many instructions to give them. But now, he suddenly felt there was no need to speak. No matter how much he said, it would merely be those same words, and everyone already knew them.

Thus, Lu Yuan simply faced them all and gave a slight nod.

The Celestial Court members led by Elder Ji and Elder Yun, along with the beast kings, also nodded in return. None of them said anything more.

They had come today to send Lu Yuan off. Yet no one seemed willing to make the scene too sorrowful.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ningxian and her brother began saying farewell to the Jiang Clan members who would remain behind. No one knew how long they would be gone this time, and of course, no one could guarantee that they would definitely return.

They were going to face the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. Those were not beings of this world. They were also suspected to be the terrifying existences recorded in ancient texts as the ones who had initiated the great calamity.

Even so, they still had to go.

This was only the beginning. If they did not act now, were they supposed to wait until the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons descended in force?

Soon, the farewells ended. Lu Yuan, Jiang Ningxian and her brother, along with a group of Jiang Clan members, all stood in the same place.

Heading into the Outer Cosmos was easy enough for them. For Lu Yuan in particular, a single step could take him into the starry cosmos. However, the same problem remained: the universe was too vast.

Without a specific location, even an Immortal could lose their way and drift endlessly through the universe.

Although the vast universe contained many starfields, ninety percent of its regions had no beings at all. In some places, not even galaxies or stars existed.

Therefore, they needed domain points. So-called domain points were essentially maps.

Of course, they did not depict the appearance of the entire universe. They merely indicated directions and roughly told those crossing the void where they were.

Most starfields had such things. Earth was the same. Many major clans of the Outer Cosmos knew its specific location. That was precisely why so many beings had been able to descend accurately in such a short time back then.

Now that everyone was setting out, they also needed cosmic domain points.

The item was in Jiang Ningxian's hands.

She waved lightly. A transparent star map slowly appeared. Many stars dotted it, as if it encompassed the universe itself.

After confirming their location, she looked at Lu Yuan and said, "We can set off."

With that, she gave him the domain point.

For many people, crossing the starry cosmos was not especially difficult. After reaching the Grotto-Heaven Immortal Realm in particular, it became relatively simple. The stronger one's cultivation was, the broader the region one could cross.

If they wanted to reach the place where the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had appeared as quickly as possible, they naturally had to rely on Lu Yuan's methods.

He was a Creation Immortal, so this was entirely effortless for him. After receiving the location information for the domain point, he nodded.

However, doubt surfaced in his eyes soon enough.

"The place where the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons appeared seems to be a starfield."

Lu Yuan had never gone into the starry sky before, but he could tell at a glance.

Beside him, Jiang Ningxian nodded and replied, "That's right. It is the Thunderflash Starfield."