As Tang Jun was filled with emotions, Lu Ye's other hand had already produced an item.

It was the Void Beast Core!

Tang Jun turned his head to take a closer look, yet was unable to recognize the mystery of this object at first. Although he had considerable knowledge and experience, Void Beasts were exceptionally rare, and he had never encountered one, let alone a Void Beast Core.

He vaguely guessed that this object might be key to their escape!

The next moment, he felt the power within his body being mobilized, flowing into Lu Ye through the palm pressed against his back.

Lu Ye's expression began to change!

Although he had guessed earlier that borrowing the power of a Moon Jade would place enormous pressure on himself, he didn't realize how simplistic his thoughts were until he actually attempted it.

The Twin Flying Phoenixes spirit rune, he had only used it once before with Nian Yuexian. At that time, the two were being chased by Wan Zhanggang at Gushan City Pass of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, and Nian Yuexian, being critically injured, was unable to continue fighting. Lu Ye borrowed her strength to entangle with Wan Zhanggang until Yiyi and Amber activated the Pseudo-Might Spirit Runes he had previously left behind to rescue and repel Wan Zhanggang.

At that time, he was a True Lake, and Nian Yuexian was a Divine Sea.

Although there was a vast difference in cultivation between the two, the power within them was spirit force of the same nature. Yet, even so, Lu Ye sustained considerable injuries after that battle, resulting in him falling unconscious.

Because using a power not belonging to oneself inevitably leads to damage.

Spirit force of the same nature was already like this, let alone the superior quality power of the Moon Jade Realm?

In an instant, Lu Ye had an illusion of his body potentially exploding and perishing at any moment; this feeling was... eerily familiar!

It was just like when the orb Su Yuqing handed him at Immortal Spirit Peak of Mount Fangcun burst within his body. The power of Sun Blaze and Moon Jade was of the same nature.

He forcefully calmed his mind, quickly guiding Tang Jun's power into the Void Beast Core.

During this process, he could clearly feel Tang Jun's power causing damage to his flesh and blood, even shaking his inner organs.

This pain was thousands of times more intense than the spatial turbulence stripping away his flesh.

Lu Ye knew he had to do something, or he wouldn't last. Remembering his previous experience on Immortal Spirit Peak, Lu Ye gritted his teeth, activating the power of the Talent Tree to begin refining that superior power, which finally made him feel somewhat better.

Tang Jun stood solemnly, without any resistance, allowing Lu Ye to mobilize his own power. He roughly understood Lu Ye's intention, evidently to use his power to stimulate that lotus-like treasure.

His only concern now was whether the young man behind him could withstand it. If he could endure, there was a glimmer of hope; if not, all would be lost!

Although Lu Ye didn't say a word, his large hand pressed against Tang Jun's back was trembling violently, clearly enduring great pain.

Such tenacity and determination were worthy of Tang Jun's admiration as well.

Behind Tang Jun, Lu Ye gritted his teeth, persisting despite the blood flowing from his seven orifices, indicating internal injuries. The Void Beast Core also began to tremble, almost slipping out of his control, but he continued to forcefully suppress it, preventing the Void Beast Core's power from being unleashed.

Because this opportunity was a one-time thing; it wasn't that the Void Beast Core couldn't support multiple attempts, but if this attempt failed, no amount of subsequent tries would succeed.

Surely, they couldn't have Tang Jun strive for cultivation to reach the Moon Jade Late Stage next? At this level of cultivation, further advancement was no simple matter.

For the duration of half a cup of tea, until Lu Ye could no longer hold on and Tang Jun's aura turned feeble, Lu Ye suddenly let out a low shout, as a light burst forth from the forefront of the Void Beast Core, striking at the Void ahead.

Just like before, as the light appeared, the space ahead began to dissolve, rapidly expanding outwards.

Lu Ye stared unblinkingly, ready to move at any moment, while Tang Jun knew this was the decisive moment, his heart filled with trepidation.

Under their tense watch, the space melted more swiftly, making the surrounding spatial turbulence violently intense, seemingly triggered by the eruption of the Void Beast Core's power, causing a series of reactions in this place.

At this moment, Lu Ye was severely injured, and Tang Jun was exhausted; if the raging spatial turbulence around them swept over, even with Void Spirit Runes, Lu Ye might not be able to ensure both of their safety.

During this tense and anxious waiting, an odd phenomenon suddenly appeared at the melting space, as if a barrier was broken, revealing a splendid stellar space where there had been chaotic nothingness.

Upon seeing this stellar space, Lu Ye and Tang Jun almost simultaneously sprang into action, rushing forward like ravenous wolves, darting out one after the other.

Their vision brightened, beholding a vast starry sky, no longer the harsh environment they had been trapped in.

They were free!

Realizing this, Lu Ye immediately darted to one side, while Tang Jun darted to the other, and the two figures, who had just been cooperating, promptly parted ways.

Cooperation is cooperation, but necessary vigilance must remain; both of them understood this clearly.

Flying straight for dozens of miles, Lu Ye finally stopped his movement and turned back to look.

Over there, Tang Jun also stopped, with almost a hundred miles between them, they exchanged a glance.

Looking back again, the place where they had escaped from now had only a massive circular passage, chaotic and murky inside; the opening created by the Void Beast Core had long vanished.

It was the first time Lu Ye had seen the Insect Path with his own eyes; he was amazed, though he knew this formation was recent and not stable for passage. Maybe it could be in the future, or maybe not. He had no idea where the Insect Path led, but perhaps he could explore it when his cultivation was higher. At the moment, he was far from interested; getting trapped again would surely mean no escape.

"Young friend Taibai!" Tang Jun's voice came from a hundred miles away.

Lu Ye turned to look and saw the old man saluting him from afar: "Thank you so much for this time. Rest assured, the words I spoke to you earlier came from the heart. The grievances between our two realms end here, and people from Qingli Dao World will no longer offend your world!"

Lu Ye nodded lightly: "Hopefully that's true!"

He had already slain the cultivators from Qingli Dao World who committed evil on the Unparalleled Continent, including Qin Yuandai, the Moon Jade. If things could cease here, it would be best; the Nine Provinces currently had no capacity to antagonize other large domains. With just one red talisman and the distributed purple talismans on hand, they could only protect themselves for a short time.

Tang Jun likely believed what he mentioned earlier about Unparalleled being a subordinate world of the eastern Mount Fangcun, so from his perspective, it would be extremely unwise for Qingli Dao World to continue its enmity with Unparalleled.

Without mentioning anything else, just the one red talisman in Lu Ye's hand was equivalent to one Moon Jade for them, and there might be more where that came from.

Having been trapped in the Insect Path together, the two of them experienced shared adversity. With both of them taking charge, the conflict between the two realms concluded.

"Until we meet again!" Tang Jun saluted once more and turned to fly away; the old man was clearly in a power-depleted state, needing a place to recover.

Watching his figure disappear, Lu Ye turned around and spat out a mouthful of blood water, grimacing in pain.

Tang Jun was merely exhausted, whereas Lu Ye himself was heavily wounded and needed to find a place to heal quickly.

He decided inwardly not to easily use Twin Flying Phoenixes to borrow power from others in the future. The borrowed power was too strong, and it was not always a good thing.

Half a day later, Lu Ye landed on a desolate planet.

In stellar space, such desolate planets were abundant, typically harsh environments where life could not be born.

Besides desolate planets, there were dead stars, which were similar yet somewhat different. A dead star might once have been a vibrant domain, but due to various reasons, its vitality was extinguished, all life extinct, thus termed as a dead star.

The biggest distinction between the two is that many dead stars have traces of civilization. Even without civilization, there are marks left by living beings.

On desolate planets, there is nothing.

The desolate planet Lu Ye landed on had howling winds, ocean waves that soared hundreds of feet high, and a gloomy sky.

Such an environment would undoubtedly be very harsh for ordinary people, but for Lu Ye, it was stable enough. Here, he could heal without worrying about being struck by meteorites, which were common in the stellar space.

He took out a spirit jade and placed it in his mouth, then retrieved a bottle of recovery elixir pills from Tang Jun's storage ring, refining and healing simultaneously.

This time, his injuries were internal rather than on the surface. The power that passed through his body from Tang Jun caused great damage, and recovery was not simple.

A full half month later, as his injuries fully healed, Lu Ye suddenly felt something strange. This feeling brought with it a vibrant surge through his flesh, as if it had come to life, more vigorous than ever.

This vitality and vigor weren't limited to his flesh; under his perception, Lu Ye sensed his bones also imbued with this newfound vitality.

He paused slightly, then suddenly understood.

He had broken through!

He was no longer in the Constellation Early Stage; he had reached the Constellation Mid-Stage!

The cultivation in the Constellation Realm mainly involves the refining of one's essence, starting with the Essence of Blood and Flesh in the early stage, the Essence of Bone Marrow in the mid-stage, and culminating with the Essence of Inner Organs in the late stage.

The goals are very clear throughout the cultivation process of each Constellation, evolving from the shallow into the deep, making breakthroughs and advancements a natural, unfussy process without abnormal phenomena. They happen as the timing naturally aligns.

Calculating time, he had been in the Constellation Stage for less than three years. Achieving mid-stage in such a brief period owed great credit to the Talent Tree; without it, his cultivation efficiency could not possibly have been as remarkable.

The experiences at Immortal Spirit Peak also served as an aid; he had refined part of Su Yuqing's power back then, which was minor to Su Yuqing, yet substantial for Lu Ye.

Refining Tang Jun's power in the Insect Path must have been the final step needed; the same rationale applies here. The power Tang Jun lost might have been little, but it was just enough to propel Lu Ye from the early to the mid-stage.