Lu Ye felt a bit disappointed as Tang Jun shook his head and said, "Never heard of it. You know, once you leave your home domain, the direction radiates outwards. Although I've been to a few nearby star systems, I can't claim to know the area around Jade Conch like the back of my hand. Perhaps over at Jade Conch World, they know more."

The Jade Conch Galaxy is named after the Jade Conch World and is the undisputed leader of the home galaxy today. Although there's no Sun Blaze, there are quite a few Moon Jade, making it much stronger than the old fellow's Qingli Dao World.

The old fellow sighed again, "In the end, our galaxy is detached from the mainstream of the stellar space. I never thought it mattered before, but coming to this All Phenomena Ocean made me realize that we are just frogs in a well." Holding the jade slip in his hand, he looked towards Lu Ye, "What do you plan to do?"

"Go back!" Lu Ye said as a matter of course. Previously, not knowing the location of the Jade Conch Galaxy was one thing, but now that he knew, he definitely wanted to return.

It's not that he missed his homeland; he hadn't been out for long, so there was no nostalgia. He was considering returning once to map the route. This way, even if that Insect Path couldn't take shape in the future, cultivators from the home domain who wanted to come to All Phenomena Ocean could fly directly. If the home world wants to develop and grow, purely admiring its own beauty won't do; it needs to connect with the mainstream of stellar space. The All Phenomena Galaxy is a good place, and also an opportunity.

Of course, such a journey across two star systems probably won't be short. Even with a starboat, Lu Ye would need three to five years.

"Indeed, you should go back," Tang Jun nodded, "Are you going back, or am I?"

Lu Ye was taken aback, "You don't want to go back?"

Tang Jun replied, "Of course I do! I'm old, and I don't have many years left to live. If I really were to die, I wouldn't want to be buried in a foreign land. I hope to return to my roots, but first of all, we can't determine if this information is accurate. If the intelligence is wrong, if we both go, it would just waste both of our time. There's another possibility: if this information is accurate and we can return to Jade Conch, not both of us need to go. One person should go to map the path, and one should stay here to develop and accumulate resources. When our two domains' cultivators come here in the future, we can look out for each other instead of having to start from scratch."

I have to admit, the old guy's considerations were quite comprehensive. When Lu Ye got the jade slip, he only thought about hurrying back to Jade Conch.

Now, after hearing this, he indeed felt that having one person leave and one stay was the best arrangement.

"I'll go, you stay!" Lu Ye immediately made up his mind.

After all, Nine Provinces was a bit weak, and Lu Ye didn't want to reveal the exact location of Nine Provinces to others, not even to Tang Jun. In the old guy's understanding, he was just a cultivator from the Unparalleled Continent.

So if someone truly needed to return, it was best for him to go back.

Tang Jun was old and experienced; how could he not see Lu Ye's concerns? He nodded and said, "Then we'll arrange it that way! But how are you going to enter the Tianyan Star System?"

Normally, using the Insect Path is the only way. You certainly can't fly there.

Tianyan Star System has a stable Insect Path directly connected to the All Phenomena Galaxy; otherwise, Tianyan cultivators wouldn't be active here.

Cultivators from their home galaxy can naturally enter and exit the Insect Path at will, but if you're not from the home galaxy, you need someone to vouch for you!

Because on both ends of the Insect Path, strong cultivators from the Tianyan Star System are stationed. If someone tries to enter without authorization and gets killed, it's a death in vain.

Essentially, each star system has powerful supporters stationed near their Insect Paths, on one hand to protect their own cultivators from being ambushed when entering the All Phenomena Galaxy, and on the other hand to guard against others using the Insect Path to launch large-scale attacks on their star system.

If ever the Jade Conch Galaxy's Insect Path stabilizes and safely allows passage, the Jade Conch side will also need to deploy strong cultivators to station at the entry and exit points of the Insect Path. All passing cultivators would have to undergo inspections, and only after passing inspections would they be allowed passage.

Lu Ye had no connections with people from the Tianyan Star System, nor did he know any cultivators from there, so naturally, there was no one to vouch for him.

"Do you have a way?" Lu Ye asked.

Tang Jun shook his head, "I'm powerless."

"Then I'll figure it out myself."

Raising his eyes to look at the old guy, Lu Ye lowered his eyelids and said, "Old Tang, this journey will take at least a few years. The road isn't safe. Do you have anything to assist me, like a starboat or a world-stabilizing treasure?"

Tang Jun gave him a sidelong glance, "I've already given you my storage ring. What more do you want? Besides, don't you still have the red talisman on you? With the Dwarf Race's red talisman, even if the Moon Jade oppresses you, you can fight back and kill them!"

Lu Ye said, "You can't put it like that. Mainly, as you said yourself, you don't have many years left. If you pass away before I return, wouldn't your belongings be easily taken by others? After all, we came from the same star system. If you hand these inheritances to me, I'll take them back to the Qingli Dao World. It would be considered passing the legacy."

Tang Jun snorted, "Don't worry, I guarantee I won't die before you return!"

"At least give me some travel expenses. I won't have much time to search for spirit jade on my way, and I don't have any spirit jade left on me either."

The old fellow was somewhat speechless, hearing about travel expenses for the first time, but he thought about how Li Taibai indeed needed to inform Qingli Dao World if he really returned to Jade Conch. He took out a storage ring and handed it to Lu Ye, "That's all there is. Take it or leave it!"

"When a elder offers, how can I decline? How could I not accept?" Lu Ye accepted the storage ring and glanced inside, discovering it contained nearly two thousand spirit jades. This old fellow was quite generous, and Lu Ye silently noted this favor.

"I'll leave a jade slip for you. If you return to Jade Conch, when you go to Qingli Dao World, hand the jade slip to Wu Zhuo. He will coordinate with you." Tang Jun handed over another jade slip.

Wu Zhuo was the third Moon Jade of Qingli Dao World.

Lu Ye took it and carefully stored it away: "Is there anything else to convey?"

Tang Jun's expression was solemn as he looked at him: "Don't die on the way."

In the ever-changing world, the once-hostile old and young now shared the same fate in an unfamiliar place. Now, with aligned interests, Tang Jun naturally wished for Lu Ye's smooth journey.

Lu Ye leaped up, his laughter resounding: "Don't die before I return!"

How to enter the Tianyan Star System is a problem. The best way is naturally to befriend a cultivator from the Tianyan Star System, gain their trust, and have them vouch for you for a safe entry. However, these cultivators from various star systems don't have their origins engraved on their foreheads; how would Lu Ye know who is a Tianyan cultivator?

Seeking intelligence from the All Phenomena Merchants Guild is one way, but just one piece of information would cost a thousand spirit jades, which Lu Ye was reluctant to spend. Even if he found a Tianyan cultivator, why would they befriend or trust him?

He could try his luck at the Insect Path leading to Tianyan, as there must be a Moon Jade expert guarding there. Honestly stating his intention to borrow the path through Tianyan might be feasible, but it's more likely to be rejected.

After much consideration, there was only one plan!

Zhaolai Island!

Lu Ye had stayed at Zhaolai Island for several days before. The recruitment there wasn't only for guards recruited by various Spirit Islands but also included various other information, including transporting resources.

On the All Phenomena Ocean side, transactions were frequent, and the flow of resources was immense daily. Some brought local specialties here to sell, while others purchased resources to transport back to their home domain.

It's not necessarily safe on the road; there are all sorts of people here. Lu Ye, upon arriving at the All Phenomena Galaxy, even encountered a group trying to rob him.

Therefore, for resource transportation tasks, escorts are needed. If the local forces have enough manpower, there's no need to hire outsiders. Otherwise, they can only find people from Zhaolai Island.

Lu Ye intended to look for Tianyan cultivators recruiting personnel here.

The probability wasn't high, but it was better than gambling in front of other people's Moon Jade.

He thought even if there was hope, it would take a long time. If not feasible, he would have to gather intelligence from the All Phenomena Merchants Guild, find a Tianyan cultivator, and try to build a connection.

Who would have thought he'd find the recruitment information he needed on a jade tablet within just half a day after arriving on Zhaolai Island?

As he expected, people needed to recruit a few individuals to escort a batch of resources back to a certain domain within the Tianyan Star System, and then transport another batch back to the All Phenomena Ocean.

Standing beside the jade tablet was a middle-aged man who hadn't activated spirit force, so his cultivation level was unclear, but he appeared to be a Constellation.

Lu Ye stepped forward and clasped his fists: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

The middle-aged man glanced Lu Ye up and down, speaking bluntly: "Round trip for one thousand five hundred jade, five hundred as a deposit, one thousand as the remainder. If satisfied, we discuss further; if not, we part ways!"

One thousand five hundred jade wasn't a low price, as a round trip would take at least four to five months. Averaged out, it was three to four hundred spirit jades a month, higher than the monthly wages for guards on general Spirit Islands. After all, traveling through stellar space posed greater risks.

Lu Ye had seen plenty of recruitment information before and knew this price was reasonable. Moreover, he wasn't here for spirit jades. He nodded immediately: "Agreed!"

After discussing some details with the middle-aged man, they exchanged audio talisman imprints, agreeing that he would contact Lu Ye when it was time to depart. Then Lu Ye left Zhaolai Island.

The task required a round trip, meaning even if Lu Ye went to the Tianyan Star System, he had to return. This didn't align with his planned itinerary. In the end, even if he successfully entered the Tianyan Star System, it would be difficult to disentangle from them and act alone, risking hostility and making future borrowing of Tianyan's path difficult for those from the Jade Conch Galaxy.

Lu Ye planned to spend the next few months building a good relationship with the middle-aged man. If he could gain his guarantee, become familiar in front of the Moon Jade expert guarding the Insect Path, then all subsequent issues would be resolved.

The man didn't keep Lu Ye waiting long; just two days later, he sent a message. When Lu Ye arrived at the agreed location, he found two others besides the middle-aged man.