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Lin Chen felt slightly nervous in his heart because this jump had consumed far more spiritual power than he had anticipated.

At this moment, Lin Chen was somewhat weak. If Qingluan Immortal Monarch were to take action against him now, the situation would become extremely unfavorable.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch stared at Lin Chen for a few moments, a look of concern appearing on her face: "It looks like you've expended quite a bit of spiritual power."

Lin Chen replied with a bitter smile: "This journey spanned an unknown number of star rivers. I was almost completely drained. No wonder the old Clan Chief said that even the powerful Starry Sky Demon Beasts would have to pay a hefty price to reach this place."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch smiled lightly: "No rush, take your time to recover. We have time."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch withdrew her gaze and turned her body to survey the scenery in front of her.

Lin Chen quietly let out a sigh of relief. Qingluan Immortal Monarch harbored sinister intentions toward him, but fortunately, she had already struck before and believed that she had him under control. Otherwise, if she attacked him now, things would truly be troublesome.

Gazing at the scene ahead, Qingluan Immortal Monarch lamented: "The entire star system has been destroyed. I wonder what it encountered..."

The entire starry sky was littered with endless meteorites of varying sizes. Some were as small as one or two meters, while others were broken planets the size of continents.

A planetary graveyard!

Just as Qingluan Immortal Monarch said, this planet had suffered an unknown catastrophe; all the planets in the star system, big and small, were destroyed by immense forces, turning into countless fragmented stellar meteorites scattered across the entire star system.

At this moment, the two of them stood on an irregular meteorite with a diameter of around seven or eight kilometers. Their figures were minuscule compared to the vast graveyard of the star system.

"So many meteorites, in all sizes... Kryptonite, this is going to be hard to find!"

Qingluan Immortal Monarch furrowed her brow, muttering softly.

According to the old Clan Chief, Kryptonite possessed miraculous abilities, but its size was typically not large—usually about the size of a fist, and the largest might not exceed the size of a basketball.

The power of Kryptonite wasn't determined by its size but by its purity. The higher the purity, the greater the energy contained within it, and the greater its interference with the Chaos Star Core, leading to more destructive power in battle.

Searching for such minuscule items within this broken star system, without any effective search methods, was tantamount to finding a needle in an ocean.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch withdrew her gaze and sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting for Lin Chen to recover from his injuries.

It was not yet time to reveal her cards to Lin Chen. If Lin Chen decided to turn tail and run, leaving her stranded here, she would be screwed.

The old Clan Chief had said that without the means for spatial traversal, relying solely on flight would take a lifetime to get back.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch thoroughly understood the principle of spatial jump. Spatial jump wasn't simply about jumping across a linear distance but rather using spatial tunnels to jump from one near-point to a destination.

It's like a sheet of paper: when flat, the two edges are the furthest apart, but spatial jump folds the paper, connecting the edges via a spatial tunnel, arriving in an instant.

For that reason, although Lin Chen's jump seemed effortless, it allowed him to traverse countless star seas. With Qingluan Immortal Monarch's strength, not to mention getting lost in the starry sky, even at full speed, it would take tens of thousands of years to get back, and even then, she might not succeed.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch's method of controlling Lin Chen was subtle—it was called the Soul Lock Chain. She could activate the chain to make the controlled suffer a fate worse than death. If the controlled attempted to counterkill her, it wouldn't work either; upon her death, the Soul Lock Chain would fully tighten, completely annihilating the controlled's Primordial Spirit.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch was concerned about Lin Chen countering her for two reasons. On the one hand, she feared that Lin Chen possessed powerful techniques granted by the Great Wilderness Saint. If he were to stealthily strike back, she might end up being controlled herself, leading to mutual hesitations, where neither dared to act against the other.

On the other hand, she worried about Lin Chen's starry sky jump ability. With one leap spanning thousands of star rivers, such an enormous distance might cause her methods to fail entirely.

Her methods worked flawlessly in the Immortal Realm, but in the vast universe, she couldn't guarantee effectiveness over such distances—she'd never tested it before.

And so, she waited, for days.

The cross-legged Lin Chen finally opened his eyes, his gaze radiant, no longer showing signs of weakness.

Qingluan Immortal Monarch turned her head: "Recovered?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Hmm. Thankfully, I had enough top-grade medicinal pills. Otherwise, simply meditating might have taken half a year to a full year."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch pointed toward the vast and boundless starry sky: "We're probably at the edge of this broken star system. To search effectively, we need to head toward the central area. What do you think is the most efficient way to search?"

Lin Chen looked at the desolation of the broken starry sky, smiling bitterly: "There's no other way—heading toward the central area seems like relying on luck. However, after listening to the old Clan Chief's words, I have a bold idea."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch fixed her gaze on Lin Chen's face: "Let's hear it."

Lin Chen responded: "The old Clan Chief said Kryptonite is a special material produced only under specific conditions during star system explosions..."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch nodded: "That's true. Is there an issue?"

Lin Chen shook his head and continued: "The old Clan Chief also said that Cosmic Ghosts are intangible special entities formed under unique environments. I'm wondering if this special environment also refers to specific conditions during star system explosions..."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean to say, Kryptonite and Cosmic Ghosts are products of the same special conditions during star system explosions?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes. If Cosmic Ghosts existed beforehand, their survival probability during the terrifying impact of star system explosions would be minimal. So, they are highly likely also post-explosion special products."

"If Kryptonite exists in areas without Cosmic Ghosts, those Starry Sky Demon Beasts searching for Kryptonite might have already succeeded. After all, they have unique starry sky abilities and are far superior to us in search efficiency."

"They've returned empty-handed, so is it possible to assume that areas containing Kryptonite also have a significant number of Cosmic Ghosts? Perhaps they found the Kryptonite but failed to escape the Cosmic Ghosts, leading to no return..."

Qingluan Immortal Monarch broke into a smile: "Reversing the reasoning: Kryptonite and Cosmic Ghosts might be products of the same special environment, or even coexistent conditions. Wherever there's Kryptonite, there are Cosmic Ghosts. If we want to find Kryptonite, we should search for Cosmic Ghosts. If we locate Cosmic Ghosts, we'll find Kryptonite."