Zhou Fan followed the old man as he guided him towards a teleportation hub. Even here, they were popularized. There were not as many teleportation destinations within this hub as there had been in the many others Zhou Fan had used along the way.
"Unlike in the other Universes, the Nine Heavens Universe's main teleportation hubs are always connected to only five destinations. One leads to each direction of the walls, and the last leads to the Ninth Heaven, the main hub of the Nine Heavens Universe. It is there where Master Lu grew to prominence within the Nine Heavens Universe. It actually did not originally exist, but upon the merging of two Universes, the original Nine Heavens Universe and Master Lu's home Universe, the one where the Master of Grass came from, this space was one of many formed. It is large enough to hold many Superclusters."
Zhou Fan nodded. Since this was the future, even the merging of Universes didn't seem like anything too special. How hard could it be? From the way he spoke, it may even have been a natural process.
They entered the teleportation hub and stepped onto the teleportation array in the center. A light flashed, and when Zhou Fan opened his eyes, he saw a bustling space. There was very little space without anything in it.
Flying vehicles could be seen everywhere. In the distance, vast structures could be seen, and most noticeable of all was a particular space. It was about the size of a Supercluster, yet it was much more spaced out than most of the other places. However, it was clear that this place functioned on a different level entirely. Zhou Fan could sense a level of power subtly coming from that direction that he had never felt before. Even a Celestial Emperor was far inferior.
And in one part of the space was a sect far larger than many galaxies.
"It is hard not to spot the Ninth Heaven Sect even from this far away. Come, that is our destination." The old man said.
He waved his hand, and a shuttle moving nearby came towards them.
"Need a ride?" The driver said.
The old man nodded. "As close to the Ninth Heaven Sect as you can get us."
"I can't get you very close, but I'll do just as well as anybody else."
Zhou Fan and the old man sat in the shuttle, and it began to move at speeds even faster than that of an Earth Immortal. Even Zhou Fan felt he could barely match this speed using every ounce of strength. His shock was evident on his face.
"It may seem fast, but every shuttle can move at this speed. This is based on the Universal Network that connects the Ninth Heaven all around. This was originally a creation of some of Master Lu's enemies, but upon their defeat, he seized it and improved it. Now, even a mortal can move faster than Immortals."
Zhou Fan could barely understand it himself. It was simply beyond his level of power. Perhaps even a Celestial Emperor would be helpless to understand.
The shuttle quickly stopped just outside of the space Zhou Fan had noticed earlier.
"Welcome to the Human Domain." The old man said.
"This is where Master Lu first started his cultivation journey, before the Universes merged of course. We need to go to the admissions office."
They headed towards a building just outside of the space.
There was a large line to enter, but the old man flashed some badge and was able to cut through most of the people. Only a few minutes later, they were at a booth. A man whose cultivation didn't seem inferior to a Celestial Emperor was working it.
"We'd like to enter the Human Domain."
"Identification." The Celestial Emperor said.
The old man showed his identification.
The Celestial Emperor looked at Zhou Fan next.
The old man spoke up. "He doesn't have any identification yet. He just came from outside the Nine Heavens Universe."
The Celestial Emperor nodded. "Do you have a qualification to enter the Human Domain?"
The old man had explained along the way that there were numerous methods to obtain a qualification to enter the Human Domain. There was a lottery pick, there was the bloodline relation method, there was the cultivation level method, and the special circumstance method. These were the four main ones, with various methods falling under the special circumstance method.
"Show him the medal." The old man said.
Zhou Fan raised his hand and the medal hung from his fingers.
The Celestial Emperor looked at it closely, looked to the side, and looked back at it.
His eyes widened. "Why didn't you show that at first? Did you feel like wasting everyone's time? Go on."
The bar in front of them raised, and the two stepped forward.
Zhou Fan instantly felt a difference. It was as if this was a cultivation holy ground. He was surprised. He thought only he had methods to do something like this.
This was not some sort of roundabout method, this was pure. In other words, cultivation itself was altered here, not affected by some outside method.
Zhou Fan could only imagine that he had been here before and done such a thing. Otherwise, this Lord Lu was far too terrifying to estimate.
"The Universal Network doesn't work inside of the Human Domain. Luckily, it is rather small for Immortals. Back then, no immortals had lived here. Now, of course, that is not the case. We are heading to the Ninth Heaven Sect."
As they moved, the old man spoke.
"Still present in the Human Domain is the Temple Master. He directly fought by Master Lu's side. If you get the chance to talk to him, do so. He knows more about Master Lu than anybody else. You can attempt to find him at the Temple of the Human Domain. It is over there."
The old man pointed. It was small and far away, but due to the subtle, yet overwhelming presence coming from it, he was able to spot a small temple. In front of it was a figure with a sword on his lap.
Despite being in the open, it was clear that no being dared to come near.