Zhou Hong no longer hesitated, and quickly went to the Tai Shang Guardian circle to ask Long Xuan.
"Senior Long Xuan," Zhou Hong called out at the entrance of Long Xuan's cave dwelling.
Long Xuan quickly opened the door, asking with some confusion, "Zhou Hong, why are you here again? Didn't we just part ways? And I already explained it so clearly...!"
"Senior Long Xuan, please don't misunderstand, I'm not here to flirt with you this time." Seeing Long Xuan's expression, as if she thought he was here to flirt again, Zhou Hong felt a little displeased. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, Zhou Hong really didn't want to see her.
"Oh, I'm sorry, then why are you suddenly looking for me?"
"I want to ask you, what is the Guardian team? And where is Deep Space Number One?"
"Oh, you're here to ask me about this." Long Xuan was slightly stunned. Something flashed in her mind, and a young man in flowing robes, enveloped in ethereal energy, appeared in her thoughts.
"Senior Long Xuan, hurry up and tell me."
After Zhou Hong asked several times, Long Xuan finally snapped back to attention.
"Sorry, I was daydreaming just now."
"Senior Long Xuan, what is Deep Space Number One?" Zhou Hong asked impatiently. If she didn't reply soon, Zhou Hong would leave.
"Deep Space Number One is a mysterious continent floating above our heads," Long Xuan said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Hong was a little confused. A continent floating above their heads? Zhou Hong looked up at the sky. Other than white clouds and a deep blue sky, there was nothing.
"You won't see it by looking like this. Above our world, there floats a very mysterious continent. This mysterious continent is inhabited by a race called Giants. They often send down giants to harm humans, causing widespread suffering. However, their landing points are fixed, so our Taigu Academy, along with several other academies, are stationed below each fixed landing point. In other words, tens of thousands, or even millions of years ago, the ancestors of our Taigu Academy chose to establish the academy here precisely to discover and kill the giants the moment they landed. The other landing points have Youlan Academy, Thor Academy, Fire Dragon Academy, and Nuoding Academy built there. Including our Taigu Academy, there are a total of five academies, each representing a landing point. The location corresponding to our Taigu Academy's landing point is named Deep Space Number One. The other four academies correspond to Deep Space Number Two, Three, Four, and Five," Long Xuan said in one breath.
"Didn't you say before that the strongest experts of our Taigu Academy went somewhere? Now I can tell you, they are not here. They are all stationed in Deep Space Number One, which is the place corresponding to our landing point. Their strength is at least at the Tribulation Crossing stage, or even the Mahayana stage. In the future, if I break through to the Tribulation Crossing stage, I will also have to go up there. However, besides these strong individuals, some geniuses from Taigu Academy, or those who voluntarily join the Guardian team, can also go up, although it is very dangerous. Most people are unwilling to go, after all, out of ten guardians who go up, it's good if four can return alive."
"Understood." Zhou Hong nodded, unable to help but worry about Lu Qianqian.
"I went there myself when I just graduated. Fortunately, I returned alive, and I gained a lot. I broke through to the Soul Transformation stage. After that, I never went up again. I stayed at Taigu Academy as a mentor for decades, then as a guardian, and finally as a Tai Shang Guardian. That's how it is."
"Thank you, Senior Long Xuan."
"You're welcome."
"By the way, you mentioned the continent floating above us, what kind of giants live there?"
"Yes, their appearance is similar to ours, but they are naturally giants. Their common height is between 170 to 200 meters, which is about 100 times the height of ordinary humans."
Zhou Hong nodded. He was about 1.88 meters tall. 100 times taller would be 188 meters.
"Because they are naturally so enormous, they have an overwhelming advantage over us ordinary humans. Although some ordinary humans can use magic to make themselves that tall, it's not the same concept. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course, racial suppression."
"You can think of it that way. Like a dragon and a snake, even if they were the same size, a dragon could easily kill a snake, let alone being 100 times larger. So, those giants see us as ants."
"Are they very strong then? Can they also cultivate?"
"Isn't that a stupid question? Their cultivation talent is even stronger than ours. Don't look at me being in the middle stage of Integration. If I went up there now, I might not be able to defeat a Nascent Soul stage giant."
"No way," Zhou Hong exclaimed in surprise.
"It's unavoidable, it's innate. If an ant cultivates to the same realm as a human, do you think the ant would be a match for the human?"
"Heh, that's interesting." Zhou Hong couldn't help but nod.
"When those giants cultivate to the Tribulation Crossing and Mahayana stages, their strength is even more unimaginable. They can almost contend with many cultivators from the Immortal Realm. I once saw an immortal cultivator youth who descended from the Immortal Realm fighting a Mahayana stage giant, and the Mahayana stage giant was not at a disadvantage."
"Oh, oh." Zhou Hong looked at Long Xuan's eyes. When she spoke of that immortal cultivator youth, there was an indescribable look of adoration in her eyes.
Zhou Hong suddenly understood. No wonder Long Xuan's standards were so high and she didn't think much of Zhou Hong. It was probably because she had seen men who made her heart beat faster.
"Senior Long Xuan, that immortal cultivator youth you just mentioned, he probably holds a significant place in your heart, doesn't he?" Zhou Hong asked with a wry smile. Su Dan Novel Network
"Don't talk nonsense. How could I, an ordinary female cultivator from the mortal world, be worthy of him?" Long Xuan couldn't help but give Zhou Hong a sidelong glance.
"But your tone and eyes just now didn't lie. No wonder. Is that immortal cultivator youth from the Immortal Realm?"
"Yes, he is a genuine person from the Immortal Realm. The reason why the giants above us are so strong is because the Deep Space Continent where they live is very close to the Immortal Realm. Various energies from the Immortal Realm often leak down. Over time, they have evolved to be extremely large, completely widening the gap with us ordinary humans. Therefore, occasionally, some people from the Immortal Realm also accidentally wander into that mysterious Deep Space Continent."
"I understand. Then how can I go up there now?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Only graduates have the chance to apply to go up. You haven't graduated yet."
"Then I can apply for graduation anytime."