Lin Feng originally wanted to find a suitable target directly and kill it to absorb energy.
But as soon as he landed, he felt something was wrong.
A strange oppressive force descended from the sky, making him uncomfortable.
Even Xiao Qing's system prompt voice became urgent.
"High-level energy suppression detected, combat power temporarily decreased by 50%."
With his current strength, he could still be suppressed.
There was something wrong with this planet!
Lin Feng couldn't help but become cautious.
He continued forward, but surprisingly encountered no monsters.
Instead, it wasn't long before he saw a city.
There was no one guarding the entrance, so he walked straight in.
The city was not bustling, and there were not many people coming and going.
It looked no different from Shui Lan Star.
But Lin Feng's gaze became even more solemn.
"Unknown energy suppression detected, combat power temporarily decreased by 70%."
Suppression again?
He was a bit clueless.
Just then, a heroic-looking man walked by, and Lin Feng couldn't help but ask him for information.
After hearing Lin Feng's question, the other party looked him up and down.
"You shouldn't be a native of our Botta Planet, should you?"
Lin Feng nodded.
Although the other party's appearance and that of others looked similar to people from Shui Lan Star, there were still many differences.
For example, height.
The average height here was 1.8 meters, and many were 2 meters tall.
Lin Feng's height of 1.85 meters was very ordinary here.
So, Lin Feng could understand why the other party thought he wasn't a native.
But the next sentence made Lin Feng's face change greatly.
"Your strength is great, but you haven't ascended to the Transcendent Realm yet, have you?"
Lin Feng's face changed drastically.
He could actually see his true strength?
He thought the other party was like Huang Shi, another hidden Overlord Realm expert.
Unexpectedly.
After the other party explained, he realized it was a misunderstanding.
It turned out.
It was his suppressed state that betrayed him.
According to the other party, any cultivator below the Transcendent Realm would suffer the same suppression.
As for cultivators in the Transcendent Realm, a halo would appear at their feet, exempting them from this suppression.
He saw that Lin Feng appeared unfazed, but there was no halo.
That's why he made such a deduction.
Lin Feng suddenly understood.
With a thought, he tentatively asked.
"Is there a possibility that I am in the Immortal Realm, and therefore do not have this Transcendent Realm halo?"
The other party laughed.
"How is that possible?"
"Everyone knows that after ascending from the Transcendent Realm to the Immortal Realm, this visible halo shifts from the feet to the head."
"Since there's neither at your feet nor at your head, you can't pretend to be one."
Lin Feng asked doubtfully.
"Can't it be hidden?"
Seeing that Lin Feng seemed genuinely ignorant, the other party treated him as a newcomer who had just started cultivating and explained patiently.
"Hiding is naturally possible, but it's only limited to remote planets where there are no Immortals residing."
"But as long as there is an Immortal residing on a planet, or even a trace of divinity integrated into it, the planet will possess this suppression effect, and the halo cannot be hidden."
Lin Feng pondered.
So, his ability to successfully kill enemies and absorb energy on the previous two planets was just because they were remote and unattended?
Since he had finally met a kind person, Lin Feng decided to continue asking.
"Then if there are Immortals from other places who are not subject to this suppression, wouldn't they be uncontrollable?"
He gestured to the bustling crowd around.
And the streams of light constantly flying in the sky.
"I see quite a few Transcendent Realm experts, and even Immortals."
"If a powerful Immortal were to appear, wouldn't all these people be wiped out and turned into their energy?"
The heroic man paused, looking at Lin Feng with a strange expression.
"It seems you truly know nothing."
"You must have come from some backward star system, right?"
Lin Feng did not deny it and nodded.
The other party suddenly seemed apologetic.
"Then I will explain in detail to my fellow daoist."
"Since you are not yet in the Transcendent Realm but can traverse planets, you are indeed a person of extraordinary talent."
"But what you don't know is how vast the universe is. Even the Transcendent Realm is just the beginning."
"From the Transcendent Realm onwards, one can break free from planetary constraints and travel through space using their physical body."
"Only when one reaches strength level eleven or twelve and ascends to the Immortal Realm, they will possess an almost immortal body."
"But Immortals are not invincible. Even among Immortals, there are differences in strength."
"The gap between a novice Immortal and the most powerful Immortal beyond level fourteen is at least a hundred thousand times in combat power."
A hundred thousand times!
Lin Feng was shocked by this number, and his expression changed.
It seemed his current strength was only average among Immortals.
Moreover, without the characteristic bonuses of the Transcendent and Immortal Realms, his true performance might be even lower than his combat power.
Seeing Lin Feng's stunned expression, the other party seemed satisfied.
He continued.
"Although Immortals are considered powerful within a star system, they are merely the backbone in a star region."
"In this vast universe, only the Overlord Realm is the supreme existence!"
"Even the weakest Overlord Realm expert's strength is beyond our imagination."
"They all control immense star regions and countless star systems."
"And the mark of control is, naturally, refinement."
Refinement?
This new term made Lin Feng's spirit lift, and he pricked up his ears.
"To assess the power of a planet, one first looks at its size and the energy it contains."
The other party's eyes were full of confidence as he spoke eloquently.
Facing Lin Feng's focused attention, he spoke with even more enthusiasm.
"Weak planets may contain enough energy to create tens of thousands of Transcendent Realm experts."
"As for our Botta Planet, it's of medium size. If an Overlord were to requisition it, creating millions of Transcendent Realm experts would not be difficult."
Seeing Lin Feng's dazed expression, he raised his head proudly.
"And it is said that some super-large planets, after nurturing for hundreds of millions of years in the universe, contain more energy than ordinary star regions. If calculated in terms of Transcendent Realm experts, it might be hundreds of millions, which is terrifying to the extreme!"
He spoke with longing, and his tone suddenly changed.
"But such existences are capable of nurturing many talented cultivators and creating a batch of powerful Immortals without difficulty."
"Using them as energy sources for the birth of Transcendent Realm experts would be a waste."
"This is the first point of planetary power I mentioned: the amount of intrinsic energy."
"The second point is, of course, the difference between the experts stationed and those who have refined it."
Lin Feng's gaze became even more focused.
This knowledge was precisely what he lacked the most, so he had to remember it well.
The other party was pleased with Lin Feng's attitude, his tone softened, and he explained more meticulously.
"Stationed refers to Immortal Realm experts investing a portion of their immortal divinity into the star core, signifying their intention to pay attention to and protect the planet."
"This is also the reason why you were suppressed earlier; it's because there are Immortals stationed on our planet; it's not an unclaimed planet."
"Refinement refers to Overlord Realm existences using their supreme power to completely control the planet and its surrounding environment."
"Even if the Overlord Realm expert doesn't constantly monitor it, the aura left behind after their refinement is enough to suppress any Transcendent Realm or even Immortal Realm existence, maintaining the planet's safety and operation."
"A planet with stationed Immortals and refined by Overlords is generally called a safe star."
"Conflicts rarely occur within such planets."
"But the difference between being stationed and being refined goes beyond mere differences in strength and control."
Lin Feng listened intently and subconsciously asked.
"What other differences are there?"