The duo went on their way at a normal pace. Every once in a while, Li Qiye would stop and observe the ground.
After seeing his actions, she curiously asked: “Where are we going?”
“The next domain.” Li Qiye smiled: “This isn’t the only place here. Inside this grand momentum are many great domains. A domain like this is only a tiny corner of the overarching momentum.”
“This vast place is only a tiny corner? Then wouldn’t this momentum be as large as Heaven Spirit itself?” She was startled. [1]
Li Qiye shook his head in response: “No, you misunderstood me. I’m saying that this vast realm only carries a small amount of the momentum’s unimaginable power. This is the reason why even emperors can’t easily take down this place.”
The two went on for a long time before arriving at a dune. While standing on top of it, Li Qiye looked around and smiled: “This is the place. Get ready, we’re about to jump.”
Yonghuang took a deep breath and stood next to him.
“Go!” After she was prepared, he held her and jumped. The two disappeared instantly.
The scene before them changed as they were now back in Reincarnation Valley. She looked around and saw the watery valley again, not too far from the old tree.
“Fiercest also found the right path.” Many were watching from the entrance and noticed the two reappear.
It might look like they were still close to the entrance. However, there was a great realm separating the two locations.
In the next second, both of them disappeared from the valley again. The sand was no longer there. They were situated in a vast plain with rolling mountains and verdant trees. Of course, they saw many cultivators here as well. These people were searching for spirit medicines and gra.s.ses.
This place might be majestic, but it was also damaged. One could see collapsed mountain ranges and destroyed lakes. These scars have been alleviated by the pa.s.sage of time, but they were still apparent enough with a keen eye.
Yonghuang commented after seeing this: “Is this due to emperors and sea G.o.ds coming in later, or could it be an even more ancient war?”
“It’s just a corner of an old world.” Li Qiye didn’t answer directly.
Meanwhile, the cultivators here were very curious as well. They followed the Prince of Darkness’ group to this particular domain and found the plentiful alchemy ingredients here. Thus, they stayed behind to find some more instead.
The duo continued into a particular ravine where Li Qiye jumped with Yonghuang once more. They returned to the valley before disappearing into the next domain.
The scene changed again into a world of ice and snow as far as the eyes could see. The ground and everything in it was completely covered while snow fell like goose feathers. Sky-piercing mountains and grand lakes weren’t spared from the downfall.
It seemed as if the snow had never stopped falling here ever since the ancient age. Yonghuang found archaic structures and floating pavilions as she walked around. This seemed to be the ancestral ground of a great sect.
Inside were different buildings and connecting bridges; all of these mottled buildings were enveloped in ice.
Yonghuang asked: “What about this place?” This location was definitely inhabited by people in the past. However, it seemed to be abandoned just like the rest of this icy world.
“As you might have imagined, it is another deserted world. Its inhabitants have fled.” Li Qiye smiled and spoke while looking at the falling snowflakes: “This snow is not caused by the villainous heavens.”
This made Yonghuang shudder. She suddenly had a terrifying thought and took a deep breath before asking: “This is… man-made?”
“Pretty much.” Li Qiye flatly said: “During the destruction of the world, an ultimate blow was unleashed, annihilating everything in its path as well as freezing this world. Even though it managed to expulse the enemies, the user’s own world suffered as well.”