318: Incomplete star map, spirit world coordinates

Shen Yuanmo suppressed the tumultuous waves in his mind and once again focused the wisp of Divine Sense that had just recovered slightly.

Cautiously, he bypassed the torrent of memories filled with tragedy and despair, probing toward the deepest part of the withered Demon Core.

Soon, the tip of his Divine Sense touched a tough and icy barrier.

That barrier was interwoven with billions of twisted, chaotic Law runes; every rune exuded an ancient, decaying, yet terrifying aura containing the majesty of the Void Returning stage.

They followed a strange pattern, linking together to form an inescapable net.

This was the final Restriction left behind by the Void Returning Ancient Demon.

"You think this can stop me?"

Shen Yuanmo's Divine Sense transformed into a pair of invisible large hands, gently stroking the Restriction barrier.

If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, facing a Restriction personally set up by a Void Returning expert, they probably wouldn't even be able to budge it and would instead have their Divine Soul shattered by the backlash of the Law Power it contained.

But Shen Yuanmo was different.

A confident curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"In front of me, there is no lock in this world that cannot be undone!"

His thoughts flashed like lightning and flint.

"【Heaven-Defying Comprehension】, activate!"

In that instant, Shen Yuanmo pushed the greatest reliance he had gained from his Transmigration to its limit!

【Insight into Origin】!

【Perfect Deduction】!

Boom!

In an instant, the world before his eyes changed once more!

The Restriction barrier, composed of countless Law runes, shed all its profound and complex disguises!

The trajectory of the energy flow inside it.

The core composition method of every single rune.

The imperceptible connection nodes between every Law.

All of it was thoroughly analyzed by him, leaving no secrets whatsoever!

"So that's it. Using one's own Divine Soul imprint as the lock core, and then activating the Bloodline Power of the Ancient Demon race as the key..."

"Double encryption, internal and external resonance—it is indeed brilliantly subtle."

"It's just a pity you ran into me."

Shen Yuanmo rapidly deduced the method of cracking the Restriction in his mind.

He did not choose to forcefully assault it; that would be akin to hitting a rock with an egg.

His Divine Sense instantly split, turning into billions of invisible threads, countless times finer than hair, which followed the Law patterns he had insight into on the Restriction barrier, beginning a reverse decryption using an unbelievably subtle technique!

This process consumed a terrifying amount of Divine Sense.

Even with Shen Yuanmo's Divine Soul strength, which was comparable to the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, he felt waves of tearing pain.

Dizziness crashed like a tide, wave after wave, impacting his already damaged Sea of Consciousness.

But he did not stop.

On the contrary, his movements became even more precise and swift!

Because he had a strong premonition that what was hidden behind this Restriction was absolutely vital to him!

Time flowed by, minute by minute.

He didn't know how long passed.

When Shen Yuanmo embedded the last thread of Divine Sense onto the final Law node at the core of the Restriction, using an extremely tricky and perfectly precise angle.

"Crack—"

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, roared in his Sea of Consciousness!

The Void Returning Restriction, which should have been unbreakable, was thus effortlessly undone by him!

A torrent of information, more vast and ancient than anything before, surged out from behind the Restriction, instantly filling his entire Sea of Consciousness!

Shen Yuanmo's vision suddenly went dark, and his consciousness felt as if it was grabbed by an invisible hand and dragged into a completely new world!

It was a vast, boundless, cold, and dead silent dark Universe.

Countless stars emitting various colors of light were scattered haphazardly across this endless black velvet, like a handful of overturned diamonds.

A three-dimensional star chart, so enormous it defied description, unfolded explosively within his Sea of Consciousness!

"This... this is..."

Shen Yuanmo's mind was completely shaken by this magnificent yet eternally desolate scene before him!

He knew that this was what the Void Returning Ancient Demon truly wanted to leave behind!

He forcibly suppressed the violent tremors in his mind and slowly merged his Divine Sense into this vast star chart, beginning a careful examination.

Soon, he discovered that this was not the complete star chart of the entire Great Universe.

It was merely a remote corner of the boundless Universe, labeled as the "Tianyuan Star Domain."

Even though it was just a corner, its sheer scale far exceeded his previous imagination!

Hundreds of thousands of light spots, varying in brightness, were marked on the star chart.

Every single light spot represented a truly existing world!

Shen Yuanmo's heart began to pound uncontrollably like a drum!

Carefully, he moved his Divine Sense toward one of the light spots that was flickering with a deep blue light but was enveloped by a dense, lingering black Qi.

A line of cold information, marked in Ancient Demon script, automatically surfaced in his mind.

[Ancient Demon Realm (On the Verge of Destruction)]

As expected!

All doubt vanished from Shen Yuanmo's heart.

This was a genuine and undeniable map for navigating the Universe!

He forcefully suppressed the excitement that nearly burst out of his chest and continued searching the star chart.

Soon, his gaze was drawn to another light spot not far from the Ancient Demon Realm, which emitted a faint, dim earthy yellow light.

It was a spot that seemed utterly inconspicuous among the countless brilliant stars.

He extended his Divine Sense toward it.

[Chiming Realm (Savage, Low-Grade, Spiritual Essence Exhausted)]

Seeing this blunt annotation, Shen Yuanmo couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

It turned out that in the eyes of these Ancient Demons, the Chiming Realm where he resided was merely an insignificant, savage wasteland.

However, this also gave him a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the vastness and cruelty of this Universe.

He continued moving across the star chart.

His gaze swept over worlds that emitted different lights.

There were peculiar planes marked as the "Metal World," where the entire world was constructed of metal.

There were chaotic planes marked as the "Elemental World," filled with violent elemental energy.

Furthermore, some light spots had completely lost their luster, turning into a dead, silent gray, marked with two shocking words—[Deceased]!

And next to these deceased worlds, without exception, was another mark that made Shen Yuanmo's hair stand on end—[Mouth of the Void]!

Clearly, these worlds had all been devoured by the terrifying entity that destroyed the Ancient Demon Realm!

Just as Shen Yuanmo's mind felt a wave of suppression and coldness due to the Universe's cruelty.

Suddenly, his gaze was firmly drawn to a light sphere in another distant corner of the star chart—one that was incomparably brilliant, massive enough to surpass the combined size of all surrounding worlds, and emitted a peaceful, pure, and intensely concentrated spiritual light.

That light sphere was so dazzling, so unique!

Even across the endless sea of stars, Shen Yuanmo could clearly sense the higher-level Laws and energy contained within, which his Divine Soul yearned for!

With a feeling of anxiety, he cautiously extended his Divine Sense toward it.

The next moment.

Two characters written in ancient Dao script exploded in his Sea of Consciousness like two divine bolts of thunder that split the heavens!

[Spirit Realm]!

He found it!

The path leading to the Spirit Realm—he found it!

Shen Yuanmo's mind was utterly submerged in an indescribable ecstasy at this moment!

He desperately used all his mental power to imprint this hard-won star chart—every coordinate and every navigation route leading to the Spirit Realm—into the deepest recesses of his Divine Soul!

He knew that the value of this star chart was immeasurable!

It didn't just point him in the direction of his advance.

It also gave him the most intuitive and brutal understanding of this vast Universe!

The Great Universe was not the peaceful paradise that Cultivators imagined.

Instead, it was a dark forest where the weak were prey to the strong, filled with endless dangers and opportunities!