While Li Wuyang's consciousness and the Eternal Furnace drifted through the void with great difficulty, another thread of the story was also advancing tensely.
That day, relying on the Void Spirit Bloodline's innate affinity with space and Li Wuyang's final push, Bao Bao narrowly escaped the Domain of Ash and Flowing Fire. Its silver-gray body was covered in scorch marks, its spirit body was damaged, and its heart was filled with worry and sorrow over Li Wuyang's unknown fate.
"Neighbor... must still be alive... Bao Bao has to save him!" This simple conviction sustained it. Remembering Li Wuyang's final instructions, it set off on a long and perilous journey toward the Lost Realm, where the Great Elder resided in its memories.
The chaotic void was vast and boundless, filled with danger at every turn. Without Li Wuyang's protection, Bao Bao seemed especially frail as it faced savage Chaos Beasts, bizarre spatial traps, and ill-intentioned wandering cultivators alone. Several times, it nearly got devoured or captured.
Yet adversity also fostered growth. To survive, Bao Bao was forced to continuously unleash the potential of its Void Spirit Bloodline. Its perception of spatial fluctuations grew increasingly keen. Not only could it avoid danger in advance, it even began tearing through space across short distances to teleport. It was no longer the little jellyfish that could only blow bubbles and needed protection. It learned to hide within spatial folds, create illusions to confuse enemies, and even stir up small-scale spatial turbulence to counterattack.
Its strength steadily rose through trials of life and death, gradually reaching the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, while its intelligence also matured. Though it still longed for the carefree days it had spent with Li Wuyang, its gaze now held greater resolve and decisiveness.
After enduring countless hardships, crossing