"Immortal Restriction Zone?"
The white skeleton seemed to sink into a long memory.
"As for the specifics, I... do not know.
"It is possible that the term 'Immortal Restriction Zone' only appeared after we perished.
"It probably means that cultivation is forbidden in this region.
"Still, you truly were dragged down by this Star Domain. Otherwise, after cultivating painstakingly for six thousand years, you would have been qualified... to become a foot soldier for some Immortal Realm Force."
The white skeleton's words were full of teasing.
Wang Jixuan furrowed his brow tightly, suddenly unsure whether to laugh or cry.
It felt as though a dream had been shattered.
The white skeleton sighed softly, and its voice grew much gentler. Though its gender could not be discerned, the voice was nevertheless pleasant to hear, carrying a certain Dao resonance.
It said:
"Talent and comprehension like yours are rare indeed. Had you been born in the Immortal Realm, you might well have become someone remarkable.
"But do not think too much about that for now.
"If you ascend, you will go to the Ascension Platform... Here is a rough map of the Immortal Realm."
The white skeleton raised a hand and pointed. Countless glittering stars immediately appeared before Wang Jixuan's eyes.
Each shimmering star seemed to be a vast Elliptical Galaxy, perhaps one or two astronomical scales above the Milky Way.
The image shifted, and an enormous landmass appeared amid the stars.
As the map of the Immortal Realm unfolded, the white skeleton's voice drifted continuously by Wang Jixuan's ears and through his heart.
The white skeleton said:
"The so-called Immortal Realm has no boundless land and no endless treasures, yet it is the origin of the Three Thousand Great Daos and the convergence point of myriad worlds. Heaven and earth, the