Gu An did not use his divine sense to investigate the Profound Heart Realm cultivator inside the Library Hall. Lifespan Inspection could not be performed through the perspective of divine sense, so there was no point in looking. If the other party happened to cultivate some extraordinary technique capable of detecting the prying of a higher realm, it would only stir up needless trouble.
After returning to Mystic Valley, Gu An went upstairs and took out the map scroll and the book Xu Lu had given him.
The book was called the Record of the World's Lands. It recorded the general conditions of various regions, and it contained information on every territory marked on the map.
Gu An studied it carefully, searching for a suitable place to break through.
Judging from the map, the Nine Dynasties occupied only one-tenth of the continent. Everything beyond was land where demons and monsters ran rampant. The names of the various mountain ranges and rivers alone were enough to send chills down one's spine—Demon Shadow Peak, Demon Bone Mountain Range, Human-Headed Ghost Forest, Fallen Immortal River, and so on.
After much deliberation, Gu An decided to break through in the Land of Demons and Monsters.
Where demons and monsters roamed freely, spiritual energy was abundant.
Moreover, since ancient times, the Land of Demons and Monsters had never faced danger from the sea.
This map was the best proof. After all, a Supreme Elder had traveled across the entire continent.
When night fell, Gu An quietly set off, heading east and slightly north.
Holding the map, he employed the Boundless Freedom Step and rapidly flitted through the darkness. Before long, he had left the Great Cang Dynasty.
In fewer than twenty steps, Gu An crossed out of the Nine Dynasties Land and entered the Land