A Matter Settled

In the past, the silver animal hide book was burned with pictures and text in the meteorite passage of the Land of Nothingness, but Wang Xuan always felt that it was not complete enough and could not find more valuable clues.

In addition, in the Mental Space of the civilization of Dao Control Banner, in front of the fire in the ten-layer space constructed by that huge head, an important clue also emerged. At that time, Zhang Daoling, Zheng Yuantian and others traced back to the past and a picture appeared.

On that day, Wang Xuan, through the soft light barrier, captured it instantly with his Spiritual Heavenly Eye and imprinted it in his mind, but he still couldn't uncover the ultimate secret.

Now, as the true flagpole of the Dao Control Banner glows and intertwines with patterns, everything becomes clear, no longer shrouded in mist. Not only are the illustrations and text on the Silver Beast Skin Book included, but the scene reflected in the bonfire of civilization where the Dao Control Banner is located is also included.

The Map of Mountains and Rivers expanded, becoming incredibly clear and comprehensive, accompanied by the manifestation of Spirit Imprint. The so-called unfamiliar characters and strange patterns were no longer a problem.

"The Dao Control Banner is indeed torn to pieces; to be precise, the banner itself is broken. But the flagpole is a rare artifact collected from Planar Crevice, or perhaps even a place where Great Universe meet..."

It survived being crushed by the power of dimensional planes and the intersection of worlds without damage.

Therefore, when that civilization attempted to enter the extraordinary New World, and was crushed by what appeared to be the power of the Supernatural Great Universe, the flagpole remained unharmed. Even when that civilization failed, the flagpole was completely unaffected.

Wang Xuan was surprised. He had been to the place where that Super Civilization had finally failed and knew very well that a "Giant Whale" had perished and the entire civilization had been buried in blood. Had they really found the right path?

These images and texts clearly state that the civilization followed the path of the Spirit World, briefly witnessing Supernatural Great World, and even seeing the Dao Control Banner tearing apart the Great Universe to reveal a blurry path. However, their efforts ultimately failed, and they suffered a backlash from the Great Universe.

Of course, based on these pictorial records, there are also pessimistic speculations that it is possible that what they saw was still just an illusion, and their minds were deceived.

"According to the scroll, the Dao Control Banner has the ability to repair itself. If the damaged banner is given enough time, it can be restored."

However, those who survived wanted a stronger banner for the Dao Control Banner and tried every possible method, but they were powerless to do so, because the myth had come to an end.

Finally, the survivors thought of the flagpole's birthplace, a place that seemed to be where different universes met.

They pieced together the flag, placed it there, and gathered the last of the civilization's efforts to construct a giant magic circle, which they then re-refined and nourished.

That place contains Yin and Yang energies, Xuanhuang Qi, the Primordial Light... endless chaos surges, destruction and rebirth coexist, and great realms converge, like the embryo of a new world taking shape.

Based on the current images and text, the flag will either be completely destroyed or it will be reborn and become even stronger!

As for the Body Slaying Banner" and the God Slaying Banner," they can only be considered crude imitations, with only the patterns corresponding to one corner of the complete flag surface engraved inside.

Wang Xuan was astonished. If a broken corner and substandard material were already like this, how powerful would the real flag be?

As for the golden animal hide book with two holes burned in it, the silver animal hide scroll dug out from the underground palace of Qingcheng Mountain, and the iron rod, they are all the same materials used to forge the Body-Slaying Flag and the God-Slaying Flag.

In fact, they were discarded and unused waste materials from the earlier refining of the Dao Control Banner.

If one inherits the legacy of that civilization, as long as one obtains the God- God Slaying Banner and other items such as gold, silver, or animal hides, one can unlock its secrets.

Over time, that civilization naturally left many traces, and some scriptures were obtained by later generations, but they cannot be considered to have inherited their core doctrines.

Therefore, even if later generations had the secret map, they could not uncover the secret of the Dao Control Banner.

However, obtaining the flagpole is different. The patterns engraved inside represent the ultimate essence of that Super Civilization. Using it to activate these secret diagrams will naturally reveal all the secrets.

Wang Xuan has determined the location of the real Dao Control Banner: it lies within the Planar Crevice corresponding to the Mental Space in outer space.

That is, the area where the Dao Control Banner Civilization was discovered.

Originally, there were only Planar Crevice there, but that civilization dug deeper and opened them up, discovering a strange Spirit World.

This made Wang Xuan think more deeply: could the real Great Universe be replaced by a vast spiritual universe?

Because the civilization's final destination, where it fell into ruin, was still in the Mental Space, and no other material Great Universe was discovered there, which Wang Xuan had entered.

"When their lives were hanging by a thread, the Supernatural Great World they saw—could it really be that their minds were clouded?"

Then, Wang Xuan thought of the layers of Mental World that one could enter after reaching the Carefree Journey Realm. There was a saying that by penetrating the Highest Grade Mental World, one could escape this Great Universe.

And that's the path Shang Yi took!

"Is the Mental World world the only opposite of the Matter World, or is the Mental World the transition between the two Great Universe?" He pondered.

Regardless, he was excited and overjoyed to know where the Dao Control Banner was, whether it was destroyed or reborn stronger.

Unfortunately, to get there, one must first traverse that Spirit World. However, his primordial spirit has now departed and is currently wandering in the Misty Sea.

Without his primordial spirit returning, he was unable to retrieve the banner of the Dao Control Banner.

Wang Xuan calmed down and realized that even without coming to Superstar, activating the flagpole and those tattered animal hides and flags elsewhere would also yield this greatest secret that countless extraordinary powerhouses had coveted for several Mythological Era.

As for why the flagpole ended up here, it's impossible to verify now, but it's not important anymore.

On that same day, Wang Xuan returned to Rising New Star.

Everyone was surprised and puzzled. He returned so quickly? People believed that he had most likely returned empty-handed.

In fact, Wang Xuan had put one worry to rest. After learning the whereabouts of the treasure, he was completely at ease and planned to meet with some people on the New Star before returning to his Old Earth.

That evening, Wang Xuan met with his classmates and old friends, including Zhou Kun, Su Chan, Kong Yi, and Li Qingzhu. From them, he learned that Zhao Qinghan had gone Depths of Starry Sky and could not be contacted for the time being.

In recent years, Zhao Qinghan has taken over many of her family's businesses, and recently restructured a life science research company with a large investment. When many active ancient organism remains were discovered on a life-bearing planet in deep space, she personally led a team to the site.

Wu Yin was not in New Star either. She took the Little Fox Immortal and Horse Chao Fan to the secret place, simply because a certain Little Fox was homesick. Now it was convenient to travel between the secret place and New Star.

Wang Xuan decided to wait a few days, taking the opportunity to meet some old guys who wanted to see him and check if they still had any good stuff in their secret vaults.

The next day, he first met with some acquaintances from the Supernatural Domain, such as Wang Hai, a young powerhouse from Daoist school, and Xiushan, a young master from Buddhism. They had all come from behind the curtain and had not followed their patriarch across the sea.

In the past, Wang Xuan, Wang Hai, Xiushan, and others joined forces to fight against the enemy and killed extremely ferocious demons such as the Blood Peng, Silver Bat, and Hei Lie, which devoured people's souls and blood.

In addition, Wang Xuan also met Chi Meng, who was a disciple and grand-disciple of the Nether Blood Sect Ancestor. They were practically from the same lineage. Chi Meng had also been a scapegoat in the New Star, which angered him so much that he eventually joined forces with Wang Xuan to deal with Zheng Wu, a descendant of Zheng Jueshi, and successfully obtained Zheng Wu's Heavenly Blood.

During this period, Zhou Yun called and left messages multiple times, but Wang Xuan ignored them all.

Over the next few days, Wang Xuan met with some old guys, and he could sense that these people were looking for stability and didn't want to cause trouble.

In the words of Song Yun, the head of the Song Family, the current Supernatural Practitioner cannot shake their position or overturn their industry, so there is no need to provoke them. What's the point?

"Everyone says the era of superhumans is over, but without a doubt, there are some exceptions. Some powerful Supernatural Practitioner are lying low or living in seclusion. In fact, everyone should just leave each other alone and live their lives in peace."

As people get older, they become more cautious. For this reason, Song Yun even dragged Song Yuan out and gave him a public scolding and a beating, warning him that if he dared to cause trouble again, he would definitely break his back and make him spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

During this time, the Little Song Qian also appeared. Now he is very well-behaved, quiet, and amiable. After spending three years in the depths of the universe, his temperament has changed drastically.

"Little Wang, do you think my old bones can still Extend Life?" Song Yun asked hopefully, his wrinkled face relaxing. Ultimately, he craved this mortal world and wanted to live another ten or twenty years.

"Times have changed, it's definitely not going to work out anytime soon. I'm still figuring things out and researching, let's wait a few more years," Wang Xuan said, while inwardly complaining that he was already ninety-seven when he Extend Life, and now that he's over a hundred, he's still not satisfied.

"Sigh, I envy Old Zhong. He's over a hundred years old, and suddenly, with a snap, he's young again, back to his youth. By the time my great-grandsons Song Qian and Song Yuan are dead, I reckon that old tortoise Zhong Yong will still be alive!" Song Yun looked depressed, filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Song Qian and Song Yuan both had blank expressions, feeling extremely dissatisfied and full of complaints, but they dared not say them out loud!

In this era, so-called extraordinary and rare objects have become meaningless to people like Song Yun, and are now relegated to the status of antiques and other collectibles.

He opened his secret vault to Wang Xuan, allowing him to choose freely, clearly intending to strengthen their relationship and forge more positive connections.

Wang Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and indeed selected several extraordinary items, rare treasures, to be used in the future for refining the First Killing Array.

These strange objects were taken away by the tycoons when they fled into deep space. If they had all been left on the New Star, they would probably be gone by now.

Over the next few days, Wang Xuan visited each of them, acquiring a large number of strange items. His hotel room couldn't hold them all, so he had the Mechanical Xiao send them back to the spaceship.

Late at night, the research team personally led by Zhao Qinghan emerged from the wormhole and returned to New Star.

Zhou Yun, being well-informed, learned of the situation immediately and prepared to go to Zhao Qinghan early in the morning to arrange a meeting with Wang Xuan through her.

"Hmm?!" At night, Wang Xuan sensed something unusual happening on the submerged reef in the Misty Sea.

In the Real World, he quickly focused his mind, sensing the Land of Nothingness beneath his life-sustaining earth.

In a hazy vision, he vaguely saw himself on the reef move, soaring into the sky, nearly burned to death, his whole body glowing red, almost being hit by a devastating meteorite, and then suddenly leaping out of the sea and into the so-called true source.

Wang Xuan's vision went black, and then his mind went blank. For a moment, he felt like he had died. Where had the other side of him gone? He couldn't sense any trace of him anymore. It was like entering a completely new world and losing all contact with it!

"Your physical body is still in the Real World, but you've already run away?"