Several years later, Beyond the Nine Heavens, in the Void Beyond the Realm.
A middle-aged man sat cross-legged atop a circular stone platform, his eyes closed in meditation.
Suddenly, spiritual light flickered beside him, instantly startling him out of cultivation and making him open his eyes.
He rose from the stone platform and cast a spell to activate a dharma seal above his head.
The next moment, white light flashed above the stone platform, and a figure in white suddenly emerged from it.
"You're back. How did it go? Any good news lately?"
Hearing the middle-aged man's question, the White-clothed Woman did not rush to answer. Instead, she sat down cross-legged and began restoring her Mana.
Only after quite a while did she slowly withdraw her hands.
"We found another Spatial Node in the Black Wind Sea. It is fairly stable for now, and it might prove useful in the future!
"It's just a pity that we no longer have the World-Breaking Ancestral Wood. For now, we have no way to test it."
Recalling the figure who had taken the spirit wood from them, a trace of resentment flashed through the White-clothed Woman's eyes.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man also let out a soft sigh.
"Alas, over all these years, although we have found quite a few Spatial Nodes, we still have no good method for secretly crossing realms.
"Even if this node is stable for the time being, I doubt the main body would dare take such a risk lightly."
"I understand what you mean, but how will we know the answer if we do not try?
"Now that the World-Breaking Ancestral Wood has vanished without a trace, we do not have many options left!"
Following the White-clothed Woman's gaze, one could see a massive pitch-black Iron Coffin hanging