Xu Ying looked back. Tan Realm had already vanished into the Sea of Chaos, swallowed by Primordial Chaos Qi.
"Now that we're turning back, will we still run into Tan Realm?" Master Zhong asked.
Xu Ying's heart stirred. "Tan Realm should be right there, shouldn't it? If we retrace our steps, we'll naturally return to Tan Realm..."
With that, he turned around and headed back along the same route.
Yet he walked for a long time and never found Tan Realm.
Xu Ying searched the surrounding area for a while longer, but still failed to find any universe resembling Tan Realm.
The Tan Realm they had encountered earlier seemed to have vanished completely.
Xu Ying stood dazed. After a long while, he exhaled a breath of stale air and murmured, "The Sea of Chaos is truly mysterious and unfathomable. Even though I've comprehended the chaotic, nirvanic, and karmic states of the Dao, I still haven't completely unraveled the true nature of the Sea of Chaos. To open up the Sea of Chaos and see the Dao's reality... Heh, perhaps that really would be interesting..."
Great Bell hurriedly let out a clang and shouted, "A Ying, don't fall into the Dao Alliance's trap and join hands with them!"
Xu Ying smiled. "I just find it extremely strange that the Sea of Chaos has muddled cause and effect. I only want to comprehend the true nature of its Dao."
Great Bell said solemnly, "The way you sound now is exactly like the Dao Alliance! If you become obsessed with the true nature of the Dao, you may end up walking the Dao Alliance's path and treating all life with indifference!"
Xu Ying thought it over carefully and admitted his mistake. "Master Zhong is right. For the sake of the Dao's reality, the