"Fellow Daoist, since you created such a Devouring Method, you must also intend to cross the void, must you not?"
Emperor Heng's voice was calm, but his words jolted Chu Mu awake from his daze.
Emperor Heng shook his head with a smile. "There is no need for you to worry, Fellow Daoist. Heaven and earth have been a cage for countless years—how could you be the only one unwilling to remain trapped within it?"
"Our dynasty has stood for hundreds of thousands of years. Every generation has explored this matter. There have been no few, like you, Fellow Daoist, who sought hope in the void."
"Among the secret tomes of our imperial court, there is a Devouring Method. Though it is not as wondrous as yours, Fellow Daoist, it too was aimed at the Chaotic Void..."
Chu Mu was surprised, but soon found it only natural.
The Ascension Passage had been severed for far too long. Over such an immense span of years, how could he have been the only one searching for hope?
Chu Mu asked, "Did he succeed?"
"No."
Emperor Heng shook his head. "Although that Devouring Method could devour almost anything within this world, the energy of the Chaotic Void was ultimately far too overbearing..."
"That senior barely managed to refine a single wisp, yet could advance no further than that wisp of Chaotic Void energy. For the rest of his life, he was trapped by it and could no longer make any progress."
"In the end, he left behind a secret tome. Though it was refined over many generations, it still failed to break through its limitations..."
Chu Mu was not particularly surprised by this.
After all, his earlier research had already made it abundantly clear that relying solely on the Devouring Divine Abilities of