Outside the Ninth Chaos, violent Chaos airflow churned without end.
Zhou Ming looked at Houtu before him.
"Houtu, our business here is finished."
"Leave a Dao Body here to guard the Ninth Chaos, then return to the Eternal Dao Realm with me."
Houtu did not hesitate.
Her hands swiftly formed seals before her, dark yellow laws flowing around her.
A figure identical to her in appearance separated from her body.
The Dao Body nodded slightly to Zhou Ming and Houtu, then sat cross-legged outside the barrier of the Ninth Chaos.
"Let's go," Zhou Ming said.
The two moved, plunging straight into the boundless Chaos Sea.
As Houtu followed Zhou Ming, she surveyed their surroundings.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, just how vast is this space we're in?" Houtu asked curiously.
"Boundless," Zhou Ming answered casually.
"We call this vast, limitless expanse the Chaos Sea."
"It is also where all Great Dao Realm experts travel."
Houtu nodded thoughtfully, then continued asking.
"And what is this Eternal Dao Realm you mentioned?"
"It is where we native Great Dao Realm cultivators gather," Zhou Ming explained patiently.
"You can think of it as a haven within the Chaos Sea."
"There are more than a hundred Great Dao Realm experts there, including Fellow Daoist Pangu."
"Everyone usually stays there in seclusion, seeking enlightenment."
At Pangu's name, a light flashed in Houtu's eyes.
"Father... Fellow Daoist Pangu is there too."
She corrected herself in time, quickly adapting to her new status.
Zhou Ming smiled and continued.
"While we're traveling, I'll tell you about the situation in the Chaos Sea and the path of cultivation beyond the Great Dao Realm."
"That way, you won't arrive at the Eternal Dao Realm completely in the dark."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist." Houtu solemnly cupped her fists.
Over the next stretch of