As Lu Chen ventured deeper and deeper, the ancient beasts he encountered grew increasingly powerful.
There was even one time when he sensed from afar a terrifying ancient beast as vast as a moving continent.
That ancient beast resembled a giant tortoise, with nine mountain peaks on its back.
Each mountain peak radiated the aura of a different law.
The pressure it emanated made even Lu Chen's soul tremble--
It had absolutely surpassed the Chaos Realm and reached the Primordial level!
"An ancient Chaos beast of Primordial Grade!"
Lu Chen drew in a sharp breath.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately concealed every trace of his aura.
Activating the Primordial Pearl's concealment power, he took a wide detour around it.
He spent a full three days circling around before avoiding that ancient beast's territory.
"This place... really isn't fit for people to live in."
Cold sweat seeped from Lu Chen's forehead.
If not for the token guiding him, then even if he knew the direction, it would have been utterly impossible for him to survive the journey here.
These wandering ancient beasts and the Forbidden Lands that were everywhere alone would have been enough to kill him ten thousand times over.
"The Dao Lord's inheritance ground truly isn't so easy to approach."
Lu Chen's gaze was solemn, but more than that, it was resolute.
He glanced at the token in his hand.
The glow of its dark-golden patterns seemed to have brightened somewhat compared to before.
The direction it indicated had also grown clearer.
Ahead lay an even darker, deeper region of Chaos, as though it could devour every ray of light.
The "feeling" transmitted by the token told him--
Once he passed through there, he would reach a crucial "transit node."
"The Sea of Bitterness... cross the Sea of