Chaos was not empty. There was no up or down, no past or present—only endless, ever-flowing currents of Chaos Qi in shifting, dazzling colors. They looked peaceful, but concealed deadly danger. Each stream weighed as much as a mountain and held the terrifying power to assimilate and wear away all things. Without a supreme treasure for protection, an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal would become part of the chaos in an instant.
Tongtian urged the Chaos Bead with all his might, forming a relatively stable gray sphere of light around everyone. Like a lone boat on a raging sea, they struggled forward through the surging Chaos Flow. Beyond the sphere lay a bizarre landscape: shattered celestial bodies drifted silently past; invisible Spatial Rifts opened like the mouths of giant beasts, swallowing everything; and strange beings made entirely of Chaos Energy prowled in the distance, radiating danger.
"Stay close, and don't leave the Chaos Bead Light Shield!" Tongtian warned gravely. He focused his mind, resisting the pressure outside while carefully sensing the direction indicated by the coordinates left behind by the severed arm. In this place, where the laws were in disarray, even one's sense of space and time could become distorted. The slightest mistake could leave them lost forever.
Wudang, Sanxiao, and Kui Niu held their breath and focused their minds. Though their cultivation was impressive, facing such primordial chaos still made them feel insignificant. The Sanxiao sisters' newly formed Chaos Immortal Bodies were unexpectedly at home here; they could faintly absorb a trace of Chaos Qi to replenish themselves. That gave Tongtian some comfort.
No one knew how long they had traveled. It might have been an instant, or it might have been years. Time had no meaning here. Suddenly, the Chaos Bead trembled slightly. Fine, dark lines surfaced