Zhan Wushuang, Star Sea.
The depths.
A forbidden land that even Supreme Realm experts rarely set foot in.
Its fearsome reputation throughout Supreme Heaven nearly rivaled Death Valley—the burial ground of countless mighty cultivators.
The Ye Family's Fourth Ancestor had once become lost in the depths of the Star Sea.
After the Fifth Ancestor attained the Dao, he had gone searching for the Fourth Ancestor, only to become lost in the depths of the Star Sea as well. To this day, his whereabouts remained unknown.
These two Ye Family ancestors were both Ye Qingxian's direct elders.
The so-called Star Sea was a pitch-black ocean almost entirely devoid of light, a deep sea whose end could not be seen at a glance. Legend had it that its far shore connected to another world, yet not a single person had ever reached the other side.
Some said the depths of the Star Sea concealed the secret to attaining the Dao, drawing wave after wave of dream-chasing experts deep within. Others claimed the Star Sea itself was a sea of laws, and that the very process of venturing deeper was enlightenment. This claim, too, sent countless Supreme Realm cultivators charging forward one after another.
Whatever the answer, one thing would not change: this place was indeed dangerous enough. After far too many tragedies, very few people now came here to throw their lives away.
However.
Endless danger also meant opportunity.
Once one could thoroughly adapt to the dangers of the Star Sea, it became safe enough in a certain sense. With so few cultivators willing to set foot here, it was also an excellent hiding place.
A cultivator who made others tremble at the mere mention of his name in the outside world, and had nearly become the public enemy of the entire