Wang Daoyuan knew the origins of the small world and the Spirit Pearl Space like the back of his hand.
There was no direct connection between the two, though an indirect one was unavoidable.
When he had first gained sentience, he had been the artifact spirit of the Spirit Pearl Space.
Although he had undergone many reincarnations, the origin of his soul had remained unchanged.
When he had opened his Purple Palace, that wisp of remnant spirit hidden within the Spirit Pearl Space had also merged into his soul.
The Spirit Pearl had originally been one with him, and the small world was even less worth mentioning—it had been entirely created by his own hand.
Though it had received some help from external forces, it was still, by and large, a part of him.
The two seemingly unrelated things had become connected through him as the link.
Of course, the Spirit Pearl's secret was best kept from others.
Although Xuanyuan's father had divined many things, Xuanyuan himself had not made those deductions.
Such heavenly secrets could not be stated outright and could only be passed down in the form of prophecies.
And the contents of prophecies were vague and obscure; many different interpretations could make sense.
Thus, Xuanyuan only knew that Wang Daoyuan was connected to the Heavenly Dao and the Yinglong. He knew nothing of his connection to the Spirit Pearl.
Wang Daoyuan shook his head. "I do not know what is going on either. After I passed the Spirit Transformation Heart Demon Tribulation, I shattered illusions to behold the Dao and saw what the world had looked like when it had first formed.
"Later, when I constructed the Heavenly Dao Vessel, I also used that process as a reference.
"During the formation of the small world, I also