After leaving the True Ink Secret Realm, Su Mo did not return directly to the Heavenly Soul Divine Palace. Instead, he wandered through the Dark World.
He unleashed the Darkness Great Dao, completely merging himself into the darkness. His visual range and divine-sense perception surged countless times over, making his perception even broader than it had been in the Heavenly Soul Source World.
With a single thought, he could easily investigate an area spanning several hundred thousand li.
That was only because this was merely a clone, whose soul power was vastly inferior to that of his main body.
After confirming that no one was following him, Su Mo wandered alone through the Dark World, examining its situation.
This world was not particularly vast and could not be mentioned in the same breath as the Yuanshi World. After all, it had no boundless starry sky.
After roughly half a month of investigation, Su Mo gained a general understanding of the Dark World's layout.
The Dark World had approximately ten thousand cities of varying sizes, as well as countless settlements inhabited by living beings.
There were quite a few different races, but the Night God Clan made up the largest number.
The total population of this world was not large. It was even smaller than a single large star from the former Desolate World.
However, this world had quite a number of Magic Beasts, spread throughout the entire Dark World.
"It truly is a suitable place, perfect for settling the Peerless Divine Gate!"
After investigating for some time, Su Mo made his decision. He planned to arrange for the ordinary disciples of the Peerless Divine Gate to reside in the Dark World.
Preparing for a rainy day was what allowed him to rest easy.
Afterward, Su Mo set off back toward