"The road ahead stretched long and far! This world might be even vaster than I had imagined?"
"I wonder what kind of magnificent world lies beyond the Nine Provinces."
Li Qing's gaze swept left and right. "To the west lies the territory of the Buddhist Sect."
"The Western Region is an exceedingly desolate place, mostly oases and deserts. Everyone survives by relying on those desert oases."
"As an outsider, I would stand out terribly."
"The East Wasteland is Ghost Path territory. I've heard the people there worship ghosts and gods, and all possess the bloodline of ghosts and gods. It is also an exceptionally dangerous and twisted place."
"Still, the environment is fairly normal. Though perilous, it has its own unique civilization, and its population is far from small—convenient for hiding."
With that thought, the Divine Body turned and headed directly east.
In the sea, the Shadow Paper Doll was also advancing eastward.
Li Qing wanted to determine whether the entire ocean had already been completely devoured.
"If the whole ocean is finished, then the Four Seas Dragon Palace has probably long since gone extinct."
"With such an enormous change, could it be that the Six Paths and Eight Immortals have noticed nothing?"
"No—or rather, they know, but dare not interfere."
"Or perhaps one purpose behind their creation of the Six Paths Investiture of Gods was to completely sever the connection between the Nine Provinces and these indescribable lands?"
Li Qing suddenly thought of this possibility, and he felt it was quite likely.
Following the boundary between the beach and the sea, Li Qing pressed onward.
Having already delayed for quite some time, he used World-Walking Star-Shifting all along the way.
In the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed, and Li Qing saw an enormous dividing