The Boundary River, stitched together from numerous void worlds, seemed to stretch on forever without end. Guided by that entity, Yu Ci crossed four or five more void corners of varying scenery, pressing on all the way.
The further they went, the harsher the environment of the places they passed. Two of them were even like the Outer Domain of the Nine Heavens, dead zones completely unsuited for human habitation that Yu Ci only crossed safely thanks to that entity's protection. Yet ever since they left that bloody realm, the exchanges between the two had grown sparse. That entity seemed to be pondering some problem, while Yu Ci tried to communicate with Xuanhuang sealed in the scabbard, though every attempt returned him empty-handed.
According to that entity's explanation, Xuanhuang's nascent soul had already been tainted by the demonic spirit generated within the sword, leaving it entirely in a chaotic state. The possibility of it quickly waking up was close to zero; they could only wait until its nascent soul grew strong enough to suppress the demonic spirit once more, or else have a figure of the sword immortal tier personally break the edge and open the light for it anew before there was any hope.
Could it really be that only by finding Qu Wujie could this be resolved? Yu Ci rubbed his brow, speechless for a moment.
At that moment he was floating within a pitch-black void interlayer. As he pressed deeper into the Boundary River, the thickness of the void interlayer also began to increase. This was because the various void worlds linked together here had harsh environments, and the flow of heaven and earth origin qi did not follow normal principles at all. Being pressed too close together on both sides led to many unstable factors, making