Within the Void Space.
Golden motes formed entirely from pure Light Element swirled ceaselessly.
Not far in front of Huo Yuhao, countless motes crisscrossed, forming a ring of gentle ripples.
An outline gradually came into focus.
The figure consisted entirely of dazzling golden light. It was tall and slender, with neither a discernible gender nor distinct facial features.
The moment such a figure appeared, an indescribable aura spread outward without obstruction.
It was an affinity that embraced everything, nurturing all things and awakening all life.
Huo Yuhao stopped and stood in silence.
The currents entered his body through his pores, feeling like a soak in a warm pool in the depths of winter.
This power held no aggression. It passed through the mental defenses covering his body without resistance, and even the Ice-Fire Taiji Spring Eye, which had been constantly raging within his Dantian, grew docile beneath its soothing aura.
All the tension he had felt melted away.
Although the other party had yet to say or do anything, Huo Yuhao had already reached a firm conclusion.
This was the Plane Consciousness.
Nothing else in the world could radiate that absolute affinity unique to a creator and a birth mother.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and suppressed every thought in his mind. Lowering his eyes, he spoke in a voice so calm that it betrayed no emotion.
"You're here."
The golden silhouette moved half an inch forward.
No vocal cords vibrated. An ethereal echo sounded directly inside his mind.
"There's no need to be nervous. I've finally found you, my child."
The ethereal voice continued, "I am the soul shared by every living being in this world."
The golden silhouette floated another half inch closer. "What the outside world calls the Golden Ancient Tree."
"You may regard my form