Gurgle.
Ripples spread across the tranquil sea. A figure in white robes leaped up from the seabed, spray glittering in the sunlight, and landed firmly on the water's surface.
"Where is this?"
Zhang Yuan stood on the water and surveyed his surroundings.
The sea-an ocean stretching as far as the eye could see. His surroundings were utterly empty and silent, without islands or ships. There were not even birds in the sky. All was still.
Chi Guanguan's voice came from within his Dao Domain:
"This is the South Sea, but not the South Sea of the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm. It's the South Sea of the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm."
Zhang Yuan frowned.
That single palm strike from the Golden-Armored Deity had sent him flying this far, all the way from the Central Land of the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm to its southernmost reaches.
Getting back would be no easy feat.
The Boundless Southern Heaven Realm lived up to its name. Vast and sprawling, it was the largest of the Five Great Realms. Otherwise, it could hardly deserve the word "boundless."
"I'll fly north first and see if I can find someone to ask for directions."
Zhang Yuan considered his options, got his bearings, and rode a golden light northward.
The Boundless Southern Heaven Realm was so immense that travel was difficult for cultivators. Under these circumstances, Teleportation Arrays capable of linking distant locations had naturally emerged.
Virtually every major city in the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm had a Teleportation Array to facilitate cultivators' travels.
He simply had to find a major city, then take its Teleportation Array to the Central Land. It would not be particularly troublesome.
He flew north all the way.
After flying from noon until sunset, Zhang Yuan finally spotted a coastline and a sizable city