So Zhang Yuan thought.
Noticing something odd about Zhang Yuan, Xiao Yuanjun raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong, Zhang Yuan? Did the winds beyond the heavens get to you?"
Zhang Yuan wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead, steadied himself, and recounted everything that had just happened.
Fortunately, his talent [Immaculate Primordial Spirit] made his primordial spirit far more stable than an ordinary person's. Otherwise, the instant that thunderous voice rang out, his primordial spirit would have been annihilated on the spot, likely leaving him without even a chance at reincarnation.
Refining [Ascension Heavenly Gang] had taken him through the boundary between life and death. Now, only his master Xiao Yuanjun, who had attained the Celestial Person realm, could offer him some sense of security.
As Xiao Yuanjun listened, her eyebrows lifted slightly. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Hmm... most likely, your ascension out of this realm caught the attention of a powerful cultivator from another realm beyond the heavens. They wanted to capture you for a little research. Just bad luck."
Zhang Yuan asked, "Another realm?"
When his primordial spirit ascended beyond the heavens, he had seen several other bright points of light besides the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm and already had an inkling. From what Xiao Yuanjun had just said, she apparently knew something about them.
Xiao Yuanjun gave a hum of assent. "Few Qi Refining Perfected Persons know about this, but to Celestial Persons who can roam heaven and earth, it isn't much of a secret. There's no harm in telling you."
"Beyond the heavens, besides countless small worlds, there are five vast realms. One is the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm. As for the other four, I know of two."
"One is called the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm, where the Daoist schools flourish. The Beyond-the-World