Across the boundless heavens and the vast Star Sea, an air of desolation pervaded the endless stars.
Su Mo sank deep into the billions upon billions of stars, moving ever deeper into their boundless expanse.
In the pitch-black void, only scattered stars kept him company.
Lonely, distant, unfathomable...
Boundless bewilderment filled Su Mo's eyes. He seemed to have no destination, merely wandering aimlessly through the vast Star Sea.
Like a speck of dust that had lost consciousness, drifting wherever it found itself.
What am I doing?
I... am comprehending the Heavenly Mystery Dao.
But... do I need to go so far for the Heavenly Mystery Dao?
Su Mo shook his head, his gaze confused, and involuntarily fell deeper into the Star Sea.
Stars glimmering with faint light continually moved backward. Everywhere he looked, there was only desolation and darkness.
Cold, silence, loneliness... all these sensations enveloped Su Mo.
Su Mo stopped and looked around. Within the pitch-black void, pinpricks of starlight were visible but beyond reach...
They seemed right before his eyes, yet also seemed to be at the edge of the heavens.
Or perhaps infinitely farther than even the edge of the heavens...
An enormous stellar rock streaked past Su Mo, falling into the depths of the heavens.
With a bewildered expression, Su Mo followed it. Countless stars glittered, some lighting up, others going out.
Gradually, Su Mo seemed to become that stellar rock heading deeper into the Star Sea.
The years passed, and the stars changed...
After an unknown number of years, the stellar rock Su Mo had become was drawn toward another, larger stellar rock. The two collided, but did not explode. Instead, their mutual attraction brought them together.
They became a larger stellar rock and continued falling into the depths. This Star Sea seemed boundless, as