Deep in the uninhabited mountains, dense forests flourished. A river flowed gently through the trees, wreathed in wisps of mist, painting an ink-wash landscape of green and white.
Birdsong and animal calls occasionally rang through the mountains, rising and falling with leisurely ease in the tranquil, empty valley.
A small hut stood beside the river, seemingly newly built. A weathered skiff floated along the bank before it...
Hidden here in the mountains, the hut and skiff seemed detached from the mortal world, enjoying a rare moment of peace.
Before the hut was a wooden floating walkway resting on the water, which led to the weathered skiff moored at its end.
A white-haired youth sat cross-legged on the walkway, his eyes closed in concentration. The breeze stirred by the flowing river gently swayed his white hair, rocking the ancient bronze mirror above his head.
A round, plump exotic beast lay beside him, occasionally opening its eyes a sliver to look at the youth before closing them again, looking utterly lazy.
"The Human Scroll..."
The youth opened his eyes slightly and looked at the beast beside him, then slowly shook his head and withdrew his gaze.
"This Human Scroll really isn't easy to cultivate..."
The youth was none other than Su Mo. The Ninth Realm had been sealed, but that was not much of a problem for him.
He had the Void Beast, which possessed the Power of Rules of the void and could easily travel through the severed World Barrier.
That day, after Ning Baixue returned and he established the Power of Rules governing the Hundred Ghosts' Procession at night for the Ninth Realm, he had the Void Beast bring him to Beyond the Realm.
The moment he arrived in Beyond the Realm, the World Barrier cut off his connection to