"No, let me out!"
Li Xingkong in a bit of a predicament. The rules within this scroll were far too complex, completely sealing away his full strength. For the time being, he really didn't have a good way to break through the scroll's protection.
It could only watch helplessly as it carried it away from its own universe and plunged headlong into the boundless Cosmic Sea.
The Cosmic Sea is like a vast, undulating silver ocean, where countless universes float silently.
Li Xingkong felt as if he had entered a violently shaken soda bottle, where countless universes were quietly growing stronger, like bubbles born from nothing in this Cosmic Sea.
Following the scroll upwards into the Cosmic Sea, the higher Li Xingkong went, the larger the universes he saw became, and he could often see them colliding and merging into an even larger universe.
While this is an inevitable event in the development of the universe itself, it is undoubtedly an invasion from another dimension for the beings within the universe.
It's not just about invasions between living beings, but also clashes between rules.
For the two universes, merging may only take an instant, but for the beings within those universes, it will be a bloody war that could last for tens of thousands of years.
The scroll moved very fast, and the universes around him became more and more numerous and denser. Li Xingkong didn't even know how many universes he had entered and exited. Countless universes with different rules flashed by in his eyes.
For some time now, Li Xingkong suddenly had a strange premonition, like an explorer who is about to reach the exit of a cave and feels a sense of relief when he sees the faint light at the cave entrance and feels the gentle breeze blowing in his face.
Strange, even the sense of freedom I felt when I reached the Nascent Soul was nowhere near as great as it is now.
This feeling intensified, and Li Xingkong felt his heart pounding faster and faster.
The next instant, Li Xingkong felt as if a flashbang had been thrown in front of him. The entire area around the scroll was brightly lit, and the dazzling light made Li Xingkong squint.
After a long while, Li Xingkong realized what had happened.
He was carried by the scroll and leaped out of that Cosmic Sea!
"Welcome to the Land of Cosmic Desolation, the End of All Realms, the Final Destination of All Universes in the Cosmic Sea, the Largest and Most Boundless World, the Primordial World!"
Like a fish that has just leaped out of the water, the scroll continued its speech.
Primordial World!
Li Xingkong felt a sense of familiarity stemming from his bloodline.
The legendary primordial continent, the boundless and endless Primordial World world, really exists!
The moment the scroll carried him out of the Cosmic Sea, Li Xingkong had already gained a rudimentary understanding of the entire Cosmic Sea.
The entire Cosmic Sea is like a bottle of soda, and all universes are bubbles born from it, expanding as they rise. Finally, when they reach the surface of the soda, all the bubbles burst and merge into the atmosphere.
This Primordial World is the ultimate place that accepts and integrates all universes. Countless universes that rise from the Cosmic Sea have been incorporated into its body without rejection.
Everyone says the Primordial World is boundless, Li Xingkong can only say, it's true. Everything about it left him in awe.
The integration of the entire universe is like a speck of dust falling into it, not even causing a ripple.
"Leisurely fishing on the green stream, suddenly I dream of sailing to the edge of the sun, ha ha ha ha ha, another new love has arrived!"
Just as Li Xingkong was reveling in the vastness of the Primordial World, a burst of laughter suddenly came from nowhere. Li Xingkong felt the scroll's speed suddenly slow down, and then a thin "fishing line" wrapped around its outside.
"My luck is really good today; I can even catch something with a straight hook."
Li Xingkong felt the scroll pause, as if it were being held in someone's hand. Then he noticed that the binding force within the scroll began to weaken, and it felt as if a small hole had opened up above his head.
"Young friend, we've reached the shore. Come out quickly."
A soothing sound came from above, and Li Xingkong realized that his Magic Power could be used. He then transformed into golden light and emerged from the scroll.
Upon landing, Li Xingkong transformed back to his normal form. He then saw an old man dressed as a fisherman sitting on the shore, smiling at him. In one hand, he held a simple fishing rod made of willow branches, and in the other hand, he held the scroll that had brought Li Xingkong with him.
"Who awakens first from the great dream? Only I know my own life's true nature. Young friend, how does it feel to leap out of the sea for the first time and return to the Primordial World?"
As he asked the question, the man calmly reeled in the fishing line, then tossed the spool behind him back into the Cosmic Sea.
"It feels like all the shackles have been removed, and I've gained freedom."
Li Xingkong dared not be negligent. His seemingly ordinary skill had already made Li Xingkong feel that he was not to be underestimated. Moreover, his attire reminded Li Xingkong of someone.
"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad. Coming to this Primordial World, the world is desolate, and all things are free. Having smelled the breath of this place, there is no longer any worry about lifespan."
"I am Jiang Ziya, here to guide you to the Jade Void Palace. Those within the palace have been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me."
The old man dressed as a fisherman slowly took off his straw hat, untied his raincoat, and picked up the fish basket beside him.
"Go! Go!"
Li Xingkong quickly followed. He didn't know the others, but Jiang Ziya's name was etched in his mind.
How could Li Xingkong not know about the key figure in the Investiture of the Gods, the protagonist among protagonists?
Following Jiang Ziya's steps, Li Xingkong a strange feeling. Although he had only taken one step, he felt as if he had traversed countless mountains and rivers, while his spatial model did not react in the slightest.
It can only be described as incredibly miraculous.
Following Jiang Ziya step by step, Li Xingkong felt as if he had returned to his youth, when he was hiking up the mountain. Every step they took was upward, towards the mountain peak.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, and Jiang Ziya had sung countless folk songs, Li Xingkong realized that he had finally stopped.
"Young friend, please take a look!"
Jiang Ziya pointed to the sky, and Li Xingkong looked in that direction, momentarily stunned.
Before me stood a colossal palace that seemed to reach the heavens, its towering height piercing the sky and its top invisible in the distance.
As for why they went so far, it was simply because it was so vast. The Sea of Worlds where Li Xingkong originated was directly below it. When looking up, all they could see was its misty bottom. In fact, because it was so expansive, the bottom looked like a piece of sky, and the entire Jade Void Palace could not be seen from there.