Having left the Withered Star Corridor, which was gradually returning to calm yet remained deathly silent, Ming Xin and Shadow Fiend did not immediately set out for the unknown coordinates.
Ming Xin paused amid the stars, his gaze sweeping over the recording crystal given to him by Qing Teng, the wood spirit warrior, and the stream of information he had purified from the "Shadow of Guixu."
Cross-referencing the two, the fragmented coordinates gradually pieced themselves together and extended beneath his formidable powers of deduction.
They pointed toward an immensely distant, desolate star region that was almost entirely unmarked on conventional Star Charts.
"These coordinates point to the edge of a region ancient starsea civilizations called the 'Forgotten Corridor,'" Ming Xin said slowly, his voice exceptionally clear in the silent void.
"It is one of the boundaries of the known starsea, where spacetime structure is fragile and laws are chaotic.
Indescribable nebulae and phenomena frequently appear there. Even Supremes can easily lose their way without precise guidance."
Shadow Fiend's body of shadows rippled slightly at this. "Senior, if the Eye of Guixu is truly hidden in such a perilous place, its dangers likely far exceed those of the Withered Star Corridor."
"Precisely because it is so dangerous can it conceal such a heaven-shaking secret." Ming Xin's gaze was profound. "But for now, there is another matter we need to confirm."
He changed the subject and looked at Shadow Fiend. "When you cultivated in the Shadow Plane, especially after touching the Heart of Shadows, did you ever sense any unusual... 'watchers' other than the Wrathful Spirit King?
In particular, any related to these coordinates or the concept of 'Guixu'?"
Shadow Fiend froze, then sank into recollection. After a moment, he hesitated. "There were indeed one or two occasions... extremely obscure ones.
They