The Spaceless Dao Fruit!

The passageway was deep and secluded, with silver-gray spatial barriers flickering intermittently.

Shi Jian stood at the entrance of the passage, gripping the Thunder Firmament Dragon-Slaying Spear tightly in his backhand, thinking to himself, "This Spirit Transformation Tomb murderous intent at every turn. Who knows what other perils lie beneath? I must always conserve my strength."

"Gentlemen, let's go."

After saying that, he didn't turn his head and strode into the depths of the passageway.

Behind them, Yuan Shan and White Crane exchanged a glance, both seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes; their escape route was cut off, and the ashes of the Eight-Tentacled Demon King had not yet been completely scattered.

The two demons dared not hesitate for a moment and had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

White Crane swallowed several healing pills, barely managing to suppress his churning Qi and Blood and qi. He Dao of Darkness to himself, "This bear demon is ruthless and vicious. If it makes any sudden moves later, it will probably follow in the footsteps of that old octopus."

"So be it. We've been together for one or two hundred years, so let's just go down this path to the bitter end."

The White Crane is very open-minded, believing that life and death are predestined and wealth and honor are determined by fate; it is bound to the fate of the world, and its life is carefree and without regrets.

The passageway wasn't long, and soon the view ahead opened up.

After the demons passed through a spatial barrier resembling ripples of water, they were greeted by a bronze main tomb chamber, hundreds of feet in diameter.

The tomb chamber was like water without roots, with all four walls cast from ancient bronze, densely covered with extremely intricate patterns.

It wasn't as vast as the Starry Sky Altar, but it exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

The tomb chamber was filled with a dense aura of death, which constantly intertwined with a mysterious and profound Space Dao energy.

It transformed into a visible gray-white mist, slowly swirling across the ground.

In the very center of the tomb chamber, a withered Human Race corpse floated in the air.

The corpse, draped in a dull, Lightless feather robe, hung cross-legged in mid-air; its flesh was withered and clung to the bones, resembling a dead tree, yet it had not Decay.

His body was surrounded by an abyss of deathly energy, with layers of spatial Dao patterns rippling around him like water. It suddenly generated a heavy Dao aura that suppressed all ages, as if a single glance would cause one's pupils to feel as if they were being pricked by needles, and one's eyes to become bloodshot.

"Is this the remains of that Spirit Transformation Lord?"

Yuan Shan leaned on the giant pillar, swallowed hard, and felt a chill run down his spine.

Shi Jian narrowed his eyes slightly, but his gaze did not linger on the corpse; instead, he looked at a spot three feet above the corpse's head.

There, a rhombus-shaped crystal floats silently.

The crystal was no bigger than an infant's fist, yet it exuded a terrifying Dao essence that made one's mind tremble; within it, it seemed as if a vast world was constantly folding, being born, and dying.

Sometimes it transforms into a dazzling galaxy, sometimes it shrinks into a speck of dust; endless silver light flows across the surface of the crystal, emanating a supreme and transcendent mysterious aura.

Just one glance was enough to feel your soul being forcibly drawn in.

That was something supreme, like the ruler of space itself!

"That is..."

White Crane's breathing suddenly quickened, his eyes widened as he stared intently at the crystal, exclaiming, "A Fruition! It's the Fruition authority of the Space Dao branch!"

"It is the manifestation of the power and authority of the fruition!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shan's massive body trembled violently; his eyes instantly flashed with undisguised greed.

Fruit position!

That's the Dao Venerable Dao Fruit! It's the authority to wield the Great Dao!

The auras of the two Nascent Soul Demon King became uncontrollably heavy at this moment; their Demon Power surged within them, and they unconsciously took a half step forward.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud suddenly exploded as Shi Jian slammed his thunder spear into the bronze floor, creating a large crater.

A violent burst of purple-gold lightning erupted from the spear shaft, transforming into a ripple of lightning that swept fiercely across the two demons.

Wake up right now!

Shi Jian let out a cold snort, his voice like the fury of rolling thunder, which exploded directly in the minds of the two demons.

Yuan Shan and White Crane were struck dumb, their bodies stiffening abruptly as they snapped out of their frenzied greed.

Upon seeing Shi Jian's gaze, the two demons broke out in a cold sweat and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Shi...

White Crane took two steps back, cupped his folding fan, and chuckled dryly, "It was the aura of this fruit-ranking being too alluring to the mind; I almost fell for it."

Yuan Shan also looked embarrassed, gripped the giant pillar tightly, and remained silent with his head down.

Shi Jian sighed, "This position is good, but it's a hot potato; moreover, the dangers here are unknown, and if there's internal strife, we'll all die here."

"Moreover, even if we obtained this item, we wouldn't be able to use it."

"We have already Qi Ingestion energy and forged our respective Immortal Foundation; even if we obtain this item, we cannot separate our Immortal Foundation cultivation and switch to cultivating the Space Dao."

Having said that, he picked up his gun and stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the area beneath the corpses.

There stands an ancient bronze stele, its inscription consisting of thousands of characters written in a mixture of ancient demonic script and Human Race seal script.

With a single scan of his Divine Sense, Shi Jian understood the contents of the inscription.

"I see."

"What's written on it?" White Crane asked.

Shi Jian's gaze was calm as he slowly said, "This Spirit Transformation, whose Daoist name was [Kunyuan], passed away here ten thousand years ago. However, it was not because his lifespan had run out, but rather to attain the [Spaceless] fruition."

"He succeeded in attaining enlightenment; however, upon reaching the level of Dao Venerable, he was severely injured by other Dao Venerable and fled to this world."

Knowing his injuries were too severe to heal, he used the immense power of the Dao Venerable to set up this vast array, sealing off the Profound Spirit Continent and the Boundless Sea, transforming it into a realm isolated from the Nine Realms.

"Ultimately, it must have been due to the severity of the injury; the Dao fruit eventually collapsed, and death followed. The fruit of death would then depart from the body and dissipate into the world, awaiting the next person to attain the Dao."

"The reason why the [Avici] fruition has not dissipated is most likely related to our realm; therefore, the [Spaceless] fruition has become a physical entity, remaining in this world."

"This place became an ownerless prison."

Upon hearing this, both Yuan Shan and White Crane gasped in shock.

For millennia, the Profound Spirit Continent has been sealed off, and the struggles and battles of countless beings, Human Race and Demon Race, generation after generation, have all been caused by a dead man's methods for healing his wounds.

"Damn it!" Yuan Shan cursed, slamming his fist into the bronze wall. "That old scoundrel has ruined us!"

Shi Jian's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "The inscription states that there is only one way to break through this spatial blockade and escape the Profound Spirit Continent."

He raised the thunder spear in his hand, the tip pointing directly at the suspended rhombus-shaped crystal.

"That Spaceless Dao Fruit should be the core and linchpin of the entire sealing formation; as long as this thing is destroyed, and this path is allowed to fall into the mortal realm, the shackles of this world will naturally collapse!"

"Smash the fruit?"

White Crane gasped, nearly dropping his folding fan. "Such a treasure of heaven and earth, wouldn't it be a pity to destroy it?"

"Pity?"

Shi Jian sneered, his eyes filled with arrogance. "If you can use this thing, you are welcome to try; I'm afraid you'll be ground into mincemeat by the primordial energy of the Space Dao before you even reach that fruition."

He saw things clearly.

Although the Spaceless Dao Fruit is an unparalleled fortuitous opportunity, it is simply impossible for them, with their Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, to refine it.

Not to mention, the rules of this realm are locked.

They simply cannot break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, let alone break through to the Spirit Transformation stage and refine their fruit position in order to attain the [Spaceless] Venerable position.

"The only way out is to destroy it and forcefully break the deadlock."