In the endless void, there would occasionally be spatial storms wreaking havoc with comets occasionally streaking across the sky, causing a huge commotion that resounded between the heavens and earth.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a ray of light flashed across the vast world. Within the ray of light, a young figure was covered in dust. He constantly looked around as if he was searching for something.
"The Lower Plane that the White Dragon Sovereign came from should be roughly in this direction."
The youthful silhouette muttered to himself as he occasionally lowered his head to look at the back of his hand. There was a white dragon tattoo that emanated a white lustre.
That silhouette was naturally Mu Chen.
Ever since he left the Northern Domain, he had been travelling for three months. In the past three months, he did not rest at all as he followed the guidance of the dragon tattoo and headed towards the southwest of the Great Thousand World.
He had no idea how many continents he had passed through along the way, and it took him three months to reach the southwest region of the Great Thousand World.
According to the guidance of the dragon tattoo, the spatial node of the White Dragon Sovereign's Lower Plane should be in this region.
However, it would still be a tough search if he wanted to find it. Although the Great Thousand World was connected to countless Lower Planes, he would have to find a spatial node if he wanted to enter the Lower Plane from the Great Thousand World.
Before the spatial node was opened, it would be as small as a speck of dust that couldn't be detected. So it wasn't an easy task to find a spatial node in this vast region.
However, after three months of travelling, Mu Chen's heart had calmed down. Since he had decided to step onto the path of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, then he would do his best.
Thus, he looked around and closed his eyes. Boundless Spiritual Energy burst out from his body. The Spiritual Energy was like a tidal wave that spread out from the void.
Mu Chen's perception spread out along with his Spiritual Energy and started to search the space inch by inch.
He knew that this would be a very time-consuming process, but he was still unhurried. Like a monk taking a stroll, he slowly walked through this vast world.
Thus, time quietly passed as Mu Chen searched.
Unknowingly, a month passed.
Mu Chen didn't know how far he had probed, but he knew that every time he probed, his Spiritual Energy would be exhausted. At that time, he would sit cross-legged and cultivate, waiting for his Spiritual Energy to recover before continuing.
The cycle repeated itself over and over again …
After a month, the search yielded no results. However, Mu Chen did not give up and continued to expand the range of his search.
Another month passed just like that.
In the void, Mu Chen opened his eyes. His youthful and handsome face was filled with exhaustion. Even a Perfected Earth Sovereign like him couldn't endure such an intense search.
He raised his head. At this moment, his Spiritual Energy had spread out nearly a hundred miles, but he still couldn't sense any unusual movements. Clearly, there wasn't any result from his probing.
"My spiritual energy is about to run out again."
Mu Chen knitted his brows as a smear of disappointment flashed in his eyes. In the past two months, he had experienced too many disappointments. If it wasn't for his firm willpower, he would have given up long ago.
"Could it be that there's something wrong with the guidance, or that the Lower Plane was destroyed?"
Mu Chen lowered his head and looked at the dragon rune on the back of his hand as he tightly pursed his lips. If that was the case, then his hard work over the past half a year would be for naught.
"No matter what, I can't give up halfway!"
Mu Chen quickly clenched his teeth as he continued to firm his heart. With a thought, he retracted his gradually weakening Spiritual Energy and prepared to rest before continuing his search.
"Mhm?"
However, just when Mu Chen's Spiritual Energy retracted like a tidal wave, his expression suddenly froze. That's because, in that instant, he could vaguely sense an unusual movement coming from the west.
That unusual movement was extremely minute. If it wasn't for the fact that Mu Chen had been extremely sensitive during this period of time, he might have missed it.
Thus, his figure moved and disappeared from the spot. A few breaths later, he appeared a hundred miles away from the location where the unusual movement came from.
His gaze was focused on the space before him as his Spiritual Energy spread out inch by inch, probing the space.
His Spiritual Energy carefully spread out. After a long while, Mu Chen's pupils suddenly contracted as he abruptly formed seals with his hands. The Spiritual Energy that was spreading out was gathering towards a certain point at an astonishing speed.
Buzz!
His Spiritual Energy transformed into a halo of light. Mu Chen's gaze was fixed on the deepest part of the halo of light. At that location, as the Spiritual Light surged, a speck of black light that resembled a speck of dust was faintly discernible.
A peculiar spatial fluctuation was being emitted from that speck of black light.
Looking at that speck of black light, Mu Chen had unconcealable joy on his face. That's because that speck of black light was the spatial node that he had been searching for for the past two months.
Opening up this spatial node, he would be able to enter the Lower Plane of the White Dragon Sovereign.
"I've finally found it."
Mu Chen sighed in relief. However, he did not immediately open up the spatial node. Instead, he sat down and waved his hand. A large amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid whistled out and swiftly recovered the Spiritual Energy in his body.
Although it was only a Lower Plane, it was already occupied by the Fiend Clans. Thus, if he wanted to enter, he would have to be in his peak state at all times.
While recovering his Spiritual Energy, Mu Chen's gaze was still on guard as he constantly swept his eyes around to prevent anyone from barging in. At the same time, he had also discovered this spatial node.
For those of the Great Thousand World, the Lower Planes could be considered a unique place with great opportunities. Furthermore, the crucial point was that the Lower Planes were weaker than the Great Thousand World. Thus, if one could enter a Lower Plane, they would be able to enjoy the feeling of invincibility with all sorts of resources.
But fortunately, it was tough for those of the Great Thousand World to enter a Lower Plane, even if they found a spatial node. Perhaps it was due to the laws of the Lower Plane, but if one wanted to enter a Lower Plane, then they would have to possess something native to the Lower Plane as a guide.
Just like the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl in Mu Chen's hand, it contained the White Dragon Sovereign's imprint, which could be used as a key to allow him to avoid the laws of the Lower Plane and enter the Lower Plane.
Naturally, nothing was absolute. There would always be a way for someone to sneak into the Lower Plane. Therefore, Mu Chen did not want others to discover the spatial node that he had painstakingly searched for. Otherwise, it would definitely cause trouble at that time.
Roughly an hour passed as Mu Chen raised his guard. The exhausted Spiritual Energy in his body had also gradually recovered, causing a dazzling spiritual light to flicker in his eyes.
Sensing the recovery of his Spiritual Energy, Mu Chen felt relieved before he stood up and looked at the black spatial node.
This time, he no longer hesitated. With a tap of his finger, boundless Spiritual Energy whistled out and bombarded against the spatial node.
Buzz!
Buzz! The spatial node was like a black hole as it frantically devoured the boundless Spiritual Energy. Under this devouring, the black dot that looked like a speck of dust started to gradually expand.
Roughly a few minutes later, the speck of dust had turned into a black hole that was roughly a foot in size with violent spatial fluctuations being emitted from it.
Looking at the black hole before him, Mu Chen stretched his fist out and threw a punch. However, his fist was bounced back and the huge force made his fist feel a faint stinging pain.
"Indeed, it's hard for someone from the Great Thousand World to enter the Lower Plane."
Mu Chen sighed as he clenched his fist. The White Dragon Spiritual Pearl appeared in a flash and circulated his Spiritual Energy. A faint white light was emitted from the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl that enveloped Mu Chen's body.
Seeing this, Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air as his expression turned solemn. He pondered for a few breaths, before clenching his teeth. Without any hesitation, he took a step forth and stepped into the black hole.
"I hope that I can find my path to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm here …"
The white light pierced through the black hole. This time, he did not suffer any obstruction as he easily stepped into the black hole and disappeared.
When Mu Chen's figure disappeared into the black hole, the black hole lightly trembled and swiftly shrunk, before turning back into dust and hid in the vast space.
This space had also turned silent once again.
(To be continued.)