When Xiao Fei emerged from the space, his vision was filled with chaos. It was a vast expanse, disorienting, with no discernible up, down, left, right, or cardinal directions. He had no idea where he was.
Within this chaos, there was no spiritual energy, no celestial energy, no gravity, and no time. There was nothing at all.
The last time he had entered a space through a dimensional passage, his reappearance had only returned him to his original location.
However, the dimensional passage he had used previously had been destroyed, and this place had now become a chaotic void.
Xiao Fei floated in this expanse of chaos. Since there was no way to discern direction, he simply chose one and began to fly.
This kind of chaos was the realm outside all worlds. Countless worlds floated within this chaos.
As long as he continued flying in one direction, he would eventually encounter other worlds.
Xiao Fei had no way of knowing if he was flying in a straight line; he could only rely on luck.
He drifted in the chaos for an unknown duration and distance. Whenever he grew tired, he would return to his space to rest and eat.
During this time, he hadn't even bothered to deliberately conceal the aura of his space.
In the past, every time he revealed himself, he would attract either the Heavenly Demon Guards or that sinister demon, Jiao Yin.
Now, after fifty thousand years of seclusion, although he hadn't successfully broken through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, he was confident that he could contend with two Heavenly Immortal powerhouses, relying on the laws he had comprehended himself.
He would let them know that a person's circumstances could change dramatically over time!
He would let these celestial realm powerhouses know that fortunes could shift, and the young should not be underestimated!
The young should not be bullied!
One day, he suddenly sensed a colossal entity not far ahead.
Had he finally found another world?
Xiao Fei immediately accelerated, moving towards the colossal entity.
As he drew closer, he could distinctly feel a powerful oppressive force, as if he were approaching an unparalleled ferocious beast.
No!
Although he had never experienced being lost in chaos before, his intuition told him that what lay ahead was likely not another world.
It could be extremely dangerous!
With this thought, Xiao Fei prepared to turn and flee.
As for the past notions of not underestimating the young, he had long since cast them to the winds!
At that very moment, the chaotic void ahead churned violently, and the colossal entity was rapidly approaching him.
This colossal entity moved with incredible speed. Before Xiao Fei could even react in surprise, he saw a black wall pressing down on him.
No! It wasn't a wall; it was a gigantic head!
Xiao Fei unleashed his entire divine sense, managing to barely discern the outline of this massive head. It was, in fact, another Dao Worm.
However, this Dao Worm was vastly larger. The Dao Worms he had encountered before were like ants compared to this one, the difference between an ant and an elephant.
This single colossal head alone was roughly the size of a continent.
Without a moment's hesitation, Xiao Fei turned to flee.
He knew from the sheer power emanating from this level of Dao Worm that he was far from a match for it.
If he didn't run, he would simply be waiting to die.
However, the moment he conceived the idea of escaping, this Dao Worm was even faster. A tremendous suction force was generated.
In that critical moment, Xiao Fei only managed to utilize the law of space, creating a spatial domain around himself to protect his entire body.
Under the Dao Worm's immense suction, the layers of space protecting him began to collapse.
His consciousness was already connected to his space, preparing to phase into it to weather the storm. It would only take half a breath for him to successfully escape.
It wasn't that his reaction was too slow, but rather that the Dao Worm was far stronger and faster than him.
Just as the space around Xiao Fei completely collapsed and his physical body fell into the Dao Worm's maw, a flash of light occurred, and he finally managed to phase into his space.
The Dao Worm smacked its lips, feeling that this little bug was too small; it tasted like nothing in its mouth.
It needed to devour one or two worlds to feel full.
The Dao Worm pondered this in its mind and continued to fly forward.
Xiao Fei, having escaped back into his space, took a long time to calm the terror in his heart.
He had heard Zhu Yu speak of the existence of extremely powerful Dao Worms, but the shock of seeing one firsthand was far beyond anything he had imagined.
Judging by its power, this Dao Worm was definitely stronger than that peerlessly beautiful woman from Qing Qiu Holy Land.
Xiao Fei hid in his space for over another year before emerging once more into the chaos.
He wondered how many such Dao Worms existed in the chaos, and if there were any other powerful species besides them.
This time, Xiao Fei was more cautious. He found a new direction and began to fly slowly forward.
During his subsequent journey, he did encounter other creatures. Adopting a policy of "better safe than sorry," he immediately retreated into his space and avoided any contact.
After an unknown period of flight, he finally saw a massive sphere emitting a faint light in the distance.
This sphere was different from the creatures he had encountered before; it appeared balanced and gentle.
As Xiao Fei approached the sphere, his divine sense could penetrate it, confirming that it was indeed a world.
Using the law of space, he could easily tear through the void and appear within this world.
After drifting in the chaos for so long, finally being able to tread on solid ground brought him a sense of peace.
However, with his cultivation at the peak of the True Immortal realm, it was inconvenient in a lower realm world like this.
A mere gesture from him could potentially tear open several spatial rifts in the world.
Xiao Fei had to suppress his aura and reveal his Earth Immortal cultivation.
Most worlds were connected by dimensional passages. Once one entered a world, they could travel to other worlds through these passages.
Zhu Yu had left him contact information previously. Xiao Fei sensed the direction with a little effort.
After traversing over a hundred worlds consecutively, he finally found Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu was currently fishing by the sea, still accompanied by that tender and youthful immortal maiden.
Xiao Fei cut to the chase, directly asking about his inability to break through his cultivation realm.
After hearing Xiao Fei's brief account, Zhu Yu laughed heartily before replying.
"You actually thought you could break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm through brute force? If it were that easy, Heavenly Immortals would be far too common."
"Let me tell you, cultivators in the lower realms need a Foundation Establishment Pill to build their foundation. Every breakthrough in each realm is incredibly difficult.
The further you progress, the harder it becomes. From Integration to Mahayana, from Mahayana to Earth Immortal, and from Earth Immortal to True Immortal, each step is arduous!
You must have already experienced this."
Xiao Fei shook his head slightly. "Is it that difficult? I never felt it before!"
Zhu Yu glared at Xiao Fei and continued.
"Let me point you in the right direction. You can go to the former site of the Hao Yu Holy Land in the celestial realm. Perhaps you'll find an opportunity to advance to Heavenly Immortal there."
"Isn't that your old base? I heard it was destroyed tens of thousands of years ago and is now a desolate wasteland where nothing grows."