"The Supreme Emperor Seal was left to me by Cloud-Venerable. Besides the Seal and that altar, the Dao Ancestor said Cloud-Venerable also gave Pioneer Emperor a map of the Grand Void Expanse."
Quinn Shepherd looked up at the increasingly powerful Supreme Emperor Seal, frowning slightly.
Judging by these items Cloud-Venerable left behind, even back in the Dragon-Han Era, Cloud-Venerable already understood the Grand Void Expanse deeply—perhaps even more so than the Ten Heavenly Venerables today.
Rumor has it Pioneer Emperor built Carefree Haven inside the Grand Void, which is why it’s so hard to find. The Ten Heavenly Venerables have repeatedly sent people to explore the Void, hoping to locate Carefree Haven and eliminate Pioneer Emperor as a threat.
If Carefree Haven truly is in the Grand Void, then the map Cloud-Venerable gave Pioneer Emperor would have been a huge help in establishing it!
"So why did Cloud-Venerable’s physical body end up inside the Supreme Emperor’s brow?"
Quinn felt both shocked and suspicious. Logan Cross and Wayne Gale were equally stunned, raising their heads to look at the square seal.
That Supreme Emperor Seal could actually break through the suppression of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain and free them from the local laws of this bizarre place—it was truly incredible.
But Quinn and Shu Jun knew the real reason: the Supreme Emperor Seal was Supreme Emperor Julius’s own imperial seal. Here, it could channel Julius’s power, creating a relatively safe domain.
It wasn’t the Seal itself that broke open the Supreme Divine Sense Domain—it was Supreme Emperor Julius.
The Seal’s true power actually comes from Supreme Emperor Julius.
Suddenly, Quinn suggested, "Celestial Teacher Yue, God-Knife Logan, since we have this imperial seal, why not go over there and explore the mysteries of this Supreme Divine Sense Domain?"
Logan Cross hesitated, then nodded. "Alright. At the very least, we should rescue Flame-Venerable."
Quinn looked at Wayne Gale, only to see that Wayne was no longer manic or vicious; he now had the air of a master strategist, nodding and saying, "With such a treasure, perhaps we can unravel the secrets of this place. You’ll need a protector for this expedition, Heavenly Venerable—I’ll take that role."
Quinn blinked. Wayne Gale’s sudden seriousness was so unusual that he struggled to get used to it.
This Daoist was sometimes crazy, sometimes fierce, and now he was clear-headed—Quinn truly couldn’t figure him out, nor guess when he might relapse.
Wayne Gale bowed deeply to the ground, exuding the style of a true Dao master. He smiled: "Daoist Wayne Gale, greeting Shepherd Heavenly Venerable. Ever since I set foot in the Grand Void, I’ve been muddled and lost; today is the first time I’ve been clear-headed. I’ve made a fool of myself along the way."
Logan Cross whispered, "Quinn Overlord Body, this guy’s not trustworthy."
Quinn laughed. "Right now, we’re all in the same boat—what’s not to trust? Celestial Teacher Yue is Heavenly Court’s strategist. How do you think we should explore this Supreme Divine Sense Domain?"
Wayne Gale pondered, his yuanqi forming countless stars that arranged themselves into a giant circle, a hundred feet across, slowly rotating. "Ahead lies the core of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain—even Flame-Venerable is trapped there and can’t escape. I’ll use the stars as a clock: one full rotation is a day. I’ll leave the stars here, and we’ll use the Seal for protection as we enter the Domain. If we see the stars speeding up, it means we’re trapped and the Seal can’t break us out—then we’ll need to retreat immediately."
Quinn Shepherd praised, "That's a clever solution."
They set out immediately. Quinn used his divine sense to control the Supreme Emperor Seal, which hovered above their heads as the three people and one dragon cautiously crossed the abyssal void, approaching the Lotus Continent.
Quinn glanced back and saw a massive star-ring, a hundred zhang tall, standing upright on the cliffside, its markers tracking the flow of the stars.
Within the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, it's not that time flows differently from the outside world—it's that the rate of material change is different. The divine sense here is so powerful that it halts all movement; even someone as mighty as Flame-Venerable is trapped.
Fortunately, with the protection of the Supreme Emperor Seal, they could traverse this frozen spacetime.
They climbed onto the Lotus Continent. From the Supreme Emperor's feet emerged colossal roots, shockingly thick and awe-inspiring. The Emperor's flesh rivaled the Origin-Root Heartwood in scale—equally immense. Those roots burrowed deep into the Lotus Continent, and the portions rising from underground formed mountain ranges.
The rivers of blood on the ground were equally astonishing—both in width and length. Within those rivers swam countless bizarre creatures, likely fearsome species born from the Supreme Emperor's god-blood.
Luckily, since this was the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, all those creatures were frozen in place by the domain, unable to move.
Quinn and the others flew over the mountaintops, gazing around. The Creators' divine arts here formed dazzling, kaleidoscopic scenery. Flying through it, they felt as if they were touring a land of giants—everything was impossibly huge.
"Don't touch anything here," Quinn warned.
He continued in a low voice, "Most things here are formed from divine sense. If a Creator's divine sense invades your mind, you might not remain yourself."
Shu Jun snorted coldly. Quinn was speaking from experience—he'd learned this lesson from Shu Jun himself. Back then, Shu Jun had nearly taken over Quinn's body, but was blocked by that strange vertical eye.
Even though the Creators here were dead, their divine sense lingered. The Creators' arts were uncanny—perhaps they really could resurrect themselves through sheer willpower.
They gradually ventured deeper into the Lotus Continent, drawing ever closer to the Supreme Emperor. Quinn, Yue Tingge (Wayne Gale), and the others occasionally glanced back at the star-ring atop the cliff, calculating its rotation speed.
The star-ring's rotation speed remained steady, which reassured everyone.
They were getting closer to Flame-Venerable as well. Suddenly, Quinn's heart tightened—he saw the star-ring's speed abruptly accelerate!
Moments ago, the star-ring had been turning at a rate of one full rotation per day. Now, in just an instant, it spun a complete circle!
Inside the domain, they felt nothing unusual—their pace seemed normal. But if someone stood beside the star-ring and watched them, they'd seem to move in agonizing slow motion!
"This Supreme Divine Sense Domain is far stronger than the Supreme Emperor Seal can withstand," someone remarked.