Seth Nan and Jenna Zhang exchanged glances. In the past, they had desperately wanted to catch Evan Yang and teach him a lesson, but now Evan had surpassed anything they could have imagined—especially since he had stepped into the Spirit‑Wandering Realm. Facing him, they felt a sense of fear.
"You two can go now," the elder said to them.
The two nodded and left. The elder muttered to himself, "That stinky beggar—what's his real identity anyway? He even managed to steal Luna away."
Evan Yang had no idea what was happening outside. At this moment, he was still sitting with his eyes closed, cultivating his divine sense.
That soul-drawing sensation gradually faded, replaced by comfort—so much so that Evan couldn't help but open his eyes.
"Phew, finally that feeling's gone." Once fully awake, Evan realized the first layer of the Refining‑Spirit Cave no longer posed any threat to him, and he let out a light laugh.
With that, Evan felt the urge to try entering the second layer.
But when he reached the entrance to the second layer, Evan stopped—he had just realized he'd spent five years here.
And he couldn't enter the next cave. "Does that mean I can only get in if my cultivation rises further?"
After trying several times and failing to enter the next cave, Evan had no choice but to exit. Outside, he glanced at the last cave, where a purple light was shining.
After looking at the first two tunnels—one for storage, one the Refining‑Spirit Cave—Evan wondered what the last one might be. Curious, he walked over, but the moment he touched the purple light, he was instantly bounced back.
"What the..." Evan grumbled after being bounced back.
He then searched for any information about the third tunnel.
But there was nothing in the records at all, leaving Evan frustrated. "Who designed this Strange Spiral Shell anyway? The second tunnel has ten layers, and the third is even more mysterious."
In the end, Evan had no choice but to exit the Strange Spiral Shell.
After putting the shell away, Evan felt much more refreshed. He tested his divine sense—it was now several times stronger than before, though he couldn't tell what realm it had reached. He just laughed and said, "Better to have it than not."
After testing his divine sense, Evan checked the space again. Once he confirmed there was nothing extra, he got up and walked out.
Standing outside the forbidden ground, Evan glanced back at the Shadowhand Guild and muttered, "Was this cave‑dwelling really left behind by an Immortal passing through?"
All of this was beyond Evan's imagination—especially the Phantom Step Art, which made him even more certain that there was a vast realm beyond Spirit‑Wandering. Otherwise, there'd be techniques that no one could ever cultivate, and whoever created them must have had a wild imagination.
"What realm comes after Spirit‑Wandering anyway?" Evan wondered to himself as he left the Shadowhand Guild, then mounted the Firebird and flew off to another place.