He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Xu Yi was originally focused on staring into the mist directly in front of him, trying to see clearly what was inside. However, in that short time, he had already used all the spells he knew.

All of it is useless.

Only when Xu Yi gets close to the mist will the mist dissipate on its own.

Just as Xu Yi was fully engrossed in exploring the mist, the seawater on both sides of the road suddenly exploded, with countless splashes of water flying up. Xu Yi reacted quickly, and a spiritual paper flew out of his sleeve, transforming into a barrier that covered the man and the ox.

The water splashed against the barrier, making a sizzling sound, and the paper barrier was quickly corroded through.

Xu Yi's brows furrowed more and more. Could this seawater actually suppress his spiritual paper magic?

That's strange, but it probably just happens to be a counter to the properties of spirit paper. It's not that easy to easily counter supernatural powers.

After discovering this, Xu Yi kept summoning spirit paper from his sleeve to fill in the area that had been corroded. Wherever the corrosion was complete, Xu Yi would fill in the area with spirit paper.

In just a few dozen breaths, the splashing water had completely subsided.

Most of the spirit paper swirling above his head had been corroded, but Xu Yi didn't care. These spirit papers were no longer usable and had lost their original magic of being able to be folded into reality.

Old Niu didn't think this thing was useless. He took a deep breath and sucked all the tattered spirit paper into his nose.

This is Lao Niu's unique way of storing things.

Xu Yi looked at the sea on both sides. Although there was no fog on the sea, it looked very calm no matter how you looked at it.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

It's very strange. Xu Yi can't see through it at all. Could he fly over the sea and bypass the fog to take a look?

The idea was immediately rejected by Xu Yi. It wouldn't work. Seawater is corrosive and can corrode spirit paper. Could it also corrode other things? This couldn't be tried lightly. Currently, the only living beings left were Xu Yi and Old Ox. No one else could do it.

Moreover, Xu Yi didn't have any magic to fly, so this was not a solution at all.

Putting his thoughts aside, Xu Yi calmed himself down and led the old ox deeper into the mist.

Not long after, Xu Yi felt a loosening under his feet. He was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his feet again.

The ground has started to collapse...

Xu Yi felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind. Why did his thoughts come true?!

This place is truly eerie!

Xu Yi leaped and flipped onto the old ox's back, using his "Close to the Ends of the Earth" technique with all his might. He wanted to escape as soon as possible. He still wasn't sure what the seawater was, and falling into the water like this would be too undignified.

If all else fails, Xu Yi still has the art of origami. He can fold it into a paper crane and carry him away. But what about the old ox?

Fold a big bird? That's not out of the question.

Let's go first...

With the aid of supernatural powers, the old ox transformed into a blur, weaving through the mist and breaking through layers of fog.

Xu Yi was going all out. The surrounding mist was stirred up by the splash of water from the "Close to the Ends of the Earth" area, and Xu Yi could even see very far into the mist.

There is no end.

Xu Yi's heart sank. What kind of eerie place was this?!

The black earth beneath their feet had completely sunk into the sea. Countless spirit papers flew out from Xu Yi's sleeve, transforming into a magic carpet that carried the old ox.

The man and the ox raced across the sea.

The fog was spreading out, and there was no end to the world in front of us.

Where is the breakthrough point?

Xu Yi racked his brains but could not find a solution.

The old ox stomped hard with its front hooves, crushing the magic carpet formed from the spirit paper with tremendous force, right before Xu Yi's astonished eyes.

A lucky cloud gathered at the feet of the old ox.

moo~

Moo moo~

The old ox chuckled憨厚ly, as if to say: What's wrong? Never seen anything like this before, huh? Hehe...

Xu Yi was speechless. What time was it? This old ox was still hiding it. So this thing could ride the clouds, huh?

Deception, utter deception! What a scoundrel! He looks so respectable, yet he's capable of such a thing!

Xu Yi got angry and slapped the old ox on the head.

"You old ox, you've been hiding it really well! I really should..." Xu Yi said with a forced smile.

"Um?!"

Xu Yi originally wanted to make close contact with the old ox's head, but in the corner of his eye, he saw the reflection on the sea.

The sky is still somewhat bright, but I don't know what's emitting the light; it's definitely not the sun or moon.

Since that's the case, seawater definitely has reflections, but this seawater is special, what if...?

To verify his conjecture, Xu Yi took out a piece of spiritual paper from his sleeve, folded it into the shape of a paper crane, and threw it into the distance.

After the paper crane flew out of the original 'path' area, Xu Yi saw the paper crane's figure on the sea.

Something's strange.

Xu Yi then pulled out a piece of spirit paper from his sleeve, crumpled it into a ball, and with a light touch of his fingertip, the spirit paper turned into a stone.

The old ox braked the cart; he knew something important needed to be done.

The stone fell from Xu Yi's hand and crashed straight into the sea.

With a "thud," the stone transformed from the spirit paper fell into the water without making a splash.

Even the spirit paper was not melted.

"Old Ox, charge straight down!"

Xu Yi grinned. What a beautiful illusion, what a clever "concealment".

Old Niu trusted Xu Yi's judgment, and without hesitation, he carried Xu Yi towards the water below.

'Gurgle.'

There was no corrosion as expected, nor any splashing of water. The space beneath their feet was like a membrane, and Xu Yi and Lao Niu passed through it just like that.

This is another world.

Xu Yi felt as if the whole world had been turned upside down. Soon, the old ox and his body also changed position and were turned right-side up.

In the east, the sun shines brightly; in the west, a waning moon casts a cool, clear light.

Xu Yi and Lao Niu appeared on a patch of blue water.

Not far away, there is a small island floating in the air.

Xu Yi gestured for Lao Niu to go to the small island.

When the old ox saw the island, it seemed as if he had been stimulated by something; his whole body trembled and he shivered.

When he woke up again, the old ox's eyes had become very wise.

He remembered that this was the so-called "Acting on Behalf of Heaven," the Dao Ancestor's abode in the heavens above—the Dao Palace.

The place we just passed through was the netherworld.

It symbolizes the boundary between life and death.

Only by traversing the illusion of nature can one see the true Dao Palace.

Old Niu knew where this was, but Xu Yi didn't.

However, Old Niu didn't intend to tell Xu Yi; he would find out when he saw the Heavenly Palace of the Dao Palace...

"How did we end up here?" the old ox mooed a few times, puzzled.

The "Close to the Ends of the Earth" aura that Xu Yi had imbued on the old ox, which had just appeared to be a small island, was now standing right in front of him in a short time.

Standing before this floating island, Xu Yi felt like an ant looking up at the blue sky.

The old ox rode the clouds and flew towards the island at a very fast speed.

Similarly, in just a few breaths, Xu Yi and Lao Niu had already arrived on the island.

Xu Yi was stunned; he didn't know how to describe its magnificence...