The Great Ruler wanted to lie down but was thrown into the Spirit Road.

"map?"

Seeing that he seemed to have made some discovery, Yun Mo took the map out of the token and placed it on the ground, letting the group study it together.

"What are you thinking about?" Yun Mo asked him.

Wu Ling didn't answer immediately, but turned to Wen Qingxuan, "You said there were two other places like this before, where are they on the map?"

Wen Qingxuan's phoenix eyes flickered, and she vaguely remembered something. She took the map and began to examine it carefully.

"The three guardian sites divide the Spirit Path into four sections. We are located in the second section, while the other two are located here, between the third and fourth sections."

Wen Qingxuan pointed to three almost identical places on the map and spoke slowly.

Her eyes were fixed on the map. This valley, which resembled a basin, was shown as a circular area on the map, with its uneven surfaces showing that it was different from other places.

Wu Ling took a deep breath, his fingers trembling slightly as he placed them on the fields. Using these three points, he slowly drew an arc, and then, using these three points as a base, finally placed the point on the eastern edge of the Spirit Road.

His actions and the things he drew gradually froze the expressions of Yun Mo and the other two. That point was mostly located within the Spirit Path.

"According to ancient records, when the Wu Clan fought against the extraterrestrial evil race, they set up an unparalleled array to protect their ancestral land, but ultimately they were outmatched and perished together with nearly twenty demon emperors from the extraterrestrial evil race."

Wu Ling looked up at the group and said, "The material used to set up that grand formation is called the Nine Li Profound Heaven Pillar, and the name of that supreme grand formation is..."

"The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation!"

Wen Qingxuan raised her phoenix eyes and said, word by word.

"Gulp..."

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, their throats bobbed, and horror flashed in their eyes. They were almost certain that the Spirit Road was closely connected to the ancestral land of the Witch Clan.

"Is that black jade pillar beneath the lake the Nine Li Mysterious Heaven Pillar?" Yun Mo murmured to himself.

Wu Ling said, "Regardless of whether it is or not, I think we should go and take a look at that edge. It could be the ancestral land of the Witch Clan, or even the holy land of the most powerful force in the ancient Great Thousand World!"

"Phew... Let's go take a look. We can't let this opportunity slip by." Wen Qingxuan suppressed the excitement in her heart and stared at Yun Mo as she spoke.

Yun Mo remained silent, looking at Wu Ling, Wen Qingxuan, and Wu Yingying who were staring at him; their eyes were all burning with desire.

"Then let's go take a look! After all, no one wants to miss out on the achievements of those who came before." His previously tense expression relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face as he spoke.

His words put the group at ease, and they all smiled.

"Thank goodness! Thank goodness! Although I had long seen that Captain Yun Mo was not a good person at heart, he was not the kind of cowardly person who was timid and afraid of this and that."

Wu Yingying patted her flat chest and said coquettishly with her eyes narrowed.

Yun Mo ignored her and said to Wen Qingxuan and Wu Ling, "Since we've already agreed, let's set off. But we need to be prepared; it might not be a good thing!"

……

Linglu, as a whole, is not a very large place.

It was only because they couldn't use their internal spiritual energy, and because of the existence of the Divine Competition Law, that the journey seemed rather long.

But after a rapid journey, they finally arrived at the point marked on the map, the eastern edge of the Spirit Road.

There is a thin veil covering this area, which should be some kind of method used by the Five Great Academies to stabilize the spiritual path and prevent it from collapsing in the void.

Similarly, this place is different from other places on the Spirit Road. Gale-force winds swirl in the void like angry dragons, howling past and stirring up dust. Turbulent currents are like sharp arrows falling from the sky, extremely fierce.

Moreover, the energy fluctuations between heaven and earth here are extremely violent, sometimes accompanied by lightning and thunder, and sometimes by raging winds and rain, as if they were the roars of ancient gods, warning of the dangers here.

"I didn't expect this place to be like this." Wu Ling looked around, her eyes searching.

Their prediction was not wrong; there was indeed a relic here, but to say that it was some kind of fortuitous encounter seemed a bit far-fetched.

As for whether it is the ancestral land of the Wu tribe, it is hard to tell. After all, the ruins here are only a small part. The rest should have disappeared into the void when the continent was shattered.

"Could it be that our guess was wrong?" Wu Yingying's face showed some disappointment, and that feeling was not pleasant.

"Maybe so, but we didn't really lose anything." Yun Mo looked at the shattered world around him and felt somewhat relieved.

Some things shouldn't be forced; forcing them is useless and can lead to extreme disappointment or even negative emotions.

Long ago, Yun Mo had already come to understand the concept of opportunity.

Accept what you gain with equanimity, accept what you lose with indifference, let nature take its course, and strive for what is inevitable.

"Alright, let's rest here for a while and search carefully. Who knows, we might find something!" Wen Qingxuan smiled and gently stroked Wu Yingying's face with her jade-like hand.

Wu Yingying looked at her, feeling a little strange, and nodded.

Seemingly because they were thinking of giving it one last try, the group split up and searched around.

Yunmo strolled through the ruins, where reeds swayed in the wind, as if sighing for this desolate place.

The once towering stone pillars now lean to the side, like servants of time, helplessly recounting their past glory and prestige.

Despite the apocalyptic desolation of the place, the ruins still exude an indescribable majesty.

It was the aura of an ancient power, telling the world that although it had fallen, its former glory should not be forgotten.

"If this isn't the ancestral home of the Witch Clan, then which faction is it? Judging from its scale, if the entire ruins were revealed, it wouldn't be inferior to the ancestral home of the Witch Clan, would it?"

Yun Mo stood in front of a collapsed palace, trying to find some clues, but due to the passage of time, he could not see any signs at all.

Without the protection of spiritual energy, even the most powerful divine artifacts and sacred objects will cease to exist given enough time.

The power of the laws of space and time is fully demonstrated.

Looking around, Yun Mo explored for a while longer before finally returning to his starting point.

"What did you gain?"

The three of them, Wu Ling and his companions, sat beside a still-standing stone pillar. After listening to Yun Mo's words, they all shook their heads, looking somewhat bitter.

It is indeed a site of ruins, but there is absolutely nothing of value to be gained from it.

"Never mind if you don't have any. Come on, let's have something good to drink. We'll walk back to the Spirit Road tomorrow." Yun Mo sat down and, in the setting sun, took out some fruit wine from his storage ring.

"Huh? Where did you get this from?!" Wu Yingying exclaimed in surprise, smelling the sweet scent in the air.

"A storage ring?" Wu Ling looked at the ring on Yun Mo's hand. "You can actually use a storage ring? You're at the Divine Soul Realm!"

"No, I just have a slightly stronger soul, which just happened to reach the Divine Soul Realm, allowing me to use a storage ring," Yun Mo explained briefly to Wu Ling and Wu Yingying.

Wen Qingxuan already knew this.

"Do you think that if I also eat these petals, I might have a chance to forge my soul to the Divine Soul Realm?" Wen Qingxuan took out the Mist Flower, which had these three petals on it after removing the flower core.

"This is a mist flower? A mist flower with the secret to preserving youthful appearance?" Wu Yingying's eyes lit up; she also knew about these things.

"Yes, this was given to me by Captain Yunmo."

"Sister Qingxuan, could I have two of these petals? Even one would be fine," Wu Yingying said, moving closer to Wen Qingxuan and taking her hand in hers.

Wen Qingxuan took the fruit wine from Yun Mo, took a few sips, and her face flushed slightly. "Of course, but... well... never mind, I'll give it to you first."

Yun Mo looked at the two women with a strange gaze, keenly sensing that something seemed amiss.

Time passed slowly.

"Yun Mo, how did you cultivate that sword intent you had before?"

Wu Ling looked at the things flying around him with some impatience, then swatted them away and asked Yun Mo.

Yun Mo looked up at the sky. "It wasn't something I cultivated; I learned it from the battlefield."

"On the battlefield?"

The group exchanged glances, a hint of surprise flashing across their faces.

"You... Ugh, these flies are so annoying." Wu Yingying swatted away the buzzing creature in front of her. It seemed that their place had been surrounded by these random little things since some time ago.

Wen Qingxuan rubbed her cheeks. She wasn't good at drinking, even fruit wine. "That's a night-blooming bee, not a fly."

"Yoya Bee?"

The previously blurry eyes gradually regained focus at this moment.

Yun Mo looked at the flower core of the misty flower on the ground, which was already surrounded by Night Bees. They were struggling to lift it up and fly shakily into the distance.

"this!"

At this moment, Yun Mo fully woke up. He did not expect that the traces of the Night Bees would reappear here.

If he finds the nest of the Night Bees, he is even confident that he can raise his physical strength to another level, break through the Spirit Wheel Realm, and reach the Divine Soul Realm.

"Follow them?"

"Follow them!" Yun Mo said confidently to Wu Ling. If they found the Night Bee's nest, their trip would not have been in vain.

"But Sister Qingxuan seems a little drunk." Wu Yingying helped Wen Qingxuan up; her face was also a little flushed, but not because she had drunk fruit wine.

Yun Mo frowned, sensing some trouble, but he wasn't about to let this opportunity pass. "Fine, I'll carry her on my back, we'll go together."

After saying that, he came to Wen Qingxuan's side, and with Wu Yingying's help, pulled her onto his back, muttering, "If you can't drink, then don't drink. You're such a pain. If Yaoye Bee runs away, you'll be responsible."

"You're the one who should take responsibility, you pervert." Wen Qingxuan squinted and breathed on Yun Mo's ear, sending shivers down his spine.

"A pervert?" Wu Yingying chimed in, looking at Yun Mo with suspicion.

"She's drunk, who knows what she means? Hurry up and follow your brother, or Yao Yefeng will escape." Yun Mo remained calm and moved with lightning speed.

"Hmph." Wu Yingying wrinkled her nose and chased after him.

When they followed the Night Bees to the very center of the ruins, they discovered that the Bees had vanished.

No, it's not that they disappeared without a trace, but rather that those Night Bees actually passed through that space and flew to an unknown space.

"No wonder we searched for so long without any results; the secret is here!" Wu Ling excitedly said to Yun Mo, "Shall we go in too?"

"Go in!"

But when Yun Mo stepped in, his brows suddenly furrowed, and a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

……

But just as Yun Mo and his companions entered the unknown space, a conversation rang out from the extraterrestrial evil race, who were countless miles away.

"Young clan leader, the space we've been searching for has fluctuated. It seems someone touched that place and helped us."

"Then we should thank those people. Let's go, gather my personal guards, and go welcome back our Demon Emperor!"