Mrs. and Mr. Smith

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but one thing is certain: even the terrifying power of the Holy Lord, as mighty as it is, cannot create a wormhole. Such things are spatial channels that can transcend planes and ignore racial differences. This kind of force should have been unleashed during a massive energy eruption of Heaven and Earth."

Sithur Fatty explained to Ethan Smith in detail.

Ethan Smith nodded; he could roughly understand what Sithur Fatty was saying.

Mighty forces can only break space in an instant.

Very quickly the space will return to its original state, but a wormhole is a spatial transmission channel formed over time due to the impact of powerful energy.

Such power requires at least the force to open Heaven and Earth to form such a permanent channel.

"There are a total of three wormholes in the entire Saint's World; the one beneath the Divine Silkworm Ridge is one of them. Moreover, a person suspected to be from the Divine Realm once appeared here and slaughtered nearly fifty percent of the entire Holy Kingdom, which also led to the fourth Holy Lord of the Path Profound being killed."

Sithur Fatty revealed more secrets.

"What, not even the Holy Lord could defeat the person who emerged from the wormhole?"

Ethan Smith gasped.

"That's right, and he vanished without a trace. The fourth Holy Lord, Bastian, entered the Divine Silkworm Ridge and quickly lost contact. According to later speculations, he was probably killed in a single strike. As a result, subsequent Holy Lords, including the Path Profound, have avoided this eerie place. After so many years, who knows what the situation is now."

Sithur Fatty gazed at Ethan Smith, somewhat unnerved.

"Ethan, are we really going to such a terrifying place?"

"Let's head in that direction first, and then decide later."

Ethan Smith spoke slowly after hesitating for a long time.

He finally understood the meaning of the black marks, given the vastness of the Path Profound Holy Kingdom.

The places marked in black are few, and one of them turned out to be so terrifying that even a Holy Lord perished there.

Whatever happens once we enter, anything is possible.

"But if there's no other way to solve the God-Sealing Panel problem, we might have to enter there to find a solution. You can wait for me on the outskirts if I'm fortunate enough to come out, great; if not, there's no need to perish with me."

Ethan Smith said with a bitter smile.

As long as the God-Sealing Panel issue remains unsolved, he can't focus on cultivation or fully unleash his potential.

Given the terrifying power of the current God-Sealing Panel possessor, whether by scheming or strength, Ethan Smith cannot possibly defeat them.

So the only path forward is to fight power with power.

He pondered this for a long time before deciding, inspired partly by Ken Middleton's words.

Place oneself in a desperate situation to survive!

The power of the God-Sealing Panel is despairing.

Inside the God-Sealing Space, it imprisons everyone's souls, and even if Ethan Smith was extremely fortunate to obtain a scrap page of the God-Sealing Panel.

He can only escape with a sliver of his Divine Soul, with most of his memories still sealed inside.

Moreover, historically, the sole escaped soul is now the current possessor of the God-Sealing Panel, which is a hopeless fact.

"Alright then, boss. Since you've made up your mind, even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, I'll follow you!"

Sithur Fatty gritted his teeth and said.

"But our current priority is to find a team heading in that direction, whether a hunters' group or a caravan. It's an extremely long distance, and we can't reach it just by traveling ourselves."

After examining the map, Sithur Fatty said.

"Alright, let's head to the trading market and see if there are any teams, as Ethereal Soaring City has many such groups. However, finding one for such a long distance might be challenging."

Contemplating this, Ethan Smith concluded that relying solely on himself for travel.

Would waste a significant amount of time and divine power, which would not be worth it.

"Fine, if it's not possible, we can travel while searching in different cities to increase our chances."

Sithur Fatty didn't have much hope of finding a team immediately.

Ethereal Soaring City and Divine Silkworm Ridge are almost in opposite locations, one in the northwest, the other in the southeast.

These two extreme positions rarely see anyone travel this route.

Even just the travel time could take nearly two months.

Moreover, some parts of the journey require a Void-traversing magical artifact; otherwise, a massive detour is necessary.

Such artifacts usually cannot be provided by regular clans.

…

In a part of the Endless Mine, an elder in old-fashioned attire sat quietly.

The deep breaths he took blended perfectly with the surrounding environment, exhaled from every cell of his body.

Even viewing him with the naked eye caused an illusion, making it seem as if no one was sitting there.

At this moment, Mr. Tang stood below with a group from the Heavenly Path Institute.

"The Truth-Curse Gu, have we indeed detected something?"

The seated elder emitted a barely audible voice.

"Correct! Ethan Smith is not dead and has already returned to the Path Profound Holy Kingdom!"

Mr. Tang's body trembled, quickly detailing the situation.

"I planted the Truth-Curse Gu on him in the Endless Mine earlier, as a safeguard against the Order's Guardians and Above the Dome, but I never expected it to be useful today."

During the battle for the Soul-Sealing Ring, everyone used their methods but didn't anticipate the Truth-Curse Gu coming into play after such a long time.

This Gu only works during 'seeking the Dao'.

While residing within, it synchronizes with the user's energy, thus surviving the forces of Heavenly Sin and the God-Sealing Panel, remaining within Ethan Smith.

"Excellent!"

Mr. Sui quietly grunted.

He wasn't concerned with the God-Sealing Panel issue; just thinking of those visitors made his body tremble slightly.

But he needed to capture the Soul-Sealing Ring to recover his investments.

And to earn favor from those big shots, which was enough.

"Where is he now?"

"Ethereal Soaring City."

Mr. Tang respectfully replied.

"Set off immediately. You will lead a team in open pursuit, and once you leave Ethereal Soaring City, look for opportunities to act. I'll watch from the shadows; if other forces try to intervene, I will deal with them then."

Mr. Sui planned without delay.

He had the directives from those big shots in hand, ensuring no one would foolishly fight him now.

Taking advantage of the information lead, seizing the Soul-Sealing Ring from Ethan Smith was his aim.