Chapter 1265: Beyond the Heavens

The giant cyan bird transformed from Yue Mian spread its wings and shot straight into the sky with Han Li, Gold童, and Xiao Bai, passing through layers of clouds at ten thousand zhang in the blink of an eye, but it did not stop and continued to ascend.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the surrounding space rapidly thinned, and the sky gradually became clear.

"Hold tight." Yue Mian's voice came, and its two claws extended.

Countless cyan spell seals shot out, turning into streams of cyan qi swirling around.

The giant cyan bird's speed suddenly increased a hundredfold, and everything around instantly became hazy.

Han Li's body shook, almost thrown off, and he quickly activated his technique to cling to the cyan bird beneath him.

Everything around changed rapidly. After a moment, with a "splash," the giant cyan bird seemed to break through a boundary and arrived in a unique space.

All around was azure blue, pure and flawless, without a trace of cloud or dust, yet it exuded an ancient sense of solitude.

But there was not a shred of spiritual energy here, nor any other energy—only endless nothingness.

Seeing this scene, Han Li felt a surge of emotion.

He had never flown so high before; he never knew that beyond the layers of clouds at ten thousand zhang, the view was like this.

"What place is this... It seems I've never been here before," Gold童 murmured, looking around blankly.

"This is the Azure Void Domain," Xiao Bai's voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Azure Void Domain?" Han Li was startled.

"I saw in my father's memories that there are three major regions in the high sky of the True Immortal Realm. This is the Azure Void Domain, closest to the ground. Passing through the Azure Void Domain leads to the Heavenly Wind Domain, and beyond that is the legendary Outer Heaven Domain, commonly known as the outer heaven void," Xiao Bai continued.

"Azure Void Domain, Heavenly Wind Domain, Outer Heaven Domain..." Han Li murmured.

"These three regions are all at extremely high altitudes and full of danger. For example, the Azure Void Domain has no spiritual energy at all. Staying here too long can cause considerable harm to a cultivator's body. Ordinary cultivators rarely come here, so there are very few records in the classics," Xiao Bai said.

Han Li nodded upon hearing this.

In fact, with his cultivation level, reaching the Azure Void Domain was not difficult, but over the years, he had been busy improving his cultivation and, being wanted by the Heavenly Court, had to hide everywhere, so he never had the chance to explore the outer heaven space thoroughly.

The golden boy beside him frowned slightly, as if quite unaccustomed to the environment of the Azure Nether Domain.

Seeing this, Han Li asked, "Golden Boy, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. We Devouring Gold Immortals live by devouring all things, but this place lacks even a trace of celestial spiritual energy, which makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable," the golden boy said, shaking his head.

"In that case, why don't you go into the Flower Branch Space and rest for a while?" Han Li said.

Seeing the golden boy nod, Han Li waved his hand and put him into the Flower Branch Space.

The cyan-colored giant bird flapped its wings and continued flying toward the high sky.

The Azure Nether Domain was astonishingly vast; even at the cyan giant bird's current speed, it took a full half hour to reach the end.

The void ahead began to tremble, stirring up waves of gray-black storms that swept through one after another, emitting an extremely piercing howling sound.

"Could this be the so-called Heavenly Wind Domain?" Han Li murmured, his pupils slightly contracting.

"Most likely it is. The Heavenly Wind Domain is filled with Nine Heavens Gale, which is very dangerous, but compared to the outer void beyond the heavens, this is nothing," Xiao Bai said.

Before he finished speaking, the cyan giant bird had already plunged without hesitation into the Nine Heavens Gale.

Around them, surging gray-black storms rolled and tumbled, producing deafening roars that made even Han Li's ears ache as if they might be pierced; he quickly activated the laws of time to protect his eardrums.

Beside him, Xiao Bai's body also glowed with a layer of white light, shielding his entire body.

The gray-black storm surged like angry waves, lunging at the cyan giant bird with claws bared, but a layer of cyan light film appeared on the giant bird's body, easily blocking the surging Nine Heavens Gale, and it continued flying upward at undiminished speed.

Han Li was initially worried, but seeing the cyan giant bird fly so steadily, he relaxed and began to observe the surrounding Nine Heavens Gale.

These gray-black storms were completely different from any wind force he had ever seen, filled with an extremely violent power that seemed capable of tearing and crushing everything.

Within the gray-black storm, slender black lines could be seen from time to time, easily slicing open cracks in the void wherever they passed.

However, when those black lines touched the cyan light around the giant bird, they were also easily deflected.

Xiao Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his hand and waved.

A white light shot out from his body, revealing a white cloth sack—the very natal immortal artifact his father had given him back then.

The cloth bag spun with a whoosh, suddenly swelling tenfold in size. A ring of hazy white light rippled around its opening, emitting a tremendous suction force.

The Nine Heavens Astral Wind within a thousand li radius instantly shot over like a whale drinking water, vanishing into the white cloth bag.

Those slender black threads also followed the surrounding Nine Heavens Astral Wind and disappeared into the white cloth bag.

Having absorbed these Nine Heavens Astral Winds, the white cloth bag did not stop but continued to shoot toward other places, like a sky-devouring beast, swallowing up all the Nine Heavens Astral Wind wherever it passed.

"What are you collecting these Nine Heavens Astral Winds for?" Han Li asked.

"What I want is not the ordinary Nine Heavens Astral Wind, but those slender black threads—that's Black Chalk Wind, something born only after the Nine Heavens Astral Wind's power has condensed for millions of years. Seeing this Black Chalk Wind reminded me that in my father's memories there is a secret art that uses it to refine Wind-Breaking Pearls, which are extremely powerful—even a Da Luo cultivator can't withstand them. Since it's rare to come to this Wind Domain, I'll take the chance to collect some and try refining them," Xiao Bai said with a smile, then formed hand seals to activate the white bag, repeatedly collecting the Black Chalk Wind.

Han Li nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the white cloth bag, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

When Xiao Bai had just sacrificed this object, Han Li subconsciously released a sliver of divine sense to probe it, but it was also swallowed by the white cloth bag and instantly annihilated within.

This bag was unremarkable in appearance, yet it seemed to contain some special power—and this was only the result of Xiao Bai casually activating it. If he truly drove this treasure, who knew how much power it could unleash.

As the cyan giant bird flapped its wings and sped along, they soon reached the end of the Wind Domain.

Its two claws grabbed at the void ahead, and a huge spatial rift appeared. The giant bird shook and flew into it.

Han Li's vision blurred, and the next moment he appeared in a pitch-black space.

Countless meteorites of all sizes floated here, some as small as houses, others so enormous that the naked eye could not see their edges, moving in all kinds of irregular motions, even colliding with each other, producing earth-shaking roars.

Some of those giant meteorites were dim and multicolored, while others emitted various lights, illuminating the black space somewhat.

A blue ice crystal storm suddenly swept past in the distance, stretching a hundred thousand li, like a colossal blue wind dragon, exuding a terrifying chill.

Wherever it passed, smaller meteorites were frozen and cracked, swept away by the ice crystal storm, while even large meteorites instantly became coated with a thick layer of blue ice.

No sooner had the blue storm passed than a vast purple cloud appeared from nowhere, sweeping through, with purple lightning flashing within the gray cloud, directly blasting apart the frozen meteorites.

Just after the gray cloud passed, a huge black vortex suddenly emerged in the void, spinning rapidly.

Everything near the vortex rolled and converged toward it, devoured completely.

But the black vortex did not last long; like its appearance, it soon vanished abruptly.

"The Outer Void!" Han Li stood up and blurted out.

This black space gave him a sense of boundlessness. His Nine Nether Demon Eyes could now perceive all things, but here he could not see very far, and his divine sense was similarly unable to spread as easily as on the ground.

Han Li could faintly sense that within this space, a force billions of times more powerful than the movement of the sun and moon was slowly operating.

"The Outer Void is fraught with dangers, but it also contains infinite treasures. With your cultivation levels, you are barely qualified to come here. In the future, you can come here more often to train—it will greatly benefit your cultivation progress," the cyan giant bird said.

As it spoke, it continued to flap its wings and fly forward.

This time, the cyan giant bird no longer flew upward but headed forward.

"Indeed, there are many treasures here." A white light flashed on Xiao Bai's body, and it transformed into its Pixiu form, sniffing vigorously and speaking excitedly.

It once again raised the white bag, opened its mouth, and spat a ball of white light into it.

The white cloth bag unfurled with a whoosh, expanding to several hundred li in size.

The bag itself became semi-transparent, and the white threads forming it grew sparse, forming a net-like mesh.

The bag emitted waves of devouring force, swallowing the nearby meteorites with a rushing sound. White light flickered inside the bag, and the swallowed meteorites instantly shattered, revealing pieces of colorful rare ores.

In just a short time, the bag had stored several hundred pieces of precious materials.

Seeing this, Han Li grew even more curious about the white cloth bag.

"Young friend Han, although your cultivation is not low, you know little about Dao Ancestors. The abilities of a Dao Ancestor far exceed your imagination. Flying below might be sensed by other Dao Ancestors, so it's safer to come to this Outer Void," the cyan giant bird said.

"I see." Han Li's eyes flickered as he nodded.

The cyan giant bird flapped its wings and sped forward, everything around rapidly receding.

The giant bird did not change direction at all, flying straight ahead, its body rippling with cyan ripples.

These cyan ripples seemed ordinary, but the power they contained was terrifyingly immense. No matter the size of the meteorites ahead, they instantly evaporated upon contact, not even slowing the giant bird's flight.

As for those ice storms, thunderclouds, black holes, and the like, they were naturally nothing—upon touching its body, they disintegrated, leaving no trace.

Han Li's mind was once again shaken by the divine abilities of the cyan giant bird.

He had witnessed the power of a True Spirit King more than once. Such an existence, equivalent to a Dao Ancestor, could overturn an entire immortal domain with a mere gesture. Experiencing it so closely today made him feel the chasm-like gap between them.