355: The flawed jade is the king (ninety-four).

After seeing off the Gu Family Saint Ancestor, Wang Yun returned to the Yu Family.

Upon Wang Yun's return to the Yu Family, the aura of sorrow on his body had already been restrained.

He gathered all the core members of the Yu Family to discuss matters in the main hall.

At this moment, the Yu Family was no longer what it once was.

Under the protection of Wang Yun's illustrious reputation, which was enough to suppress an entire era, the Yu Family had already become the undisputed number one power in the Five Domains, with such a towering prestige that no one dared to provoke them in the slightest.

Their position as the hegemon of the East Domain was as stable as Mount Tai.

Inside the hall, Luo Xi's aura was as calm as water, with the radiance of the Saint Realm flowing around her; Chen Yang's Battle Intent was high, his entire body seemingly burning like a fierce sun; and his grandfather Yu Changqing's face was full of gratification and pride.

Looking at these close relatives and friends, Wang Yun felt a slight sense of comfort in his heart.

He informed everyone of his next plan.

"I will be entering a long-term seclusion."

Wang Yun's voice was calm, yet beyond doubt.

"Future challenges will far exceed our imagination. Before I emerge, the Yu Family needs to restrain its sharpness and focus on stabilizing itself, without the need for further expansion."

He did not mention the Boundary Sea.

The Boundary Sea mentioned by the Yuan Palace Walker, Gu Feng, was too mysterious and terrifying.

Even that exceptionally talented Supreme Body Great Emperor had disappeared there; the hidden dangers within were definitely not something he could easily step into now.

Without sufficient understanding and absolute power to protect himself, he would not venture there rashly.

Although everyone was puzzled as to why he chose to restrain the Family when its prestige was at its Peak, no one refuted Wang Yun's decision.

They had long been accustomed to believing that every decision Wang Yun made had a deep meaning... Cultivation knows no time, and one loses track of the passing years.

Wang Yun's seclusion lasted for a full five thousand years.

To a Mortal, five thousand years is a long succession of dynasties and vast changes in the world.

But for the entire Five Domains, it was merely the blink of an eye.

This was a true Golden Great Age.

The Laws of Heaven and Earth became increasingly perfect, the Heavenly Dao was complete, and the Spiritual Qi was rich to an unprecedented degree, as if one could feel the pulse of the Great Dao even while breathing.

Countless Prodigies emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain, Saint Kings appeared frequently, and even the distant Great Sage realm had seen the birth of several individuals during these five thousand years of accumulation.

Everyone knew that the most brilliant and cruel moment since the beginning of the Epoch was about to arrive.

Validating the Heavenly Dao to attain the Dao and become an Emperor.

That unique Emperor's seat would have its final owner decided at the Peak of this Golden Great Age, amidst the struggle between countless Prodigies and old monsters.

All top experts felt an invisible sense of urgency.

In the deepest part of the Yu Family ancestral land, the thick dust accumulated on the stone door of that secret room, which had been sealed for five thousand years, quietly slid off without any external force.

The stone door opened silently, and Wang Yun walked out.

His aura was restrained to the extreme; with black hair falling over his shoulders and calm eyes, he looked like a Mortal who had never practiced cultivation.

But if a Great Sage were present, they would be horrified to discover that by simply standing there, he was in harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, as if he were a part of the Heavenly Dao itself.

After five thousand years of accumulation, with the endless resources of the Yu Family and even the entire Five Domains poured into him, Wang Yun's cultivation finally ushered in another leap forward.

Upon his Dao Fruit, the eighth dao lotus had already quietly bloomed.

It was a lotus seemingly condensed from the Origin of ten thousand Laws, with dao rhyme flowing upon it, filled with an aura of harmony and all-encompassing nature.

Eight-Lotus Great Sage.

He had officially stepped into the Peak of the Saint Realm in this Universe.

With his current strength, he was enough to face any traditional Nine Lotus Great Sage head-on, and might even surpass them.

Over these five thousand years, he had not been completely isolated from the world.

The Yu Family's intelligence network, spread across the Five Domains, acted like a giant sieve, collecting countless ancient texts, secret rumors, and even fragmented records about the "Boundary Sea" for him.

Now, these secrets sealed for ages were being organized and connected one by one in his mind, gradually lifting the mysterious veil of that ultimate land.

Boundary Sea, the end of the Universe.

It was a boundless ultimate land that did not exist on any known star map.

Legend has it that since ancient times, every supreme existence who attained the Dao to become an Emperor had set foot in that mysterious sea during their most prosperous period, when their glory shone through the ages.

They all seemed to be searching for the same thing there.

The legendary "Path to Immortality."

But an eternal mystery also emerged along with it.

Why were those ancient Emperors, who were already invincible in the world and had infinite Lifespan, so obsessed, even nearly frantic, in their pursuit of that illusory Path to Immortality?

What exactly made them feel uneasy and continue to seek upward even after reigning over the Universe?

Even more bizarre was that after entering the Boundary Sea, most of these supreme experts disappeared mysteriously, with not a single word ever sent back.

That sea seemed like an ancient giant beast capable of devouring Emperors, silently pulling the supreme existences of each era into the abyss.

Wang Yun linked this information with the secret he had heard from the Yuan Palace Walker, Gu Feng, about the Supreme Body Great Emperor disappearing in the Boundary Sea.

He faintly felt that the disappearance of these Emperors was no accident.

Deep within the Boundary Sea, there must be a startling secret hidden.

A secret sufficient to threaten the lives of Emperors, forcing them to take risks and even pay everything for it.

Go to the Boundary Sea.

This thought became incredibly clear and firm in Wang Yun's heart.

It was not only to explore the possibility of Immortal Ascension but also to follow in the footsteps of that Senior who was also a Supreme Body, and to solve this eternal mystery.

He had a strong intuition that the disappearance of that Senior was connected to his own destiny in some mysterious way.

Having made full preparations, Wang Yun gathered everyone once again.

This time, it was a farewell.

"I am going to a very distant place."

Wang Yun looked at these close relatives and friends with a soft gaze, giving instructions on the future development direction of the Family.

"After I leave, the Yu Family should focus on protection and wait for the final result of the Great Era. If there is an irresistible danger, you can take my token and go to the Yuan Hall for help."

Luo Xi looked at him with a thousand words, which eventually turned into just one sentence.

"Wait for you to return."

Chen Yang patted Wang Yun's shoulder hard, grinned, his eyes full of trust and Battle Intent.

"Brother Yun, don't worry! By the time you come back, maybe I'll have become a Great Sage too! Then we'll fight side by side again!"

Wang Yun smiled and nodded.

He took one last look at this land he had spent so much effort protecting, and at these relatives whose fates were intertwined with his.

In the next moment, he no longer had any hesitation.

Under everyone's gaze, Wang Yun raised his head and looked toward the endless Void Realm.

A deep rift appeared before him.

Wang Yun stepped out resolutely and disappeared into that deep darkness.

That unknown journey leading to the end of the Universe, the "Boundary Sea," thus began its prologue.