Yun Zhiyi said meaningfully, "Then we'll see if the information you provide is of any help to me."

Fu Yuanbo frowned. The girl had completely seized control of the conversation, and he was helpless to do anything about it.

He sighed. "Okay."

Fu Yuanbo was once the leader of the martial arts alliance and also an emperor.

He naturally has access to more information.

He assumed that Yun Zhiyi was simply trying to fill in the gaps in his knowledge, so he told her everything he knew.

After all, it's good if anyone can open this door, no matter who it is.

The two entered the house, and Yun Zhiyi listened quietly as the other person recounted everything he knew.

"After reaching the peak, there is no further progress. If we were to trace back to that point, we would have to go back five hundred years. After the last predecessor broke through, no one else has been able to obtain the opportunity..."

Five hundred years ago, although the success rate of peak experts breaking through became increasingly lower, at least every now and then, one or two would still be able to break through.

However, this time interval is getting longer and longer.

From a few decades to a hundred years, to one or two hundred years, the number has been decreasing.

About a thousand years ago, many people were already searching for the reason.

It's a great pity that the last person to break through five hundred years ago used some kind of secret technique, which caused chaos in the martial arts world at that time.

At that time, many sects and martial artists perished.

Although things recovered later, there was a gap in the relevant information.

Many aspects of martial arts from 500 years ago are now untraceable.

For example, how exactly did those people break through, and where did they go after breaking through?

Over the years, the martial arts world and royal families of various countries have been investigating any clues about the Breakthrough.

But so far, nothing has been found.

A hundred years ago, it was rumored that the former master of Luoshui Palace possessed secrets passed down from his ancestors.

However, back then, the former master of Luoshui Palace was the strongest person in the martial arts world, and no one could snatch those things from him.

Until the old palace master passed away, an internal strife broke out in Luoshui Palace, killing more than half of its members. In the end, when they faced outsiders, they all said that the secret scroll had been lost.

This is why the Luoshui Palace sect is not large and its overall strength is not strong.

But that's why it still maintains its status in the martial arts world.

Many people speculate that the secret scroll is still inside the Luoshui Palace.

However, since the other party has declared it lost, they will not retrieve it. Therefore, not only must the Luoshui Palace be kept, but if necessary, those powerful individuals must also protect the Luoshui Palace.

Unless it can be confirmed that the Luoshui Palace does not actually contain the secret scroll.

According to Fu Yuanbo's account, Yun Zhiyi also learned a crucial point.

Cloud and Mist Island.

According to the secret historical records of the Great Dynasty, five hundred years ago, there seemed to be a very mysterious yet famous place in this world called Cloud Mist Island.

In the few records available, this Cloud Mist Island seems to be a pilgrimage site for all martial artists.

Anyone who successfully breaks through from the Innate Realm to the Martial Master realm will go to Cloud Mist Island.

Unfortunately, the Great Dynasty was established five hundred years later, and these records were obtained from the previous dynasty.

Many secret scrolls were destroyed in the war, and very few have survived.

The situation is similar in several other countries.

Fu Yuanbo has sent people to search for Cloud Mist Island over the years, but unfortunately, they have not found any useful information.

He shared a lot of information, but it was scattered and many parts were incomplete.

Yun Zhiyi sorted through all the messages and selected some that she found useful.

"Is there any description of Cloud Mist Island? Perhaps it's hidden by some kind of formation."

Fu Yuanbo nodded, "Perhaps it is possible. Yunwu Island is located in the middle of the Liaohai Sea, about 30,000 miles southeast. It should be a small island shrouded in white mist. I'm not the only one looking for it these years. There should be quite a few people who know about this place, but no one has found it yet."

Fu Yuanbo abdicated early because he planned to personally go to Liaohai to investigate and find Yunwu Island. He always felt that this place was crucial.

Over the past decade, he has visited twice, but both times he came up empty-handed.

The first time was due to problems with the ship, which prevented it from sailing at sea for an extended period.

The second time was when we encountered a storm, lost our way, and couldn't pinpoint our location.

In recent years, the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau have been working together to develop something that can determine the course of a ship at sea.

Once the goods are ready, he will make a third voyage.

Yun Zhiyi lowered her eyes, her fingers unconsciously tapping lightly on the table.

Her intuition told her that this misty island was crucial.

"Ling Yaoyao, do you think this Cloud Mist Island might be the connection point between two spaces, and also the passage for ascending from the lower realm to the upper realm? Southeast, again southeast, the crack shown on the guiding compass is also in the southeast."

"I think it's very likely, but if the spacetime rift to be repaired is actually a passage, wouldn't that completely cut off the chance of ascension? It feels contradictory."

Yun Zhiyi lowered her eyes, pondered for a moment, and then narrowed her eyes.

'No, it's not a contradiction. Who says the other side of a spacetime rift is necessarily another dimension? Is it possible that back then, because the spacetime rift suddenly appeared, the upper realm severed the passage between the two realms to protect something or avoid a crisis?'

"Furthermore, as Fu Yuanbo just mentioned, there are two points where the lineage breaks down. One is the appearance of the last martial artist five hundred years ago, and the other is the fall of the Luoshui Palace Master a hundred years ago, which caused a bloodbath in the martial world to fight over the secret scrolls he might possess. Also, the disciples of the Luoshui Palace happen to have demonic energy within them."

She closed her eyes and went through all the information she knew.

"Not only are the lower realms restricted, but the upper realms also began experiencing limitations on breakthroughs five thousand years ago. As a result, the Cloud Ripple Realm's level has declined repeatedly. There are many reasons for these limitations. The most common are either the weakening of the Heavenly Dao, a severe break in the lineage leading to problems in cultivation and an inability to progress, or the appearance of something that conflicts with the energy source for cultivation."

The second point can be ruled out for now. We don't know about the upper realm, but this realm is clearly not.

Most of them get stuck at the peak of their cultivation, not because of problems with the cultivation technique itself.

She suddenly opened her eyes and met Fu Yuanbo's scrutinizing gaze.

"Five hundred years ago, since there were people who had broken through to the next level, it means there were quite a few of them. So where did they go? Do you have any thoughts on that?"

Fu Yuanbo raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps they all went to Cloud Mist Island?"

"Why go to Cloud Mist Island? We can't all be stuck on one island."

Fu Yuanbo narrowed his eyes and asked in return, "What do you think?"

Yun Zhiyi smiled and said, "Perhaps we're guessing in the same direction."

Fu Yuanbo's eyes flashed.

After a few moments of eye contact, Fu Yuanbo gave in first.

"Alright, alright, I'll go first. I suspect there might be a door on Cloud Mist Island, a door that leads to a place more suitable for beings above the Innate Realm."

His voice was slightly deep, "Although this guess may be too far-fetched."

Yun Zhiyi raised an eyebrow, she had to admit that the other party was really perceptive.

She could guess that two spaces existed, and that Cloud Mist Island might be a passage between the two spaces, based on her experience from seeing too many of them while doing missions.