Even after understanding such a mechanic, Alexander did not put down Limbo's Space Dao. He knew that if even a random inn could use sealed worlds like nothing in such a powerful space, powerful factions must possess even more advanced techniques.

'Should I try a little experiment?' Wanting to know how different the space truly was, Alexander fled to a random forest near the village.

After flying for a few hours, he took two empty space rings and put on into the other's storage.

The long awaited explosion did happen, but without much effects. The only thing Alexander saw was the remaining space ring crack everywhere before being blown to pieces.

'Is it because my space rings are of lower quality?'

'Anyways... what to do... what to do...' Stroking his chin, Alexander knew he needed to seclude himself and cultivate, unfortunately, he was completely lost.

He could not run from the Dark Wall forever and did not know any safe spots for secluded retreat.

'I should ask someone...' His Divine Sense always released as wide as possible, Alexander knew who to target already.

'Well, isn't that someone so bored? Let this Alexander entertain you...'

Walking leisurely across the most renowned village of the planet, a bearded man.

His brown beard and brown eyes cold to the sight and ominous to the heart, the middle aged man flung his exquisite robes around while showing his heartfelt annoyance.

"Stupid lackeys, can't even do something properly! As for that idiotic piece of waste son!!" Gritting his teeth, the man cursed aloud for everyone to hear. His dislike toward his son quite apparent.

"I can't believe someone would break a vase at that age! What a waste of my time to raise this idiot! He keeps complaining and complaining all the while drinking until night with beauties all around him! Why do I have to be this little beast's father?!"

Howling at the moon, the man was clearly drunk, his posture unsteady while walking under the warm lamps on each side of the cobblestone street.

"Huh?" Opening his eyes comically wide, the man was puzzled.

"Who is it? If you are going to hush at me, then why not talk to my face! Huh?!!"

"..."

Frowning at the silence, the bearded man stared daggers at an empty alley.

"If you're not going to talk to me... then I will talk to you!!" Running like madman, all that he could see was darkness.

"Where are you~?!!" Looking left and right, the man's lucidity was clearly lacking greatly.

"Here!" Laughing and crying at the same time, the middle aged man jumped at some trash bins deep within the alley.

"Arg-" Without the time to scream, the man felt a coldness radiate from within his throat.

Blood oozing out, a lost ray of moonlight shone on a blade plunged deep into the man's neck.

His eyes wide open, the man perished soon after. Just to make sure however, Alexander crushed the man's Lotus Core and trapped his soul.

'Killing Greater Existence Realm trashes is just too easy.' Using his [Hive Mind Demonic Legion Technique], Alexander began questioning the man.

'I knew it! What a great haul!' After a few rounds of interrogation, Alexander learned of many spots for secluded cultivation.

One of such was near the Dark Wall's territory, across the vast land named the Seven Towering Peaks.

This location was made up of seven mountain peaks stretching into the void with one master per peak hidden.

These masters were rumored to have all be comfortably sitting at the Earth Transcending Realm.

These same rumors also claimed the Seven Towering Peaks to be feared by many and respected by even more.

'According to this idiot, cultivating there is not dependent on wealth, but more so talent. And to boot, there hasn't been many unruly fights taking place there. Most people will bow their heads when entering their land, as to avoid trouble from masters.'

Alexander knew even more information with the middle aged man's help. The Seven Towering Peaks were located in-between the two most powerful factions, but after the Ninth Martial Dynasty's consecutive wins a few billions years ago, when under the leadership of the previous ruler, the Ninth Martial Dynasty gobbled the Seven Towering Peaks' terrain from the Frozen Dream Sect.

This change uprooted the Frozen Dream Sect's future directly, as the Seven Towering Peaks were and are a neutral faction. All that they ever cared about was nurturing talents for the greater good.

Countless experts arose from these peaks, but those mainly came from influential factions.

Talent was measured, but the format came as a duel.

When facing experts at the same level but with better knowledge, martial arts and more, nobodies from the lowly villages and deserted planets could not compete.

'It's a good way to test my current martial art prowess against people of Limbo.'

'In the case I'm too weak, I can still try to seclude myself somewhere else first and solely focus on my martial prowess.'

Thankfully, Alexander had not learned of only a single cultivation paradise for his current situation. In case one failed, there still remained multiple others.

Travelling across the abyssal void, Alexander's silver being shot ahead like a comet.

Crossing world after world, territory after territory and battle after battle, Alexander managed to find his way to the Seven Towering Peaks.

The closer he got to these peaks, the less he would notice fights and battles. Though, most of the ones he witnessed were below even the Primordial Harmonization Realm. Even seeing two Ascension Realm ones quarrel and battle their differences out. This scene filled Alexander with nostalgia.

Even though most of his time was spent on secluded retreat, he still spent tens of millions of years away from anything and everything.

A hermit of the void.

The seven mountain peaks, erected like spears impaling the infinite space, looked like claws of a weird beast. Each peak close to the next, forming a crescent moon formation.

At their base, a giant piece of land floated in the middle. Under was an uneven rocky terrain, but the surface above was nothing but flat grass. Even though this scenery appeared fairly small compared to Limbo, each peak was truly gigantic, capable of hosting countless experts for seclusion with ease.

As for the grassy field, on its surface were people battling in duels left and right.

The chaotic yet peaceful ambiance was further enhanced by unknown rays of warm sunlight splattered everywhere.

Alexander felt as if he had returned to his younger years, admiring people far above him at the Profound Realm battle each other out during a sect's assessment. Watching what he thought would take him decades of hard work to accomplish, while bathing in the golden light.

Smiling, Alexander understood these rays of light to be much more unfathomable than he first imagined.

'Is it the work of those hidden masters? I don't mind a little trip back in time.' Resolute, Alexander marched forward, each step ethereal, the void his footing.

"Hello." Startled, a brawny youth turned around abruptly, losing his arrogant attitude.

"Yes? Are you here to test your talent?"

"Of course! I just don't know how to proceed without angering someone I cannot handle."

"No problem, just take this." Handing over a small yellow bead, the man went back to his former attitude, his arms crossed.

The reason Alexander knew of the man's identity was his tattoo. The man had a sun pattern on his back and forehead. As for why it mattered, Alexander also noticed this same pattern on each mountain peak. It was quite hard to miss actually.

'Bringing back bad memories this time...' Pursing his lips, Alexander investigated the yellow bead with more scrutiny.

'I am number twenty-three...' Wondering how there could be so little people around, he did not pry further. He was still not aware of how the Seven Towering Peaks acted and how many people had already tried yet failed their tests.

But something else pricked his mind.

'Limbo has no real racial supremacy, so why are there only humans? Except for that Sunos guy, I don't remember seeing anything other than humans around...'

Sighing at his lack of crucial knowledge, Alexander stood rooted in place.

Attending his patience was a loud shout a few days later.

Number twenty-three versus number fifty-two! Get in the arena!"

Flying towards the man who just shouted, Alexander saw with more clarity the grass below. Some white lines were hidden under the blades of grass, making a rather crude delimitation.

When landing inside of this giant white circle, Alexander saw another person land on the opposite side. This person was covered in pale brown and black clothes, hiding their identity.

'Of course I get the weirdo...' Sighing even more, Alexander waited for the referee to signal the start.

"Universe Realm duel, everything is authorized! Begin!"

Not waiting for Alexander to make the first move, the hidden opponent surged ahead like a tidal wave.

Noticing giant veils of brown attempting to engulf him from the front and above, Alexander also felt these veils to be radiating immense power.

'And~ it's a stupid artifact, dammit...' Kicking the ground, Alexander retreated hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, and kept this distance at all times, carefully probing the opponent.

Unfortunately, the said opponent was not keen on letting him do so.

Feeling something odd, Alexander probed behind him with his Divine Sense a bit more, but found nothing. However, an expert of his caliber would never ignore their instincts.

Jumping high above, Alexander elegantly flew higher and higher, soon seeing a cold crackling mist appear where he just stood.

'No point in fighting with stuff I don't know of...' Guiding his own Origin Energy around, he clawed at his opponent, sending five giant slashes, their orange color quite obvious.

Hearing the opponent scoff, Alexander witnessed his claws be nullified by an orange shield of Origin Energy.

'Still good enough...' Having used his strike as a distraction, Alexander flew back down to the clothed being, ready for close quarter combat.

Landing just in front, where the impact of their clash had just faded away, Alexander palmed forward with his left hand.

About to dodge, the opponent noticed Alexander's hand not doing anything, but simply standing in place while his right arm flung backward, in a wide punching stance.

Scoffing again, the opponent was about to prepare a counter for the obvious punch when Alexander's left hand glowed an eerie orange light.

"What?!" Shocked by the double feint, the opponent was not ready for a sudden blast of Origin Energy so close.

Frowning, Alexander knew that his opponent had yet to suffer.

Following his own momentum, Alexander kept pushing forward, ignoring the storms of dirt all around. After getting close enough, as he was about to send a kick as if a spear, his stomach was suddenly struck out of nowhere.

'...'

Narrowing his eyes, Alexander saw a blade stabbed into his belly, similar blades protruding form the same origin, a bracelet.

'Artifacts again!' Irritated from this display of wealth, Alexander knew that winning would be difficult. It was not a matter of skill, but a matter of how deep one's pockets were.

In terms of combat ability, Alexander was a clear cut above, but when it came down to trickery and artifact throwing, he was no match. Especially this last one, Alexander unable to discern what even happened. He did not feel anything out of the ordinary, yet was suddenly injured by a rather big object. It was not a particle that hurt him, but a bracelet with blades protruding on four sides, it was not so easy to miss.

"I give up!" Shouting loud and clear, Alexander preferred to save his life in case something went wrong. There was no point in fighting the area's weirdo any further.

"Cease!" The referee shouting with even more ferocity, the dirt storms dissipated, revealing the cheerful clothed opponent trying to taunt Alexander.

Narrowing his eyes, Alexander grabbed the bracelet and threw it away.

"Laugh while you can..." Patting his robes, Alexander was not amused nor angered. It was not his first loss, and even more so, there was no point in feeling down. A loss had no meaning if it was not agreed upon by the losing party. Alexander only took the free information regarding such fights and threw out the rest.

'I'll first train. I don't have artifacts, but I do have better martial arts. I just never really trained while taking into account the terrain or wealth of others that much. A mistake is a mistake.' It was not much of his fault, Alexander greatest battle experience resolved around his Grand Macrocosm Trial of Ascendency, which took part within the void, lacking noteworthy obstacles.

Buying a free tracker from a nearby shop, Alexander left the Seven Towering Peak with nothing but determination and future plans of action.