Apart from them, the little red bird, which was the only figure that could possibly notice the blood-red trace, was negligent in observing and supervising the formation’s power due to its lack of experience.
After all, the little red bird regarded the Humans’ formation map as crude and unworthy of being studied, so it would not be bothered at all.
When the blood-red trace slowly came into contact with the light beam, it became assimilated into the light one step at a time. Instead of expanding its color, it permeated into the light as though it was melted.
With the giant light beam as a disguise, nobody could distinguish it at all.
However, instead of lurking inside, it gradually eroded the light and kept absorbing its power.
It was worth noting that the blood-color trace carried out the process wonderfully. Even though it kept weakening the light beam’s energy, it disguised its action seamlessly be it on the surface or within the flow of power inside.
“Hey?”
The Venerable Ones on Mount Wuzhi finally looked up at each other as if they had just seen a ghost.
They somehow realized that the formation map’s operation became exceptionally difficult. In particular, after connecting with the light in the lower realm, they felt weak when they wanted to build the permanent passage.
Inside the extensive light bean, the flowing spiritual powers seemed to have noticed the strange change as well. It felt like an initially smooth-flowing river was suddenly filled with sludges, causing it to be clogged.
The shock was not a trivial matter at all. Lingfeng the Venerable One and the others looked at each other, but they could not figure out what the problem was. ‘Is there a mistake in the formation map? Is that why it feels like it’s going out of control when we’re finally operating it?’
They were powerful Venerable Ones, but it was their first time building an interspatial passage. In other words, they acquired the formation map through a certain method. They were not worried about the formation’s origin at all, but it was their first time using it, after all. Therefore, they dared not claim that their set up would be invulnerable and perfect.
Perhaps there was a slight deviation when they set up the formation map, but even a slight deviation could put them at the risk of having their efforts go to waste.
“Hmph, let’s work as one and turn void into reality first. We’ll see when the passage is built!” Lingfeng the Venerable One scoffed furiously.
Regardless of the unforeseen change, they had already paid a huge price, so they must not give up halfway.
The other Venerable Ones nodded, each of them released greater powers to activate the formation map.
That said, they soon realized that the greater the powers released by them, the more vigorous the power that stayed in the light beam. Too much sludge had been deposited in the river, and they seriously affected the circulation of their powers.
If the situation were to go on, it would be impossible for them to turn the empty passage into reality.
The Venerable Ones exchanged glances half-intentionally and noticed that they all had the same question in their minds.
‘What should we do?’
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Inside the formation map in the lower realm, Ou Yangming and the others were surprised too.
Since the 9 Venerable Ones from the Spiritual Realm could sense that something was off, the Spirit Grade cultivators that upheld the formation could also sense the unexpected change.
The light beam above them was still potent, but the spiritual power flow inside was being obstructed. Similarly, if a normal person’s blood stopped flowing, he or she would soon be doomed.
Ou Yangming’s lips trembled a little. He could not hold it in anymore, so he finally asked, “Lil’ Red, is this turning void into reality?”
The little red bird widened its eyes and shook its head after some time. “It shouldn’t be. Turning void into reality is only achieved when there are overlays inside the flow of spiritual power, but the spiritual power has become rigid now, so the process will only crash in space.”
Sabers and swords were deadly killing weapons, but good weapons could only be smithed through thorough tempering.
It was the same case for an interspatial passage; the circulation of spiritual power was needed to turn an empty passage into reality, and an indestructible passage could only be built by strengthening it little by little. Judging from how rigid the spiritual power was at the moment, it was akin to a saber or sword shaped from clay. Not to mention being used in a battlefield, even if one exerted slightly more force to chop with the weapon, it would self-explode.
If the people were to build such an interspatial passage, they would definitely be harming themselves and others.
“Hey, the Humans’ powerhouses are truly unreliable!” The little red bird flapped its wings and asked, “Do you want me to help them?”
Ou Yangming was stunned. “You have an idea?”
“Hmph, of course.” The little red bird was proud. “If I wasn’t hampered by you, I would’ve gone back myself long ago.”
The interspatial disorder that suddenly appeared in the endless void had stopped. Given how capable the little red bird was, without needing to worry about provoking the Heavenly Thunderbolts, it could indeed travel between the 2 realms as it wished.
Nonetheless, traveling between realms as an individual and building the interspatial passage were entirely different things. Hence, even Ou Yangming never thought the little fellow could do this.
“Okay, please make a move then.” Ou Yangming made his decision after some thought.
Since he was letting the little red bird make a move, its identity could not be kept a secret anymore.
The little fellow was the smallest, but it was Ou Yangming’s greatest trump card, thus he did not want to expose it to the public at this moment.
In spite of that, he did not want to let the interspatial passage fail because he wanted to send Old Craftsman to the Spiritual Realm so that he could live a few more years. As such, the passage was his only way to fulfill his wish.
The little red bird smiled proudly and thought, ‘Indeed, you have to rely on me in the end.
‘Hmph, since I’m making a move now, I must be rewarded well.
‘Half—I must be given at least half of this world’s profit, or I’ll eliminate them and snatch everything!’
It flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
As its body rose, the spiritual power that initially became stagnant slowly became lively again as though it was stirred by its wings.
In addition, the formation map, which was slowly going to be doomed, was rejuvenated and full of vigor again after the little red bird’s support.
Ultimately, the powers from the 2 formation maps became active again. On top of that, the power around the little red bird underwent a drastic change too as a majestic big multicolored bird slowly revealed itself.
Chapter 543 - The Phoenix Makes A Move
“Woosh…”
Accompanied by a sharp and ear-piercing whistle, the little red bird disappeared from its spot.
Almost at the same time, a big multicolored bird appeared at the center of the extensive light beam. It flapped its wings and stirred up a strong and unparalleled wind, causing the stagnant spiritual power to become lively again. The wind was turbulent, and it peeled off from the core to join the flowing spiritual power.
The little red bird was similar to a blender, which stirred the stagnant spiritual power to make them go back to normal.
In actuality, the little bird could not achieve it on its own. However, it was from the Phoenixes and was naturally gifted in space. Since it was inside a mysterious and endless space, it borrowed the formation map’s power, by which it ingeniously borrowed force to accomplish the nearly impossible task.
Nonetheless, although the little bird pulled off the remarkable feat, it did not settle down to observe the light beam’s specific situ
ation, hence it did not notice the real questionable point.
In any case, the little red bird felt that the Humans’ formation map was simple and crude, so it expected them to require its help to solve the problem. In fact, it would only be strange if the passage was smoothly and successfully built without any issues.
On Mount Wuzhi in Danzhou, 9 Venerable Ones were shocked at the same time.
They were controlling the formation map, so they naturally knew what was happening inside.
The spiritual power had suddenly stopped flowing, so they were almost unable to complete building the interspatial passage. As such, they found it extremely strange, and they were also deeply troubled.
Nevertheless, before they could find a solution, they saw a big multicolored bird appear inside the light beam. It was displaying its invincible might and was stirring the formation map’s spiritual power with its unmatched natural power, forcing the stagnant spiritual power to move again.
The series of unforeseen events had truly exceeded the Venerable Ones’ expectations and control.
“Wh-what’s that…” Hualing the Venerable One mumbled.
Apart from Zhiming the Venerable One, the others were deeply in awe. They were dumbfounded as they watched, and they could not answer their partner’s question at all.
On the other hand, Zhiming the Venerable One sighed because its worry came true.
The potent being, which must not be offended, still displayed its power during the crucial moment. At this moment, he suddenly had an unusually weird thought, ‘Did that being secretly cause the spiritual power to be stagnant on a large scale between our formation maps?
‘It doesn’t match its identity. Besides, if it wants to meddle in, it can simply show up because we won’t dare to disobey it even if it forcibly demands anything from us.
‘If that’s the case, why did it go through all the trouble to make this happen?
‘Isn’t it making an unnecessary move?’
Even though Zhiming the Venerable One was aware of this, he dared not think further in that direction.
After all, it was such a coincidence that the formation map changed and the little red bird made a move. Those that had inside information dared not imagine things.
Lingfeng the Venerable One uttered after a brief moment, “The Phoenixes—it must be the Phoenixes!”
The other people rolled their eyes and thought, ‘You don’t say.’
After witnessing the marvelous interspatial power displayed by the big multicolored bird, they knew other than that race’s powerhouse, no other bird could have done this.
Hualing the Venerable One had only subconsciously raised his question because none of them could have guessed that a being from that race would be involved in this matter.
The lower realm’s wealth was notable, but they would be thinking too highly of themselves to say that a member from the Phoenixes would attach any importance to it.
When the Venerable Ones exchanged glances, they noticed the helpless and bitter look on each other’s faces. This was because they realized that the situation seemed to have gotten out of their control.
While the 9 Venerable Ones felt deeply troubled, countless cheers filled the formation map in the lower realm.
At the end of the day, not everyone could witness the little red bird turn into a big multicolored bird and disappeared above them.
In actuality, other than the Spirit Grade powerhouses, nobody had a clear view of the situation inside the dazzling light.
Despite that, everyone could sense the feedback in the formation map. They previously noticed that the powers around them became as still as stagnant water, and the change made them feel hopeless.
At that time, even Supreme Great Ancestors that knew nothing about the changes in a formation map knew it was an unfavorable situation.
Even so, it did not take long before the dead spiritual power began to flow again. Furthermore, the power became lively and full of energy.
As the feeling became clearer, the light became more intense. Everyone somehow had a strong feeling that they had overcome their biggest crisis to build the interspatial passage. As long as they followed the protocol, they would definitely succeed.
Nobody told them anything, but they united with their wills based on the change in the formation map’s power alone.
This was the unique power of the formation map. Not only was it incredibly useful in promoting something in terms of space, but it could also vaguely affect people’s mood and willpower. Therefore, it was considered one of the Humans’ greatest formations.
Whether it was the Spiritual Realm or the lower realm, everyone involved was channeling their powers as much as they could.
The spiritual power inside the light beam kept spiraling. It seemed to be a piece of metal at the moment, which was thoroughly tempered to become the toughest weapon.
Turning void into reality—this was what it truly was, and it could not be compared by the spiritual power that simply became rigid.
Being inside the light beam, the little red bird sensed the changes in the space around it and felt extraordinarily proud. Eventually, it fully focused its mind to observe its surroundings because it realized that the change in the space throughout the process became very interesting; the little bird was totally captivated.
Even if the 9 Venerable Ones on Mount Wuzhi changed their minds and wanted to withdraw their powers, the little bird would not allow it.
As the little red bird was fully drawn to the changes in the space, it did not notice that a faint faint wisps of blood had discreetly gone past its body in the endless light and slowly dove done.
After one whole day, the enormous light beam finally became solid.
It was not merely the consolidation of the spiritual power because the power had become densely overlayed, and it was so firm that it could almost not be cracked anymore.
The instant the interspatial passage was successfully built, the dazzling light in the lower realm’s formation map vanished.
Following that, the Supreme Great Ancestors realized that the Spirit Grade powerhouses, who were previously enveloped by the light, had disappeared. They somehow left all of a sudden in front of the others.
Upon realizing that, the people stopped cheering, and they stared blankly at the center of the formation map. All of them lamented, so much so that they seemed to have become much less delighted.
Wu Kangzhe immediately went forward and announced, “Fellas, we finished our task; my great ancestor and Master Ou have gone to the Spiritual Realm.” He cleared his throat before he continued, “But don’t worry. Since the passage is already built, Master Ou can return next time whenever he wants.”
As he waved his hand, well-prepared men came forward to provide every Supreme Great Ancestor with the best services so that they could go rest.
Having said that, including Wu Kangzhe, nobody knew that a drastic and unforeseen change had happened in the light beam, and it would catch everyone off guard.
As the light went away, Ou Yangming and the others disappeared; they were sent into the massive light beam by a mysterious yet indescribable power. It was worth noting that the light beam was so humongous that it could easily accommodate Multi-armed King Kong without any problem.
Ou Yangming closed his eyes and sensed his body being transferred. The feeling was very odd; he was neither walking, running, nor flying. If he must put it into words, he could only describe it as a traverse.
Yes. While he was certain that he did not make any movements, his body was traversing, and each transfer was fast and unbelievable.
‘Is this the feeling of traversing between realms?’
Through the mysterious connections in his sea of consciousness, Ou Yangming questioned Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk, then he received accurate responses from them.
That said, according to their feedback, Ou Yangming found out that the traverse he was going through was exceptionally stable with a clear tar
get. In comparison, the traverses experienced by the spirit beasts when they descended to the lower realm were completely different.
Sure enough, the establishment of the interspatial passage brought unordinary benefits.
Nonetheless, when they entered the light beam and headed toward the Spiritual Realm according to a certain rule, a blood-colored light flashed past without warning. Whether it was the 9 Venerable Ones from the Spiritual Realm or the little red bird, which was immersed in the changes around it, they did not notice anything.
Moreover, the blood light did not draw any attention when it appeared.
Subsequently, the blood light flashed and wrapped Ou Yangming and Big Yellow, which was beside him, at an unbelievable speed.
Quickly after, a peculiar power burst out from the blood light. It was not forceful, but it was not repelled by the light around it because the power contained in the formidable light beam could not resist it at all. With that, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were dragged out of the light beam’s space.
Once the blood light left the light beam’s space, it instantly expanded to fully enclose Ou Yangming and Big Yellow. Later, it zoomed across a certain distance like a shooting star and vanished.
Chapter 544 - Lil’ Red’s Anger
In the Spiritual Realm, Mount Wuzhi suddenly lit up as an enormous light beam filled the peak.
The people below were astonished as they watched, but nobody wanted to go check it out. The news about the establishment of a fixed interspatial passage had given rise to much discussion on Mount Wuzhi, and it was known that the sect used plenty of manpower and resources for this.
Therefore, after seeing the light beam, their first thought was that the passage had been successfully built.
Although it was only the lower realm, they were aware of the benefits of having another realm, hence most people were overjoyed.
Nonetheless, on the flat ground at the peak, the faces of the 9 Venerable Ones changed. They flew backward to make a massive space. Sure enough, when the light disappeared, 2 humongous creatures appeared.
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