Several hours later.
At the border of the Mirage Demon Kingdom.
The sky was lofty, the cloud layer sparse. Sunlight poured down without obstruction, yet it somehow gave off an unreal, weightless feeling.
Su Bai, clad in black robes, stood with his hands behind his back, hovering above a desolate Gobi wasteland as he gazed calmly at the strange entrance on the horizon.
After finalizing the details with the Green Snake Old Ancestor—that Su Bai's main body would accompany her to the Mirage Tower Phantom Kingdom—he requested an extended leave from Celestial Master Xuanyuan Ningxin, citing personal matters and the need to explore an ancient Cultivator's ruins, which might take several months.
Xuanyuan Ningxin trusted Su Bai, this newly appointed commander who possessed formidable strength and handled matters reliably. She did not ask further questions, merely reminding him to stay safe and Transmit Message regular reports on time.
Su Bai then found a secluded valley outside the capital, quietly tore open the Spatial Barrier, and, relying on his comprehension of the Law of Space, precisely traversed to the vicinity of the border coordinates in the Mirage Demon Kingdom that he had agreed upon with Green Snake.
The border of the Mirage Demon Kingdom—or rather, its entrance facing the Blue Origin Realm—was truly a spectacle.
It was neither built upon mountains and earth nor some hidden Teleportation Array, but a "transparent vortex" quietly floating so high in the heavens that ordinary eyes could scarcely detect it.
The vortex measured roughly a hundred zhang across. It rotated slowly, its edges blurry and shifting, like a drop of thick ink cast into clear water and gradually spreading out, yet always maintaining a stable form.
Through the center of the vortex, one could vaguely glimpse bizarre, dazzling fragments of illusion within, their colors hazy