Wangcai let out a full belch, then returned to the altar. His eyelids drooped twice, and his languid air became even more pronounced.
"Come with me!"
With a flick of his finger, Chu Mu turned a glimmer of spirit light into an illusory chain that bound Wangcai. Then, using his hand as a blade, he raised it and slashed down fiercely.
The already fragile Qiankun Small Heaven and Earth immediately revealed a massive space crack beneath that sharp, fierce strike.
The crack yawned darkly as violent spatial currents rampaged through it. Under the impact of those spatial currents, the entire Qiankun Space visibly began to destabilize.
Chu Mu paid it no heed. He formed hand seals, and several incantations descended, temporarily restraining the space crack, which had begun to spread because the Qiankun World was too fragile.
Then he stepped forward and plunged into the space crack, entering the violent spatial currents.
Pulled along by the chain, Wangcai's eyes flew wide open. His demon body, which had been lazily sprawled on the ground, followed helplessly after him and shot straight into the space crack.
After a wave of dizzying disorientation swept over him, that familiar sensation of being drawn returned.
Although he had no guidance from the Longevity Sect Master on this journey Outside the Realm, Chu Mu had already grasped the underlying principles. He clearly had no need to rely on anyone else and had long since made preparations.
Borrowing that pull, Chu Mu instantly shook off the disordered sensation of breaking through the world barrier. He leaped forward, and the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm erupted with overwhelming force.
The chains around Wangcai's demon body also flared with spirit light, cutting off the external Space Storm and protecting Wangcai's body.
In an instant, man and demon completely