Within He Wanxing's Spirit Sea, a layer of grayish-white light tightly enveloped the source of her Spiritual Sense.
The halo appeared as thin as a cicada's wing, yet the moment Li Bufan's Spiritual Sense touched it, he felt an exceptionally gentle yet profound resistance.
That resistance was not forceful, but like an invisible barrier, it softly bounced his Spiritual Sense away.
He tried again, shaping his Spiritual Sense into a long needle and carefully piercing toward the halo's surface. Yet the result this time surprised him even more—his Spiritual Sense vanished like a clay ox entering the sea the instant it touched that grayish-white glow, without even stirring a ripple.
Li Bufan frowned deeply and withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
He tried several methods, but no matter what means he used, that blue halo remained as immovable as an insurmountable barrier.
Unless he found a way to break the confinement from within, his current Spiritual Sense cultivation could not shake this halo in the slightest.
He had no choice but to temporarily withdraw from He Wanxing's Spirit Sea. Rising to his feet, he fell into thought with a tightly furrowed brow.
Just then, a voice entered his mind.
"Boy, come here."
The voice was low and commanding, as though it came from an immensely distant place, yet every word was incomparably clear.
It contained an extremely ancient power, causing the three Spiritual Fires within Li Bufan's body to tremble violently all at once.
Burning Heart Flame, Glazed Fire, and Void Insight Flame stirred within him as though something had awakened them, all leaping in unison as if answering that voice's summons.
Li Bufan's heart stirred. Could it be... the owner of these flames?
He fell silent for a moment before finally gritting his teeth. No matter what, staying here was a