Bai Xiaowen and Jian Hao shook hands lightly. Avoiding Xiao Xing's notice, Bai Xiaowen handed the Locator Talisman to Jian Hao.
As for Jian Hao and his sister, as well as the Great Xia Fief behind them, Bai Xiaowen's current view was that they could be trusted, at least before his relationship with the Snow Li Fief was exposed.
Moreover, the Great Xia Fief Evolvers left Bai Xiaowen with a better impression than ordinary Evolvers—their clear distinction between gratitude and grudges, and their way of always repaying favors, suited Bai Xiaowen's temperament.
Jian Hao put away the Locator Talisman and agreed.
After everyone had left, Bai Xiaowen walked over to the Aperture-Opening Fruit Tree.
The Aperture-Opening Fruit Tree stood at the location of the Spirit Force Convergence Point. Standing there, he could clearly feel the surrounding spiritual energy slowly swirling like a vortex as it gathered beneath the tree.
A notification from the Spirit Realm Rules arrived.
"You have discovered a Spirit Force Convergence Point." "Would you like to use Lord authority to open a portal to the White Phoenix Fief?" "Note 1: If you do so, you will need to consume one Source of Spirit Force." "Note 2: After opening the portal, this Spirit Force Convergence Point will disappear." "Note 3: The quality of the Source of Spirit Force you use will determine the portal's stability."
Bai Xiaowen looked into the final note.
Due to the influence of spatial laws, attacks directed at a portal were ineffective—whether physical or energy attacks, they would be diverted into a Spatial Rift. Therefore, once a portal had been established, its security was not a problem, and there was no need to worry about others destroying it.
Thus, the only key issue was the portal's "stability." The stronger the Source of