A violent tremor shook the whole of Spirit Mountain. It had struck the blood-red light barrier. Inside the cave, Luo Yunji felt Spirit Mountain's fierce shaking and hurriedly increased his output of spiritual energy. The others changed out wave after wave, continuously pouring spiritual energy into the great formation.
With a fierce jolt, delight appeared on Luo Yunji's face. This was... they had broken through the light barrier!
The entire mountain shook more and more violently, and the joy on Luo Yunji's face grew richer and richer. Then, when a smooth sensation came, as though they had broken through something, Luo Yunji smiled!
He laughed happily, looking around. When the commoners who had collapsed on the ground from pouring out all their spiritual energy saw him, they laughed with him too. The laughter grew louder and louder, gradually echoing through the cave, until at last it spread outside.
"It worked!"
"It worked..."
"Hahaha! The Imperial Preceptor succeeded!"
"We escaped!"
The waves of cheers rising and falling made the whole of Spirit Mountain come alive once more.
Yet at the very instant Spirit Mountain was about to break free of the light barrier, Luo Yunji flew down from Spirit Mountain.
"Little Luo!"
"You little brat!"
Wen Min, Cangsong, and the others all rushed to the cliff edge in panic and confusion, staring at Luo Yunji floating at the gap in the light barrier.
"What are you doing? This is no time for you to mess around!" Cangsong glared and roared at Luo Yunji. As he spoke, he leaped off Spirit Mountain and rushed toward him, only to be blocked by a Water Ribbon and flung back onto Spirit Mountain.
"I'm staying! My senior brothers are still at Two Mountains! I can't abandon them!" Luo Yunji smiled until his eyes curved,