The moment Jiao Yao saw the azure bird, he formed a hand seal to test whether his mind had been affected. After examining himself, he confirmed that nothing was amiss.
This was merely because he was exceptionally cautious. Setting aside combat ability, given his cultivation and magical power, it was nearly impossible to influence him without a sound while he remained vigilant throughout.
Only then did he look at the azure bird with ease. After watching it for a while, he gained some insight and vaguely guessed what it was. Pressing his foot down on his flying carriage, he gave chase.
Seeing him follow, the azure bird flapped its wings and flew deeper into the Interlayer.
Jiao Yao remained alert. He neither stayed too far away nor approached too closely. After pursuing it for a long while, a vast expanse of multicolored rainbow light suddenly appeared ahead.
He recognized these as fissures in the Interlayer. He had seen quite a few along the way. Ordinarily, the slightest touch from any foreign object would result in being smashed to pieces, leaving nothing behind.
Yet the azure bird circled through those fissures before plunging into one streak of seven-colored rainbow light. In an instant, it vanished.
After seeing this, Jiao Yao halted and watched for a moment. With a turn of thought, an incomparably solid Primordial Spirit escaped from his body and followed precisely along the azure bird's flight path, finally entering that same rainbow light.
The instant he entered, an immense force bore down on him, seemingly intent on tearing him apart. Yet a golden-white mist of light spread outside his Primordial Spirit, instantly shutting the force out. Everything around him became solid and firm, then froze completely still.
Within it was a clump of condensed light and shadow. His Primordial