After Zhang Yu entered this stretch of heaven and earth, he immediately sensed that it was unlike any other. Places such as the Ravine Realm and Unyielding Realm were reflections of Celestial Xia; even if they could not reach the power of the Upper Layer, they were still lands suited for cultivators to cultivate themselves.
Yet here, divine and uncanny forces seemed to fill every corner, while all manner of spiritual mechanisms drifted unpredictably. Under such conditions, it was hard to say what unforeseen changes might arise.
Moreover, when he looked down from above, he saw the entire world domain shrouded in a blanket of mist. He tried observing it with his Eye Seal, only to find it blocked by a layer of power.
This indicated that it had already connected to the power of the Upper Layer. Yet Celestial Xia should not have formally received it into its fold, which showed that it had indeed been affected by the Pure Spirit Abode.
The only difference was whether this Upper Layer was connected to the being representing the entire Pure Spirit Abode, or merely to some individual Upper Layer being. The latter would be manageable; the former would make matters considerably troublesome.
Still, he could ask about it now. He sent out a command message.
After waiting a while, the figure of a true cultivator appeared out of thin air before him. The man gave him a cupped-hand salute and said, "Li greets Court Executor Zhang."
Zhang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Li, you are the Profound Venerable sent by the Profound Court to enter this world, are you not?"
Daoist Li replied, "That is correct. There are five of us in total. We all received Court Executor Zhang's summons, but we could not arrive in time, and we also could