"So it is as I thought. Once it disperses and returns to soul and will, it can move instantaneously, unfettered by space and time..."
Venerable Scarlet's expression shifted slightly, but he seemed to have anticipated this as well.
During these three days and nights of pursuit, he had not devoted himself entirely to fleeing. He had turned back several times to attempt a counterattack.
Although each exchange lasted only a brief moment, his profound foundations as an ancient Dharma Cultivator and a high-ranking member of the Sacred Sect had still allowed him to gradually probe the workings of this "Heavenly Will Form-Manifestation Art" and gain a rough understanding of its various characteristics.
Among them, alternating between the tangible and intangible was an inherent property of the spirit creatures it condensed.
When the soul condensed and merged with Heaven and Earth Essence, manifesting as various celestial phenomena and spirit creatures with physical forms, it became subject to the laws of the field. Like an ordinary domain, it had a limited range of movement.
When the soul dispersed, abandoning the physical form supplied by Heaven and Earth Essence and returning to an elusive, intangible force of will, it seemed to gain the ability to traverse space, time, and dimensions, easily appearing anywhere.
Of course, Venerable Scarlet knew that such traversal must have its limits. Otherwise, Fang Qianyuan would already have pinpointed their location and launched an assault like this within the Inner Vista Grotto Heaven during one of the previous encounters.
But with his aura firmly locked onto and no means of breaking free, the ability to move freely over a range far beyond his own escape art was practically equivalent to going wherever one pleased.
Looking again at the surrounding terrain, Venerable Scarlet began to understand.
"So you weren't unable to