Sure enough, when Li Xiaoya came within a little over ten feet of the restriction, the Jade Pendant released a wash of azure light that enveloped him, allowing him to pass through the invisible barrier with ease.
Seeing Li Xiaoya pass through the restriction, Little White beat its wings several times and flew back to the top of the enormous tree. It seemed to be in a bad mood.
"That Little White..." Li Xiaoya shook his head helplessly and descended toward the ground. Only after he landed did the azure light around him disappear.
"There seems to be an Air-Sealing Formation here too?" Li Xiaoya put away the Jade Pendant and summoned the Clearwind Leaf to test it. Sure enough, he could not get airborne. The Azure Wind Leaf trembled and fell to the ground, refusing to fly no matter what he tried.
"Ah, Senior Brother Liu Hang wouldn't hurt me anyway. I'll go inside and have a look!" Li Xiaoya muttered to himself.
He went straight to the study, where Senior Brother Liu Hang's message had said he would leave things for him. Opening the door, he saw a large pile of items. Most conspicuous of all was a Sound-Recording Talisman floating in the air.
Li Xiaoya beckoned toward the Sound-Recording Talisman, and it flew straight into his palm. He channeled magic power into it, and Senior Brother Liu Hang's voice rang out in the air again. "Hehe, Junior Brother, it seems you've returned. I was in too much of a hurry to bid you farewell. My main reason for traveling this time is to break through my current cultivation realm, and I don't know when I'll return. I'll have to entrust my cave abode to you. Inside the cave abode..."
It took Li Xiaoya over two hours to