As soon as their Divine Ability powers converged, True Lord Jihai immediately sensed it. His eyes snapped open, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body. However, upon seeing who it was, the aura quickly dissipated, and he revealed a relieved smile.
" Xuhong."
Chen Shuangbai nodded slightly, flipped his right hand, and took out a jade bottle containing a five-colored jade dew. He then handed it to True Lord Jihai, saying, " True Lord, please take this and then refine it with your Divine Ability."
Without a doubt, True Lord Jihai gulped it down. He immediately felt an extremely terrifying vitality about to surge out from his Dantian. Without thinking, he hurriedly circulated his profound energy to refine the half bottle of jade dew.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, True Lord Jihai exhaled a long breath of turbid air, which was mixed with a little blue light. As soon as it landed in the air, it scattered like a dragon, and faintly, fine blue rain fell.
"Was it the Green Chi that injured you?" Chen Shuangbai asked, her expression slightly hardening.
True Lord Jihai nodded slightly and said, "I chased too closely and this fellow noticed me, so he ambushed me here... Although he hasn't completely taken control of my senior brother's body, his dragon soul is still at the Spirit Transformation Peak, so he was caught off guard and also took a hit."
The blue claw mark had not completely faded, but it had clearly been suppressed.
A moment of silence fell over the room.
Chen Shuangbai then recounted the recent situation outside. Upon learning that the sect was still safe and sound, True Lord Jihai's expression relaxed considerably.
What he feared most was that the Jade Spring Sect would suffer another disaster.
" True Lord!"
Chen Yazhen and Gao Yi also came forward and greeted them one by one.
True Lord Jihai had met all four of Chen Shuangbai's disciples during his years of service in Calming Waves City, and had also given them some guidance on their cultivation and Divine Ability abilities, so he was quite familiar with them.
But when Haoming Boy stood before him, he sensed the immense aura emanating from the Spirit Treasure treasure's spirit, paused slightly, then opened his mouth, unusually stammering as he spoke:
"A... Spirit Treasure?"
Before Chen Shuangbai explain, Haoming Boy took the initiative to introduce himself, with a smug expression that made his nose practically stick out to the sky.
"That's right!"
"I am Haoming Boy, the primordial spirit of the [Fengzhen Zihao Chengming Xuantian Sect], who is only one step away from possessing a top-grade Spirit Treasure Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasure!"
"Huh? Oh!"
True Lord Jihai rarely loses his composure.
He often plans three steps ahead before taking a single step, thus giving people the impression that he is always calm, composed, and confident.
But now!
True Lord Jihai stared at Haoming Boy, who was arrogant and smug, and remained speechless for a long time.
He pointed a finger at Haoming Boy, then turned to look at Chen Shuangbai. His lips moved, but ultimately turned into a long sigh, "Senior brother was right. The great prosperity of our Jade Spring Sect has indeed come true for you!"
Chen Shuangbai simply replied, "The sect is too kind."
Then, the sword immortal took out the golden-red jade ruyi and handed it to True Lord Jihai.
As soon as the jade ruyi landed in the hands of True Lord Jihai, it emitted rays of colorful light, and the injury left by the Green Chi on his body gradually subsided completely, no longer causing any movement.
"As expected, they showed some restraint."
True Lord Jihai simply said, "This Spirit Treasure has suppressed that Yajie for so many years, so naturally it has some restraint."
" Yajie?"
"The name of that Green Chi."
With the [ Scarlet Yang Pure Truth Mountain-Suppressing Ruyi ] in his possession, the remaining Divine Ability of the Green Chi were suppressed, and the vast supernatural Divine Ability of the True Lord Jihai returned, gradually restoring his former dignified and elegant demeanor.
After a brief pause, the two broke through the void once more.
This time, True Lord Jihai who personally performed the spell.
Then, the True Lord was in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, pointed towards the void, and six Profound Water Banner landed in front of him. A point of dark blue Divine Ability light landed on them, and the banners swayed, gradually evolving into a shimmering wave that rolled into the depths of the void.
The two exchanged a glance, then gathered their disciples and spirit beasts and embarked on the waterway to escape.
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a huge shadow appeared in the void ahead.
Countless tunnel-like structures overlapped one another, occupying this vast void. They intertwined, overlapped, and converged, forming an unidentified community resembling an anthill that stretched across this void.
The group of people were all stunned for a moment.
"This is..."
Chen Yazhen and Gao Yi were both somewhat stunned.
Even True Lord Jihai and Chen Shuangbai appeared insignificant in the face of this vast complex composed of countless passageways.
As you get closer, you can see the passageway in the fragment. It is completely black, somewhere between crystal and earth and wood. When you tap it lightly, it feels like refined iron. Even the rubble that occasionally knocks it apart will not cause any damage.
"So sturdy... could it be some kind of nest?"
"Ant nest... ant nest..."
Changming's bulging pupils gazed at the vast, seemingly boundless network of tunnels. Gradually, as if making a connection, he murmured, "Living in the void, building an intricate network of tunnels, resembling an anthill... Could this be an old lair of the legendary [ Void-Piercing Borer Dragon ]?"
" The Void-Piercing Borer Dragon?"
Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Jihai spoke almost simultaneously, both showing expressions of surprise.
"Dragon?" Chen Shuangbai, somewhat puzzled.
Changming shook his head, stretched out his short, chubby forepaws to adjust his non-existent glasses, and said seriously, "It's not a dragon, it just has the word 'dragon' in its name."
"This is a mutation of a type of silver-carrying insect that roamed back and forth in the void in High Antiquity times."
"They live year-round in the void rifts, feeding on free energy and fragments of the void, and occasionally devouring creatures that stray into the void."
"This kind of Demon Beast has a habit of building its nests in the void."
"Their nests are like ant nests, composed of countless intersecting tunnels; the larger the scale, the more prosperous the colony."
"And the scale of this nest before us..."
At this point, Changming paused, and everyone's gaze returned to the complex of passageways. Seeing its vast size, they were momentarily speechless.
Changming paused, somewhat surprised, and said, "This might not be good."
Although I've never actually encountered a living Void-Piercing Borer Dragon, the thought of something that could build such a massive network of tunnels and have a habit of living in groups... is terrifying.
"However, there's no need to worry so much."
Chen Shuangbai suddenly spoke, and everyone's eyes turned to her. She said, "Ordinary Demon Beast have a very strong sense of territory regarding their habitats, and we've already gotten this close, yet there's still no movement. That can only mean one thing..."
Changming, suddenly inspired, echoed, "This is an abandoned old nest!"