Ash shook his head, "Don't mention it. We hadn't even searched for long before the Four Pillars God Sect attacked us. Their believers deliberately leaked our information, making the Bronze Law Sect think we were part of the Four Pillars God Sect... If we hadn't voluntarily backed down and left, we might have ended up fighting."

Half a month had passed since that night at the Dead City.

Ash and his group were no longer pursuing the Silver Lamp, nor did they have any interest in tangling with the Four Pillars God Sect. They focused solely on tracing the heritage of Crossing Kingdom. However, the Mercury Wooden Horse was not ready to let them go—since the face-off had reached this point, she had nothing to hide anymore.

She couldn't be at ease until she had these two Half-Touches in her grasp!

Ash and his group had barely escaped the realm of the Four Pillars God Sect, but the sect had begun a massive advance, aggressively invading the Qinri Alliance.

Ash initially thought the Mercury Wooden Horse was making a desperate dying move, considering the Four Pillars God Sect was left with only a few Holy Sanctuary Mages, making it hard to defend, let alone attack. Surely this was a suicidal move?

However, the result was shocking to Ash and his companions—within just half a month, several Holy Sanctuary Mages defected to join the Four Pillars God Sect, including even a Legendary Mage from the War Temple!

That was one of the only three legends in Senluo, the leader of the War Temple, even revered as Senluo's strongest combat power!

Almost instantly, the Four Pillars God Sect swallowed the War Temple, and their overall combat power nearly overwhelmed the Qinri Alliance. At this point, the Qinri Alliance finally realized they needed to unite or be crushed. They quickly sent out Hosted Gods to resist the Four Pillars God Sect, and even the Transcend Sect, who typically lingered underground, launched production machines to support the frontline!

A long time ago in the Dead City, Igula had predicted that a religious holy war was imminent in Senluo, but they all assumed it would be the Qinri Alliance crusading against the weakened Four Pillars God Sect. Now, it felt more like a unification war led by the Four Pillars God Sect!

In the midst of this world war, Ash and his group of 'unbelievers' entering the Thousand Island Lake under the control of the Bronze Law Sect had no chance of being allowed to stay, no matter how they explained, especially with the Four Pillars God Sect's believers spreading rumors against them.

If they hadn't voluntarily left, the Bronze Law Sect may have even had the Hosted Gods kill them.

Faith wars had reached a fever pitch, leaving no room for any moderates to survive.

"However, the Gray Fox heritage of the Bronze Law Sect might just be a large-scale teleportation device," Ash remarked. "It has nothing to do with Crossing Kingdom."

Unlike the legacies of Black Robe Town, Blind Town, and the Dead City, which are effective for everyone, the Gray Fox heritage of the Thousand Island Lake is controlled by the Bronze Law Sect and only works for their mages. Ash and his companions didn't know its specific name, so they called it 'Nameless' for now.

Under the influence of 'Nameless', mages with permissions could teleport at will, with no cooldown time, no consumption, instant teleportation.

On the day Ash and his group's identities were exposed, several hundred mages suddenly surrounded them. If they hadn't immediately raised the Holy Domain, they might have been overwhelmed by endless Magic Miracles.

He strongly suspected this heritage was the premium version of the Gray Fox Mages' transportation systems—after all, zero commute time would indeed increase the happiness of any worker.

"With so many marvelous Gray Fox heritages, I'm sure you'll find it," Weiser consoled, "And since you mentioned the Qinri Alliance and the Four Pillars God Sect are at war, they will likely bring out their treasured Gray Fox heritages. You might find clues then."

Ash gave a wry smile, not holding much hope.

If the Divine Era of Senluo had been a straightforwardly developed civilization, it would be one thing. But the problem was, they were a private-server civilization built in an idealistic world!

Not to mention whether the Gray Fox Mages had even researched Crossing Kingdom, even if they did, it probably wouldn't work. After all, the fantasy creations of Crossing Kingdom, like network items, would need space channels established between Senluo and other countries.

And those outrageous fantasy creations in Senluo only worked within Senluo!

Though exceptions might exist, the probability was too low, better to rely on the Void Realm channels.

Diya remained silent, looking quite disappointed. Ash wanted to journey to Crossing Kingdom, and naturally, she was the first to support it, wishing he would go back to Gospel by tomorrow. But when she asked the Gospel Divine Being about crossing nations, the only answer she got was—under a Wonder, only the Void Realm can help.

Unless it's a Wonder, one must use the Void Realm to cross nations!

The Witch had also asked the Gospel Divine Being for help to cross over, but Gospel could only provide one solution: it could search for a Void Realm channel leading to a specific country. As for when this channel would appear, it depended on when the Void Realm would seep.

But this solution could only allow her to travel from Gospel to Senluo, with no way for Ash to come back from Senluo, unless she could provide the exact coordinates of the Void Realm channel, and unless Ash could arrive before it disappeared.

Moreover, the Void Realm channels had level restrictions.

The 2nd level Void Realm channel Ash and his team took from the Blood Moon to Gospel, for instance, only allowed Two-winged Mages in, which is why the White-Haired Hunter Geralt, who was already a Holy Sanctuary Mage, couldn't pursue them into the channel then.

In other words, for Diya to help Ash return, they'd have to wait for a 3rd level Void Realm channel connecting Gospel to Senluo. According to the Gospel Divine Being's statistics, such channels had only appeared seven times in the past hundred years, and only once did it lead to Senluo.

A once-in-a-century chance.

Unless Diya was willing to fast forward 100 years, relying on the Gospel Divine Being's help was out of the question.

"Alright, alright." Ash, sensing the tension in the team, smiled and said, "No need to be so pessimistic. Even if we can't find a way to cross nations, it doesn't matter. As long as we grow stronger, we'll find a way sooner or later."

"Our Seven-Colored Illusion Wings are already half-formed. Our current task is to fully converge them as quickly as possible and then figure out a way to sneak into the Ruby Mountain. Who knows, maybe we'll come up with a solution once we become Legendary Mages?"

No matter what, increasing power is undoubtedly the right choice. Moreover, with the looming war in Senluo, Ash had to think about survival before thinking about leaving the country.

"Sword Maiden, you'd better keep a low profile these days. If something happens to you in reality and you can't come to the Void Realm, I'll definitely blame you if I can't become a Legendary Mage."

Sonia pouted, "I'm not your only teammate; why just blame me?"

"Because I don't like to reason, so I'll just blame you," Ash grunted.

Then he turned to Weiser, "Thank you for all your help these past few days."

Weiser had been assisting them by organizing various information and presenting possibilities for crossing nations. Ash always felt bad about that since it was his personal matter, and while it was okay to trouble the Sword Maiden and the Witch, involving the new member Weiser felt a bit much.

"It's alright. I've also benefited greatly from being part of this group. Helping the captain is only right," Weiser said calmly.

Ash continued, "If you have any troubles, you can also tell us. Though we can't help you in reality, we can try to find ways together."

Weiser smiled slightly, "Okay."

Ash looked at Diya, raised his hand slightly but hesitated a bit, still extending his hand in the end to affectionately ruffle the Witch's head, "Don't be so down. I didn't expect you to be able to help much anyway."

The Witch Sisters: "..." Is this how you comfort someone?

"But seeing you so worried about me actually makes me feel comforted," Ash sighed. "It's like watching a daughter grow up..."

Diya became anxious, "I'm not your daughter!"

"Alright, alright, let's start tonight's exploration. Let's first see what initial collections the treasury has..."

To lighten the mood, Sonia initiated a different topic, "By the way, the Kingdom of Stars has already issued a 'Red Alert of the Time Continent,' saying that the Heroic Soul Army on the Time Continent is at war, cautioning all Two-winged Mages against entering the Void Realm. Recently, a lot of mages have suffered severe soul injuries..."

BOOM!

Suddenly, everyone felt a peculiar tremor!

This tremor felt more like...

The whole Void Realm was shaking!

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