"Mr. Jiang, how is your injury? You scared us that day!"

The Dragon Saint looked at Jiang Chen with concern.

Jiang Chen gently shook his head: "My injury is not a big deal, just harmed my Divine Soul. After taking so many Soul Nourishing Pills, it's almost healed. It will be fine after a few days of rest and gathering strength!"

"That's good!"

The Dragon Saint breathed a sigh of relief and nodded lightly. At this critical juncture, in the Dragon Saint's view, even if he and the Pope perish, nothing must happen to Jiang Chen!

"Have you all gone down to check that rift?" Jiang Chen glanced around at everyone and asked softly.

"We have checked, but we couldn't find that rift!"

The Dragon Saint responded softly.

Jiang Chen nodded, his gaze sharpening.

Buzz!

A strand of Soul Force emanated from Jiang Chen, probing towards Dingyun Lake.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly as they focused on Jiang Chen.

Previously, there had been such a big commotion at Dingyun Lake, and Jiang Chen had suddenly suffered a severe soul injury. It must have been related to that spatial rift. However, no one actively asked about it. They all knew that if there was anything Jiang Chen could tell them, he certainly would; if not, it wasn't worth asking!

After probing for a while, Jiang Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief and withdrew the strand of Soul Force.

"It seems it's truly healed now!"

A wave of joy appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

"Healed?!"

"What healed?!"

"Mr Jiang, what are you saying has healed?"

Everyone paused for a moment, then abruptly guessed something and looked at Jiang Chen with tense expressions.

Jiang Chen glanced at everyone and smiled slightly: "You should have guessed it by now? The spatial rift has healed!"

"Really?!"

"That's wonderful! Mr Jiang, did you find a way to heal the spatial rift?"

"Mr. Jiang, this is the best news we've heard in years!"

"Mr. Jiang, how did you get that spatial rift to heal?"

Everyone was ecstatic, with their faces filled with extreme excitement.

Li Yuan's expression changed slightly. He looked deeply at Jiang Chen, a trace of admiration in his eyes, as if he had realized something.

"Senior Li Yuan!"

Noticing Li Yuan's unusual demeanor, Jiang Chen called out softly: "You probably already know how I got that spatial rift to heal, right?"

Everyone froze for a moment, then turned their heads together to look at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan nodded gently: "If I guessed correctly, Mr. Jiang comprehended the Spatial Dao and then used it to affect the passage that hadn't fully stabilized, causing the passage to collapse, thus causing the outer end of the spatial rift to return to normal. That must be why the spatial rift healed, right?"

"It seems you knew long ago that such a method could heal the spatial rift!" Jiang Chen's gaze changed, and he spoke in a low voice.

Everyone furrowed their brows and looked at Li Yuan with an unfriendly gaze.

Li Yuan smiled wryly and explained softly: "I did know early on. The reason I didn't say anything is that I thought it wouldn't help. None of you have condensed a Divine Infant to break through to the Divine Infant Realm, and the Spatial Dao is one of the hardest Daos to comprehend. I... I didn't expect, Mr. Jiang, that you could comprehend the Spatial Dao Power even at the mid-stage of the Unification Realm! You..."

Pausing for a moment, Li Yuan asked curiously: "Mr. Jiang, have you condensed a Dao Seed?"

"No, I haven't!"

Jiang Chen gently shook his head: "It seems that condensing a Dao Seed is not that simple!"

"That's indeed the case; many cultivators in the Divine Infant Realm get stuck at the hurdle of condensing a Dao Seed!" Li Yuan nodded.

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then looked straight into Li Yuan's eyes: "Senior Li Yuan, can you tell us everything you know?"

The Dragon Saint and others immediately mobilized their Spiritual Power and stared intently at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment and sighed softly: "Alright, I... I'll tell you everything!"

"Senior Li Yuan, maybe you see telling us as a betrayal of your sect now, but do you really think that the martial artists on Yuan Star are certain to lose?"

Jiang Chen suddenly interrupted Li Yuan:

"Currently, the space can only withstand the descent of powerful individuals at the early stages of the Divine Infant Realm, and probably can't handle too many Divine Infant Realm experts appearing at once. After all, the spiritual energy has just resurfaced. In this situation, Yuan Star is not without the power to fight. At that time, your compromise today could very well lead to the life of your sect's descendents."

"Moreover, I can tell you one thing: if the situation truly reaches a certain level of danger, I have a way to sever the connection between Yuan Star and the Void Nether Realm instantly. At that point, neither side will benefit!"

Everyone paused for a moment, then collectively turned their heads to look at Jiang Chen.

You Xuan raised an eyebrow, recalling the secret cave Jiang Chen had visited at the Chixiao Sect, a change passing through his gaze.

Li Yuan stared directly into Jiang Chen's eyes, earnestly trying to discern the truth of Jiang Chen's words!

"No need to doubt," Jiang Chen said with a faint smile, speaking softly, "The reason I haven't cut it off yet is because if I were to do so, Yuan Star would re-enter the Era of Martial Decline. This is the issue that's been troubling me all along."

"I'm contemplating whether Yuan Star should re-enter the Era of Martial Decline. Judging by the current situation, it seems things are better now than in the Era of Martial Decline. After all, there's spiritual energy in the air, the populace's physical condition has improved, and air quality is better, but everything should be based on the safety of Yuan Star."

"If it truly reaches a critical point, I won't care if cutting the connection causes Yuan Star to lose spiritual energy forever or whether the Heavenly Dao forms at that time. As long as Yuan Star is facing life and death, I will certainly do it!"

At this point, Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said: "Because Yuan Star is my home, it's our home! To protect her, we're willing to pay any price!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

That's right, Yuan Star is our home. For our home, what shouldn't we sacrifice?

Li Yuan also took a deep breath, and nodded lightly: "I believe you!"

Pausing, Li Yuan spoke softly: "Back then, when I came over, the Twelve Great Domains already had a plan. Our arrival was merely to secretly build a presence and wait for the spiritual energy to resurface."

"When the spiritual energy resurfaces, we safeguard several passages, waiting for people from there to descend. The resurface of spiritual energy connected with a reaction in the Void Nether Realm."

"And the plan on the Void Nether Realm side wasn't about descending Divine Souls again. From the beginning, they secretly gathered those who'd comprehended the Spatial Dao, persistently opening up spatial rifts on their side."

"I don't know how far they've gone with that, but after the spiritual energy resurfaced, energy from their side would flow through the rift, speeding up its development. Once the passage is fully formed, opening it up would become easier."

"At that time, the Twelve Realms of the Void Nether Realm would open up a battlefield in the void."

Everyone paused for a moment, surprised, and Jiang Chen's eyes widened: "Open up a battlefield?! Open up a battlefield in the void?"

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