"What exactly is going on? Why has the outburst of spiritual energy intensified instead of diminishing after the passage stabilized?"

Ye Jingyi slightly furrowed her brows, speaking with confusion.

"It's because stabilizing and solidifying the passage requires spiritual energy!"

Li Jianfeng turned his head to Ye Jingyi: "Madam Ye, prepare yourself; the battle is coming! Based on what you all mentioned, the passage should be fully solidified in one year, and by then, the battle will break out immediately!"

The expressions of Ye Jingyi and the others changed as they stared at Li Jianfeng.

Li Jianfeng let out a light sigh: "For this one year, I've been pondering how that passage was formed! Finally, I thought of a possibility!"

"Our world and the Void Nether Realm should be parallel worlds, with Yuan Star corresponding to the position of Origin Continent. When experts on Yuan Star breakthrough and shatter realms, they all go to Origin Continent."

"This continual breaking of realms has increasingly destabilized the space between us and Origin Continent, thus leaving behind those spatial rifts."

"Until the revival of spiritual energy, Yuan Star was suddenly filled with spiritual energy, like a balloon suddenly inflated with water, causing the space to expand slightly, reopening those original rifts between both worlds!"

"Once the spatial rifts opened, our side had sparse spiritual energy, causing the spiritual energy of the Void Nether Realm to flow into our side, much like high water flows to low water!"

"And the influx of spiritual energy stirred up the Great Dao in the space, attracting them around the path where spiritual energy was channeled, hence forming a passage that Divine Soul can traverse!"

"As the passage forms, its ability to attract the Spatial Path strengthens, causing the passage to gradually solidify, thereby requiring more spiritual energy, which is probably why the outburst increased."

"When the spiritual energy outburst stops, it means the passage has completely formed."

"This is also why the passage leading to Fulong Mountain is so close to Flame Dragon Group headquarters yet remains undiscovered, because it has fully formed, and no fluctuations will be transmitted anymore!"

Ye Jingyi thought for a moment, gently nodded: "It should be the case!" Acknowledging Li Jianfeng's guess.

Suddenly, Ye Jingyi's brows furrowed, eyes filled with worry, she asked: "Elder Li, can you estimate what level of power a person can withstand when the passage has formed?"

"Certainly, anyone below Divine Infant Realm can pass through; as for whether Divine Infant Realm can pass… I'm unsure! This requires an examination after the passage forms!" Li Jianfeng shook his head lightly.

"Alright, I'll consult Elder Li when the passage is nearly formed!"

Ye Jingyi nodded, quietly instructing, then turned to Long Tianze: "Elder Long, have all the Saint Realm Martial Artists go to the rift area to train, take ample auxiliary elixirs, strive to improve quickly, ideally... ideally have someone breakthrough to Divine Infant Realm!"

"Breaking through to Divine Infant Realm is impossible!"

Li Jianfeng's voice chimed in: "Yuan Star has no Heavenly Dao, one cannot comprehend the Great Dao. Without the comprehension needed, even if trying to forcibly merge two Divine Souls, breaking through to Divine Infant Realm is unattainable, at most reaching Semi Divine Infant Realm, if there were a Great Dao, I would have broken through long ago!"

Buzz!

Just as Li Jianfeng's voice fell, a Great Dao Aura emanated from within the cave.

"Is this... the Spatial Path? Mr. Jiang perceived the Spatial Path down below?!"

Li Jianfeng's expression filled with joy, he called out.

"What did you say, Li Jianfeng? Mr. Jiang perceived the Spatial Path?"

Long Tianze spoke with great delight.

Ye Jingyi's face was brimming with excitement, fixing her gaze on the cave entrance; though unable to discern what the aura was, she felt sure it was Jiang Chen's aura!

"Yes! Mr. Jiang must have perceived the Spatial Path! Now, Mr. Jiang can begin perceiving Sword Dao!"

Li Jianfeng nodded heavily, then appeared slightly worried: "Hopefully Mr. Jiang can perceive a form of Sword Dao before the passages in various spatial rifts fully form, so that Yuan Star may have hope; at least, as long as Mr. Jiang obtains those items, I have confidence to instantly..."

Stopping here, Li Jianfeng did not continue.

Long Tianze hesitated for a moment, lightly nodded, understanding what Li Jianfeng left unsaid as he was transformed from an Ancestral Dragon's Primordial Spirit.

Ye Jingyi was also momentarily taken aback, then a trace of disappointment showed in her eyes; a moment ago, when Li Jianfeng said Jiang Chen perceived the Great Dao, she thought Jiang Chen could come out immediately, forgetting that the items inside the cave required comprehension of Sword Dao to acquire!

"I'll trouble everyone to watch over the cave; I'll take my leave!"

Ye Jingyi composed herself, turned, and walked out of the valley.

Long Tianze followed suit.

...

Inside the cave, within the Great Hall.

By this time, everyone in the hall had stood up; Lu Pingshan and Hu Xian'er each stood on a path of Great Dao assessment; Lu Pingshan had walked twenty meters on the fifty-meter colorful path, Hu Xian'er eighteen meters.

Meanwhile, in a corner, Old Yang and a middle-aged man who had grown round stood there, boredly watching the few on the path.

The two had no talent for Sword Dao, having stood there for half a year without perceiving any Sword Dao, they directly gave up!

As for Jiang Chen and You Xuan, they were the most disparate duo.

Jiang Chen currently stood at the starting point of the blue light path, having not moved a step, while You Xuan had walked halfway, reaching the middle of the black light path, having walked twenty-five meters.

Buzz Buzz Buzz!

Suddenly, Jiang Chen, who had been meditating with closed eyes, abruptly opened them, a profound aura burst from him.

"Succeeded?! How is this possible?!"

Lu Pingshan sensed the aura on Jiang Chen, his face turned extremely ugly, he stared intensely at Jiang Chen.

"Young Master Shan, that's not Sword Dao aura, it's Spatial Path aura, this kid's been perceiving Spatial Path all along!"

Old Yang from the corner called out.

"Perceiving the Spatial Path? This kid didn't use his time perceiving Sword Dao but, rather, the Spatial Path? What is he doing? The Spatial Path is within his Martial Soul body; he can perceive it anytime!"

Lu Pingshan exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Chen glanced at Lu Pingshan, a mocking smile at his lips, looked at Lu Pingshan, then at the Saint Dragon Sword he always held, temporarily quelling the idea of unsealing the sword within to enhance the dragon saint sword to a spiritual artifact.

Drawing in the aura of the Great Dao around him, Jiang Chen raised his head and looked at the True Dragon Martial Soul hovering in front of the Great Blue Sword: "Return!"

Roar!

A resonant dragon roar sounded, the True Dragon Martial Soul instantly returned to Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

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