The boy, who was black on one side and white on the other, stood towering in the sky, looking down coldly.
Whenever the cries of demons and ghosts echoed out, the spatial fluctuations in the depths of the darkness would suddenly surge.
Every time this happened, the four ancient characters that hung high in the sky like black suns would exert pressure on the ground below.
Yu Yuan's wisp of awareness was keenly aware that a sweet rain was falling from the sky!
The so-called sweet rain was actually wisps of ink-colored soul power!
Upon closer inspection, he would discover that wisps of ink-colored soul power were falling from the sky like a curtain of beads.
The sky above this strange space was the bottom of the Soul-transforming Pool.
The falling ink-colored soul power naturally came from the Soul-transforming Pool. It was the sword slashes on the walls of the pool that had gathered and merged with the bottom of the pool after the grand cultivators of the Silver Moon Empire had been slain.
After the ink-colored soul power fell, it poured into the four ancient black characters: "Extreme Wisdom Will Be Hurt."
The ancient black characters that were as large as black suns exuded ink-colored soul light and a sorrowful will. Like a collapsing sky, they slowly pressed down.
The four ancient black characters seemed to play the role of a medium.
"Why has the spatial tunnel suddenly become turbulent recently?"
Yu Yuan was inwardly surprised. "Hasn't this spatial tunnel that connects to the starry river been suppressed by the Soul-transforming Pool and the Heaven-sealing Soul-transforming Formation for thousands of years?"
"The recent turbulence is caused by the heavenly demons and abominations on the other side of the spatial tunnel." The boy, who was determined to be free, had a cold look in his eyes. "I'll explain it to you this way. Most of the time, the grand spell formation that seals this heaven and earth won't completely seal heaven and earth."
Yu Yuan was taken aback. "What about before?"
"Many years ago, even though the Heaven-sealing Soul-transforming Formation existed, it didn't allow outsiders to enter or leave," the boy explained in detail. "That's because it consumes a lot of soul power when it's fully activated. The existence of the Soul-transforming Pool and its abundant soul power are all used to suppress this spatial tunnel.
"Because of the changes in heaven and earth, the Heaven-sealing Soul-transforming Formation has sensed that there are demon abominations that have broken free from their bindings, and thus enveloped heaven and earth.
"This time, the Earth Demon, White Ghost, and Martial Monarch Hantian managed to break free, thus activating the formation."
"Fully operating the Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation consumes a lot of soul energy. Adding to the fact that my master has left this world, a large portion of the soul energy in the Soul Refining Pool has been consumed. Because of this, the heavenly devils and abominations that have been trying to enter the Qian Xuan Continent for thousands of years on the other side of the spatial tunnel sensed something. "
"That's why the space is fluctuating so much. The tremors in space are the result of those Heavenly Devil Abominations using their divine abilities and rushing into the passageway. "
"The sword marks on the walls of the Soul Refining Pool must have sensed danger, and thus launched an attack."
"In order to stop those terrifying Heavenly Devil abominations from the starry river, they opened a spatial tunnel and killed every living being that could fill the Soul-transforming Pool.
"That's because the only way to keep the Soul Refining Pool full of soul energy is to guard the spatial passageway!"
He explained the profoundness behind it.
Yu Yuan listened attentively and soon came to a realization. "Can we try to open the other end of this spatial tunnel?"
"Of course." The boy nodded. "Otherwise, the Soul-transforming Pool wouldn't exist. However, if we have people on our side working with us, it'll be much easier. "
"Are you saying that Earth Devil Xi Ming, the Haoran heaven and earth, has been bewitched by the heavenly devils and wants to be their spy?" Eyebrows furrowed, Yu Yuan added, "But he also ordered Anzan Shan, the demonic tree, and the Ghost Ape to attack the cultivators of the Silver Moon Empire and generate soul energy to fill the Soul Refining Pool."
"Without this white paper fan and those four ancient black characters, the soul energy in the Soul Refining Pool wouldn't have flowed into this space." The boy pointed at the top of his head and said, "Instead, it would have activated the Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation with all its might!"
"What do you mean?"
"The Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation is a large dome that can block the perception of the outside world. When the spatial tunnel under the Soul Refining Pool opens, it will cause turbulent spatial fluctuations. Without the Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation's concealment, the experts of the Qianxuan Continent who have reached the Soul Wander Realm will immediately sense it! "
"And then?" Yu Yuan asked.
"Then, the news will spread instantly. The peak cultivators of the three great sects of the Tianyuan Continent, the Goblin Temple of the Tranquil Continent, and the Devil's Palace of the Tranquil Continent will instantly arrive through the teleportation formation connecting the continents. Once they arrive, do you think the otherworldly heavenly devils will still be able to open the spatial tunnel? "
The boy snorted coldly. "The Haoran heaven and earth is the center of the universe. For tens of millions of years, the otherworldly demons and monsters have been dreaming of entering the Haoran heaven and earth. Our conflict with the outside world has never stopped. Most of the time, we have the initiative and protected the Qianxuan Continent very well.
"This place is the foundation of the human race. Mortals are the foundation of cultivators."
The boy, who was the artifact's soul, had a clear understanding of the conflict between the Haoran heaven and earth, the human race, and the otherworldly demons.
Yu Yuan asked a few more questions and finally understood the situation.
That white paper fan was actually the so-called "key" that had a mysterious connection to the strange space below.
Without the white paper fan, the soul intent of the Silver Moon Empire's grand cultivators would fill the Soul Refining Pool after being bewitched by the earth demon Xi Meng.
When the Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation was activated, the cultivators of the outside world would not be able to sense the changes in the space below the Soul Refining Pool.
If soul energy was not poured into the strange space below, the otherworldly heavenly devils would use the Heaven Sealing Soul Refining Formation's concealment to open the spatial tunnel that had been sealed for many years.
After that, tens of thousands of otherworldly heavenly devils would instantly descend without passing through the spatial barrier.
Those otherworldly heavenly devils would cause the cultivators of the Qianxuan Continent, the mortals of the human race, spirit beasts, and livestock to go extinct.
The otherworldly heavenly devils who took advantage of this opportunity to grow stronger would definitely benefit no matter if they retreated to the outside world or traded their lives with the human cultivators of the Qianxuan Continent.
The cultivators of the Tianyuan Continent and the Tranquil Continent had almost lost their ability to reproduce due to their high cultivation bases.
Over time, the Haoran Continent would show signs of fatigue, and the otherworldly heavenly devils outside the starry river would take the initiative.
It was even possible that they would completely conquer the Haoran Continent and become the master of this Central World.
Yu Yuan recognized this fact and felt a chill run down his spine.
His wisp of soul consciousness carefully examined the four ancient black characters that read, "Extreme Wisdom Will Be Hurt."
"Hmm?!"
His thoughts were in a mess as he saw the four ancient characters that exuded black soul energy continue to grow.
Furthermore, the four ancient characters occupied the four corners of this alternate space, each of which was like a towering mountain.
Each of them seemed to form a small world of their own. They continued to expand as they devoured the soul energy above them. They gave people a feeling that they were filled with a myriad of phenomena. Dao laws rumbled within them, and there was a wondrous feeling that all life was about to be born.
"What about those four characters?" he asked.
"Extreme Wisdom Will Be Hurt," the boy explained. "They form their own small worlds to suppress the spatial tunnel. I don't know how, but the essence of those four ancient characters was extracted and engraved on that white paper fan. There's a connection between the four characters on the white paper fan and the words' Extreme Wisdom Will Be Hurt. '
"After the white paper fan entered the spatial tunnel, the essence of its lost soul energy returned to it. That's why the four small worlds are able to absorb the soul energy above them and become more miraculous.
"Now, the way I see it, the spatial tunnel won't be broken for at least a thousand years."
The boy sounded very proud.
Yu Yuan examined the four ancient characters with rapt attention, and discovered that they weren't illusory existences.
Instead, they were a unique spiritual tool that was a mixture of soul power and the mixed spiritual power of the forbidden land of the Falling Moons.
It was a real spiritual tool!
It was unknown who had extracted the essence of the four words, which contained sorrowful emotions, and brought it to the outside world, where it was imprinted on the white paper fan.
If he had not coincidentally obtained this white paper fan and replaced it with the fan, there was a possibility that the spatial tunnel below might have opened.
Without the essence of the four ancient characters, the four characters hanging high in the sky wouldn't have been able to absorb the soul energy above them.
After a moment of thought, Yu Yuan realized that the reason he had been acknowledged by the sword spirit might have something to do with the Extreme Wisdom Soul-tempering Incantation and the white paper fan he carried around.
It was as if everything had been predestined.
"It's about time."
The boy let out a soft cry, and he seemed to take the initiative to fly away from this alternate dimension with Yu Yuan.
A moment later, Yu Yuan's wisp of awareness returned.
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