Duan Qiao was, in itself, a broken bridge. Jiang Zuo was quite curious as to who, in some unknown era, had split this bridge in two and fashioned it into a fishing pole.

Hearing Jiang Zuo’s refusal, the Broken Bridge Spirit was astonished. It never imagined someone would refuse such a benefit.

This person might be a bit special, but as a Junior Cultivator, he should have been desperate for a Spatial Ability.

Then, the Broken Bridge Spirit added, "You probably don’t know how difficult it is to obtain a Spatial Ability..."

However, before the Artifact Spirit could finish, Jiang Zuo asked, "Can you show me how this bridge was broken?"

"..."

’How could this person ask about such a painful memory so directly?’

"I don’t have any memory fragments from back then, but I feel like I was split apart by a very willful person. Now, I just want to find my other half and go back to being a quiet bridge.

I don’t want to be used for fishing."

Jiang Zuo said nothing. Their philosophies were different, so there was nothing more to discuss.

The Broken Bridge Pole’s only purpose was to fish for things. So, he said no more and directly withdrew from this space.

Uh...

The Broken Bridge Spirit was dumbfounded. ’How could he just log off after one disagreement?’

’If you don’t agree, you could at least state your terms. We could negotiate. What’s the meaning of this?’

When it tried to pull Jiang Zuo back, it found that it couldn’t.

"..."

The line it had extended was absorbed.

The reason it was absorbed was, of course, because Jiang Zuo had placed a mark targeting Duan Qiao. As soon as one of its "hands" reached out, it would be instantly devoured.

The Innate Qi had quite an appetite.

And no matter how powerful Duan Qiao was, it was fixed in place. It wasn’t so strong that the Innate Qi couldn’t devour its extensions.

After that, Jiang Zuo went to sleep without a worry.

’The Broken Bridge Spirit is still alive and kicking. That’s not good. I need to find a way to finish it off.’

This was Jiang Zuo’s only thought before he fell asleep.

Late at night, Sweet Potato, who was sleeping in the living room, suddenly snapped its eyes open. It looked up at the sky and then let out a terrified cry. "GAK, GAK, GAK."

It then rushed upstairs as fast as it could and began to peck incessantly at Jiang Zuo’s door, squawking all the while. "GAK, GAK, GAK, GAK..."

Sweet Potato’s commotion quickly startled Jiang Zuo. He frowned and glanced upward.

Although he only saw the ceiling, he could feel a disturbance in the great power of heaven and earth.

He couldn’t sense the disturbance clearly, but judging by Sweet Potato’s state, it must be immeasurably vast.

Now Jiang Zuo understood. Sweet Potato was extremely sensitive to the great power of heaven and earth.

At that moment, it wasn’t just Sweet Potato. Even Xuanwu in the Holy Beast Lake looked up and muttered in confusion, "I have a bad feeling. It seems like a massive change is about to sweep through the world."

It then quickly notified Yue Xi.

Yue Xi appeared at the Holy Beast Lake almost instantly. "What happened?"

"I’m not entirely sure, but there seems to be a problem with the world itself, related to the great power."

The great power of heaven and earth was nearly imperceptible to anyone who had not yet attained Inquiry.

With her Tier Six Cultivation, Yue Xi was also unable to perceive it.

She quickly contacted the Holy Land Undying. They, at least, should be able to sense something about the great power of heaven and earth.

As soon as the shift in the great power occurred, some in the Holy Land sensed it, but no one knew the specifics of what was happening.

Yue Xi arrived quickly, but she still couldn’t get a clear answer, which made her deeply uneasy.

For such an anomaly to appear at this critical juncture was deeply troubling.

The matter of the ritual was no laughing matter.

"Is there no way to use an Array to investigate?"

"It would be difficult. We have no one here who has conducted an in-depth study of the great power of heaven and earth. The great power is not the same as an Array," a plain-looking woman said, shaking her head.

Then, the old crone said, "I will go out and take a look. I should be able to gather some useful information. You all keep a close watch on the ritual site. Absolutely nothing can go wrong with the ritual."

"Wait, someone is sending me a message!" Yue Xi suddenly called out.

******

Prior to this, Jiang Zuo had already grabbed Sweet Potato and taken off at top speed.

He headed in the direction Sweet Potato indicated.

"Where is the anomaly the strongest?" Jiang Zuo asked as he ran.

"Gak," Sweet Potato replied, pointing to the distant sky with its wing.

And that place was the exact location of the ritual altar.

Jiang Zuo’s expression grew cold.

That was where Su Qi was. ’Does this mean someone is targeting the ritual?’

Jiang Zuo wouldn’t have cared if they were targeting the ritual, but Su Qi was there, which meant they were targeting Su Qi.

And that made him furious.

The first culprits he thought of were the Ghost Cultivators. The Holy Land couldn’t possibly be so foolish as to be unprepared for a shift in the great power of heaven and earth.

A shift in the great power of heaven and earth directly affected Arrays. Without proper countermeasures, the Holy Land would suffer a devastating blow.

’What a grand scheme.’ His opponents could actually manipulate the great power of heaven and earth. It seemed they were more than well-prepared.

Far more prepared than he had imagined.

Then, Jiang Zuo looked up at the sky. He saw a flawless full moon.

’A full moon tonight? No wonder they chose tonight. Heh.’

Soon, Jiang Zuo arrived at the ritual location. There were still people with stalls set up, but Jiang Zuo paid them no mind.

He went straight past them; the location Sweet Potato was indicating was now very close.

When Jiang Zuo reached the other side of the wall of light, he felt it: the core of the disturbance in the great power of heaven and earth.

Given enough time, he could have used this great power to launch a counterattack, but he had no time.

So, without a second thought, he contacted Chi Xue Child, telling him to ask Liuyue Xue and Xiao Xiaomo if they could get in touch with the Holy Land.

If time ran out, he would even have to resort to using the emergency contact method Su Qi had given him.

Chi Xue Child immediately sent back a reply: "Xiaomo can contact a senior from the Holy Land. Their status is definitely high enough."

Although he was extremely curious, Chi Xue Child didn’t ask any questions.

He could tell that Po Xiao was in a great hurry.

Jiang Zuo immediately replied, "Tell the Holy Land to use their arrays to attack coordinates XXX, XX, XXX. And tell them that if they want the ritual to proceed without a hitch, they better not hesitate."

’Altitude coordinates?’

Chi Xue Child subconsciously glanced up at the sky, but he couldn’t see anything.

Of course, he wasted no time and immediately relayed the message to Xiao Xiaomo.

Xiao Xiaomo, in turn, immediately used a Secret Technique to inform the Holy Land.

Within the Holy Land, Yue Xi naturally received the message at once.

Xiao Xiaomo had always contacted Jiu Xi, but after Jiu Xi lost contact with the outside world, the line of communication had been redirected to Yue Xi. After all, information from Xiao Xiaomo’s side was as direct-from-the-source as it could possibly be.

Upon receiving the message, Yue Xi immediately said, "Someone is telling us to attack a set of high-altitude coordinates. They said there is no time to hesitate. As for whether the source is reliable... you’ve all seen its credibility for yourselves before."

The old crone glanced at the coordinates, then commanded, "Attack."

The Holy Land at night was supposed to be tranquil and beautiful. Yet tonight, in the sky above Chuanhe Town, a tremendous roar suddenly shattered the silence.

A powerful force exploded high in the sky.

The explosion was like a firework—incomparably brilliant and terrifyingly beautiful.

BOOM!!!

In the quiet of the night, everyone couldn’t help but raise their heads to the sky. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Chi Xue Child and the others were also stunned. What on earth was happening?