106: Arrival

Chu Jingyu was walking on the smooth, wide mountain path when he suddenly discovered a purplecrack, like a tear in heaven and earth, opening up in the back mountain.

His heart sank with an inner cry of alarm, and Chu Jingyu quickly summoned his Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, instructing it to rush through the ground towards the back mountain, while he himself almost sprinted through the forest like a blur.

Qixia Mountain, halfway up the back mountain.

Chu Qinhui and Jiang Nian, the husband and wife, watched as the ancient tree before them was swallowed by thecrack, and then acrackaisle, taller than the entire mountain, appeared.

For a moment, the couple stood stunned in place, and then they saw the scenery on the other side of thecrackaisle.

A vast, misty grassland, with Source Beasts shaped like Jellyfish of various sizes silently floating in the air.

Most importantly, the two saw their youngest son, Chu Shengyuan, whom they had longed for day and night. Chu Shengyuan was now gaping at thecrack, which was much taller than he had imagined.

Thecrack seemed to be pulled apart by a tremendous force, its width growing larger and larger, until it reached over a meter wide.

The Green Forest Giant Python suddenly lunged forward, carrying Chu Shengyuan through theaisle and back to Qixia Mountain.

The Wood Spirit Crystal Pattern Python followed closely behind them.

The instant Chu Shengyuan returned, Jiang Nian disregarded the spatialcrack beside them, hurried forward, and embraced Chu Shengyuan in her arms.

"My son, you're finally back. Mother thought..."

Chu Shengyuan stretched out his hands and hugged his mother back, "Hey, I'm back safe and sound. There wasn't a single person on that grassland, it was really scary."

Qin Hui looked at the growingcrack, and the small Jellyfish glowing with different colors that were starting to float towards them. He gravely interrupted the mother and son's reunion.

"Let's leave here first, thisaisle doesn't seem to be closing."

The mother and son looked at theaisle and saw that, just as Chu Qinhui had said, theaisle had expanded to about two meters, like an opened heavenly gate.

Jellyfish Source Beasts, nearly a meter in size, were already floating into the mountain forest here from mid-air.

Fortunately, they showed no desire to attack, merely flying towards the high skies of this world.

Chu Qinhui looked at the other side of theaisle, where a gigantic 'Jellyfish' with a diameter of nearly a hundred meters was stopped at the other end of thecrack, but was struggling to squeeze through. Several tentacles, stronger than ancient trees, had already extended through thecrack.

With just an unintentional sway of its tentacles, the surrounding ancient trees were pulled askew and snapped by the immense force.

The two large snakes, the Green Forest Giant Python and the Wood Spirit Crystal Pattern Python, swatted away the falling tree trunks and branches with their tails.

The few of them quickly moved through the forest, distancing themselves from this troublesome place.

On the way, they met the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, who had arrived first. Seeing that they were all safe, a look of relief flashed in the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast's small, green-bean-like eyes.

Then it pointed towards the Family's direction at the mountaintop. It slammed its pincer on the ground, and golden sand floated up before it, blocking the tentacles that were unconsciously sweeping over from behind.

The width of that spatialcrack grew larger and larger: ten meters, twenty meters, finally stabilizing at about fifty meters.

No matter how the giant 'Jellyfish' with a hundred-meter diameter on the other end crashed into it, it could not expand thecrack by even an inch.

After a long while, it could only give up in frustration and leave the front of thiscrack.

However, although it left, more medium and small umbrella-shaped 'Jellyfish' squeezed through thiscrack.

Of course, with the gate wide open, not only Source Beasts rushed in, but also abundant energy. As it poured into this energy-poor world, many ordinary plants grew rapidly, seemingly transforming towards some unique characteristics.

As for ordinary people, they only felt that the surrounding air seemed to become viscous, giving them a dizzy and difficult-to-move sensation.

At the summit of Qixia Mountain, everyone slowed their pace slightly in front of the residence.

"What kind of Source Beast was that? But they're quite good, they don't actively harm people. I stayed there for so long, and they never attacked me.

And a few little guys stuck to me like little tails, look."

Saying this, Chu Shengyuan even patted a few fist-sized 'Jellyfish' beside him, showing his parents how well-behaved they were.

"The ones around you are called Floating Jellyfish, generally at the Mortal Rank. They evolve into Rainbow Cloud Jellyfish at the Uncommon Rank, and then into Illusion Light Cloud Mother at the Spirit Rank.

Just like the one that was blocked and couldn't come over, that was an Illusion Light Cloud Mother. The information I obtained from the Treasure Pavilion states that these Source Beasts are mostly docile in nature and don't actively attack other targets.

However, when they themselves are attacked, they will turn invisible and hide, then create layers of illusions to trap and kill their targets."

"Everyone, go to the ancestral hall now. This is a catastrophe that spans the entire Zhiyao County. If we can't get through it, our Chu Family will turn to dust here."

Chu Jingyu's voice rang out from behind them.

"Father."

"Grandpa."

Chu Jingyu came before Chu Shengyuan, examining him from head to toe. Finding him a bit dirty but in good spirits, he gently stroked his head, his eyes slightly moist.

"It's good you're back, it's good you're back."

Everyone quickly arrived at the ancestral hall. Except for Chu Shengfan, the entire Family was reunited.

Only then did Chu Qinhui have time to ask the question in his heart, "Father, you said this is a catastrophe involving the entire Zhiyao County. What's going on?"

"Thiscrack leading to Beyond the Border didn't just open near our home; basically, every village has one or two. So now, nowhere is safe. Except... the town, or within the county seat."

Hearing Chu Jingyu's words, apart from the three children, Jiang Nian and Chu Qinhui were both filled with shock.

"How is that possible?" Chu Qinhui murmured subconsciously.

"Doesn't this mean our Zhiyao County has become a sieve, with no distinction between the Inner and Outer Realms anymore?"

"In a way, yes. We just don't know if important figures from above will come to fix it. What our Chu Family needs to consider now is how to hold on in this situation."

"Thankfully, we are connected to the docile Illusion Light Cloud Mother. If it were other creatures, a bitter battle would be unavoidable."

At this moment, messy footsteps sounded outside the ancestral hall. All the Chu Family's servants had been summoned outside the ancestral hall by the butler, Wu Heng.

Chu Jingyu saw that most of them looked unwell and knew that the impact of the rich energy from Beyond the Border was causing their bodies to be uncomfortable, and as time passed, their condition would become even more severe.

This was why there was a distinction between the Inner and Outer Realms, because in the overly energy-rich Beyond the Border, ordinary people simply could not survive.

Chu Jingyu called the butler Wu Heng, along with two head maids and two head servants, into the ancestral hall.

He bowed towards the offering table, "At this critical juncture for the Family, I ask Ancestor Chu to awaken the spirits of these five people, to strengthen the Family's defenses."

Chu Mu was also very worried about the current situation, so he generously awakened the spirits of all five of them.

"Qin Hui, take them to contract Source Beasts. Be sure to contract ones with some combat capability."

Chu Qinhui nodded seriously, "Yes."

And the five bewildered individuals somewhat blankly followed Chu Qinhui out of the ancestral hall.

Immediately after, Chu Jingyu bowed again towards the offering table, "I respectfully ask Ancestor Chu for his blessing, to help me fully Breakthrough to the Spirit Rank."