308: Spatial crack, location marker

"Just when did she break into my world?!"

Li Jinian felt a chill all over. He had scanned the Jinian Great World countless times, and every result showed everything was normal.

He never imagined that Between the Flowers could have quietly approached the Void Realm where his true body resided.

Although Between the Flowers bore no ill will, imagine returning home to find everything appearing normal, only to suddenly realize your belongings had been moved; that hair-raising feeling was now palpable.

Since Between the Flowers could step into his Small World without any warning, wanting to destroy or devour him would be but a thought away.

Moreover, the Heavenly Dao Li Jinian had encountered was far from just Between the Flowers alone.

He had interactions with the Heavenly Dao of every Fellow Countryman's world, as well as the Heavenly Dao of the Withered Wood Great World, with whom he had once fought fiercely.

Regardless, it was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.

"Law! Time Pause!"

There was no time to lose; Li Jinian immediately launched a comprehensive scan, not letting a single corner escape his notice.

Finally, in an extremely hidden corner, he discovered a very tiny space rift.

The rift was so small it was almost imperceptible, but the two Auras emanating from it made Li Jinian instantly alert—one of them was the unique Dao charm Aura of Between the Flowers.

Li Jinian immediately locked onto it and sent his true body, the bronze eye, to investigate.

However, by the time he arrived, that space rift had been sealed at some point.

He leaned in for a closer look and saw a strange Heavenly Dao Aura, layered under Seals, faintly visible deep within the rift.

Beside this Aura floated several characters from the Between the Flowers Great World: "Pay attention next time," with the character "Hua" written at the end.

The moment Li Jinian saw that Heavenly Dao Aura, a sudden chill washed over him.

Behind that strange Heavenly Dao Aura was actually a powerful world poised to strike, with a volume of thirty planes.

Li Jinian thought to himself that the other party had likely discovered him and secretly placed a positioning mark, preparing to invade his world.

And on the other end of that space rift was the Pozhe Great World.

Thirty boundless and brilliant planes, vast and magnificent, surged with momentum.

In the Void Realm, countless phantom figures slowly emerged; they were all the top experts of those thirty planes.

Above these planes, a massive deep blue bronze eye, exuding an ancient and weathered Aura, reigned supreme.

Powerful, indescribably powerful.

Even the slight traces of Aura escaping from the depths of the rift were enough to make him tremble.

"I can't just sit and wait for death!" Li Jinian took a deep breath, and countless golden runes appeared around him. These runes, like agile swimming fish, sped towards the space rift.

Zzz zzz, swish swish.

The heavens, earth, sun, and moon manifested, and a grand Aura surged forth.

"Law! Mending!"

With a loud shout from Li Jinian, the golden runes, carrying the power of the Laws of heaven and earth, rushed toward the space rift like a surging tide.

But the moment the runes touched the rift, a powerful backlash surged back.

BOOM!!!

The massive impact caused the entire Sword and Blade Plane to tremble violently, and even the second new plane that Li Jinian had just successfully condensed was affected.

With a bang, the Time Pause Law was interrupted.

The violent tremors of the Sword and Blade Plane drew out the experts of the Hundred Clans.

Within the Sword Palace floating high in the sky, the Grand Elder of the Sword Clan held an ancient longsword, his sword-like brows tightly furrowed.

"This fluctuation is by no means ordinary; I fear a great disaster is imminent!" he said in a deep voice that echoed through the Sword Clan like a great bell.

Inside the Venomous Valley, the stunningly beautiful Valley Master was surrounded by a greenish-black poisonous mist. The poisonous butterflies that had been dancing on her jade fingertips were now startled and flitting about erratically.

"Strange, why has the spatial power become so chaotic? Could it be that a second Half-step Dao Lord has been born?"

The Valley Master murmured to herself, her gaze piercing through the layers of poisonous mist to look at the sky above.

Meanwhile, inside the Shadow Clan's council hall, the atmosphere was incredibly heavy.

Shadow Water Right Clarity sat high on his throne, his brow furrowed, as experts of the Shadow Clan arrived one after another in panic... Not just them, but experts of other clans were also filled with suspicion and unease.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Li Jinian's Clone was shaken by the backlash, his blood and Qi churning. A trace of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, and his body uncontrollably exited its invisible state.

"Father! What's wrong with you?!"

Seeing this, the little Daoist child's youthful face was filled with terror. He rushed to Li Jinian's side in a few steps, his voice carrying a sob: "Father, what on earth happened? Who hurt you?"

Li Jinian raised his hand and with difficulty wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Just as he was about to speak, he had a violent fit of coughing, and bright red blood splattered onto the little Daoist child's robe.

"Law! Time Pause!"

With a buzz, the power of the Law descended again, continuing the pause of time... Turning the gaze back to the space rift, Li Jinian's true body was in a wretched state.

Even the bronze eye had developed dense cracks due to this backlash.

Fortunately, because of the Seal, his injuries weren't too severe; he only lost 5% of his total volume.

It was conceivable that if Between the Flowers hadn't stepped in to Seal it, Li Jinian might still be in the dark, unaware even as death approached.

After an investigation, Li Jinian could confirm two things.

First, Between the Flowers had truly perished; otherwise, with her strength to Seal this space rift, devouring him would have been as easy as turning over a hand.

Second, this Seal was currently quite firm. Since the other party had lost the real-time coordinates, they wouldn't pose a threat to him in the short term.

Li Jinian immediately circulated the power of his Laws to begin repairing the damaged bronze eye.

Strands of Origin spiritual light surged from within him, slowly pouring into the cracks of the bronze eye.

Within a few breaths, the cracks on the surface of the bronze eye disappeared.

This time, the opponent was sealed, but next time, there might not be a Seal from Between the Flowers to help.

"I need to speed up the pace of development," Li Jinian's true body murmured softly before returning to the continuous Void Realm... "Law! Time Flow!"

Inside the Immortal Cave, Li Jinian's form returned to normal. It was as if everything that had just happened had never occurred.

The little Daoist child rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had just been seeing things.

"That's not right. I'm clearly already a Half-step Void Returning, so why would I see things wrong?"

However, the robe on the little Daoist child had unknowingly turned into a Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact, its grade equivalent to a true Void Returning Dao Monarch.

"Father! Just now you..."

Everything had happened too strangely. The little Daoist child's gaze moved back and forth between the robe on his body and Li Jinian, his face full of confusion.

Li Jinian raised his hand and gently stroked the little Daoist child's head. "It's nothing, just ran into a bit of trouble."

"But, Father might need your help in the near future."

The little Daoist child didn't hesitate and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Father, I won't let you down."

"By the way, Xiao Cao, you don't seem to have a name yet, do you?"

Hearing this, the little Daoist child's eyes instantly lit up like stars, and he nodded with expectation: "No, Father! Please give me a name."

Looking at the little Daoist child, the sense of urgency in Li Jinian's heart dissipated slightly.

He thought for a moment and said, "What do you think... of the name Qin Dong?"

Forget it, forget it, that seems a bit wicked.

"Strong winds reveal the strength of the grass. I'll call you Zhang Jincao!"

"Strong winds reveal the strength of the grass... Jincao... Zhang Jincao..."

The little Daoist child repeatedly muttered his new name, his face full of joy.

"Great! It sounds good, Father! From now on, I'll be called Zhang Jincao."

"Then Father, what did you mean by the near future? What do I need to do..."