Two hours later, in the core area of the Misty Forest, less than three thousand miles from the Ghost Altar, a light suddenly flashed.
Two people ran out of the light, their faces still showing lingering fear.
These two people were none other than Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan, who had been teleported out through the spatial passage.
Zi Linling's lips were slightly swollen, as if coated with a delicate, dewy film.
Ye Lingyuan, however, was a bit more disheveled, with several obvious tears in his sleeves.
It turned out that after Ye Lingyuan had completely recovered, the two of them had joined forces to activate the spatial passage leading to the Tian Yuan Continent.
Although this spatial passage had not been opened for a long time, it was still relatively stable.
The two were overjoyed and plunged in.
However, once inside the spatial passage, Ye Lingyuan became restless and started to tease Zi Linling.
Zi Linling naturally refused.
If there was any teasing to be done, it should be her teasing Ye Lingyuan.
Thus, the two began to fight for the initiative in teasing.
In this struggle, they accidentally brushed against the wall of the spatial passage.
Although this spatial passage was still stable, it had not been maintained for a long time.
Therefore, this impact immediately put immense pressure on the wall of the spatial passage, causing several cracks to appear.
Although these cracks quickly repaired themselves, a few spatial wind blades still managed to slip through.
These wind blades, upon entering, flew directly towards Zi Linling.
But the spatial passage was so narrow that Zi Linling had nowhere to dodge and couldn't retaliate, immediately falling into danger.
Without a second thought, Ye Lingyuan shielded Zi Linling, acting as a human shield.
At this moment, the two had already reached the exit of the spatial passage.
Ye Lingyuan embraced Zi Linling tightly and rushed out of the spatial passage.
The moment the two burst out of the spatial passage, the spatial wind blades pierced Ye Lingyuan's sleeves.
If Ye Lingyuan had not immediately used his law power, it would not have been just torn sleeves.
This was why, the moment they emerged, they still had lingering fear.
Of course, in the "exchange" within the spatial passage, the prince had the upper hand.
"That was close!"
Ye Lingyuan said, looking at Zi Linling still in his arms.
Zi Linling retorted, "See if you dare to fool around without considering the occasion in the future!"
Ye Lingyuan said with a half-smile, "Oh? So Lin'er means that you can fool around if the occasion is right?"
"Uh..."
Zi Linling was speechless, and abruptly pushed Ye Lingyuan away, saying, "Dream on!"
Ye Lingyuan unconsciously rubbed his lips and said, "Of course, I want to dream of beautiful things, but I prefer to do beautiful things. Lin'er, do you want to try?"
Zi Linling: "... Shameless!"
Who knew that Ye Lingyuan, who claimed to be cold and abstinent, could be so shamelessly bottomless!
Ye Lingyuan smiled and said, "Besides you, there is no one else who can make this prince become shameless!"
Zi Linling: "..."
To be able to say the word "shameless" so righteously, there was probably no one else but this prince!
Forget it!
Since he had already admitted to being shameless, there was no point in arguing further.
So, Zi Linling changed the subject, "Where is this place? Why does it feel so familiar?"
Ye Lingyuan also put away his playful demeanor and said, "This should be the core of the Misty Forest!"
Although he had been teasing Zi Linling, he had released his divine sense the moment they entered this place.
Of course, this was a prerequisite for a cultivator.
"The core of the Misty Forest? How did you know?" Zi Linling asked in surprise.
She had also released her divine sense to probe, but had found nothing.
Ye Lingyuan smiled and said, "I sensed the aura of the Ghost Altar!"
Zi Linling, surprised, also withdrew her divine sense.
Because she had also sensed it.
"Let's go! We'll go back to the Tian Yuan Empire first!"
Ye Lingyuan took Zi Linling's delicate hand and walked towards Xianhe Town.
Xianhe Town had now been renamed Xianhe County, but more people still used the name Xianhe Town.
When the two appeared in Xianhe County, a look of solemnity reappeared on their faces.
Because the black net in the eastern sky had become even larger, and the veins of the net had become thicker.
Moreover, Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan discovered that both humans and the beast tribes in the Misty Forest had become more irritable.
Not to mention the other eight counties, even in Xianhe County, there were no fewer than a few fights and brawls every day.
The Law Enforcement Department of Xianhe County was overwhelmed, and had to cooperate with the Military Affairs Department for enforcement.
Even more troubling was that the beast tribes near Xianhe County were also restless, with roars of beasts rising and falling, giving people headaches.
From small to large, Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan had no choice but to rush back to the imperial capital, Linyuan County, without delay.
As expected, in the past half month, violent incidents had been increasing significantly in all the counties.
"What is going on?"
Ye Lingyuan looked at the increasingly large black net in the eastern sky and fell into deep thought.
"Kid, this is the precursor to the catastrophe of world destruction!"
The soul of Emperor Qing Feng Bao Xi, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly appeared before Ye Lingyuan.
Ye Lingyuan asked in shock, "The catastrophe of world destruction? What is that?"
Emperor Qing Feng Bao Xi sighed and said, "Kid, do you know that this Tian Yuan Continent is just a tiny speck of dust on the Azure Planet?"
Ye Lingyuan shook his head in surprise.
Emperor Qing Feng Bao Xi said, "Never mind, I'll enlighten you today.
In the vast universe, there are countless planets, but more than half of them cannot nurture life.
And the Azure Star, where we are, is one of the minority of planets that can nurture life.
The reason it can nurture life is that when the Ancestral God created the Azure Star, he infused his life essence into the star soul.
There are three continents on the Azure Star, namely the Tian Yuan Continent where we are now, the Tian Ci Continent where the divine race resides, and the Shen Yi Continent where myriad races coexist.
And besides these three continents, all other places are covered by endless seawater.
Even so, a planet like the Azure Star that can nurture life is a target for invasion by extraterrestrial invaders.
However, because the Azure Star has a protective layer of its own, it is difficult for extraterrestrial invaders to invade.
But this protective layer is, after all, just an energy body. Once this energy body is depleted, the Azure Star will become a hunting ground for extraterrestrial invaders.
It is precisely because of this that the Ancestral God cultivated nine guardians to protect the energy protective layer.
But a great war ten thousand years ago caused a loophole in the Azure Star's inherent protective layer.
Although the loophole was not large, extraterrestrial invaders began to corrode the Azure Star's protective layer based on that loophole.
Although we nine guardians, through sacrifice, placed a seal at the loophole, as time goes by, that seal will continue to loosen."