NOVPUBJi Ying couldn’t help but sigh:
"Such a troubled time, so many things to deal with, I wonder how Sect Master Shao and the others managed them when they were in charge."
Wang Ba and Qu Shentong heard this and fell silent.
The world had changed greatly, with countless emerging issues swarming in from all sides,
Totem Beasts, Sky Rift, the primitive Demonic Sect, Kingdom of Immortals, Taoist Fields... all of these made them feel overwhelmed.
As if realizing something, Qu Shentong suddenly spoke up again,
"Right, the message from Tianyuan Hall states that there appear to be signs of the cracks near Li State rupturing again in the sky..."
Wang Ba’s expression instantly darkened:
"I will take care of it."
Qu Shentong hesitantly said,
"The succession ceremony is tomorrow, if you’re not there..."
Wang Ba raised his hand to beckon.
The Ice Daoist immediately appeared in front of everyone.
Wang Ba explained,
"This is my clone. He will stand in for me here, and my true self will go out to handle the situation."
Seeing that Wang Ba had thought things through, the three of them nodded in agreement.
Wang Ba did not linger any longer and immediately flew out of Chunyang Palace, heading straight for the Teleportation Array of Diwu Hall.
The Ghost Market in Li State had been rebuilt, and he just needed to teleport there.
...
"The fissures on the Realm Membrane were almost healed before, but unexpectedly, they started to deteriorate again not long ago."
As soon as he came out of the Teleportation Array, Ying Zhao, the Vice Hall Master of Tianyuan Hall, complained to Wang Ba.
Ying Zhao was an old acquaintance of Wang Ba, having met in Guangling State and then traveling together to the Northsea Continent.
After the Ghost Market of Guangling State was expelled, he also took the opportunity to return to the Sect.
Since the cultivators of Tianyuan Hall suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Evil God,
Ying Zhao, one of the few remaining enforcers of Tianyuan Hall, was subsequently promoted to the position of Vice Hall Master.
However, compared to the leisurely deputy positions of the past, the current Vice Hall Master had to work much harder, not only joining the battles personally but also dealing with numerous matters.
But in times like these, no one would complain, at most just verbally express some frustration.
Wang Ba offered a few words of comfort, then followed the direction Ying Zhao pointed and indeed saw several black rifts in the distant sky, opening and closing as if they were alive.
"Deputy Sect Master, what do we do now?"
Ying Zhao asked Wang Ba respectfully.
Wang Ba pondered briefly, then with a thought, he quickly flew towards the sky rift.
Ying Zhao hurriedly followed.
"The suction from these rifts has weakened quite a bit."
Wang Ba stood in the Gang Wind Layer, contemplating the sensation.
Clearly, this was because the rift was nearing healing.
But for some reason, instead of shrinking, it had gotten bigger.
However, Wang Ba soon noticed something odd and pointed to the rift:
"Isn’t something supposed to be flowing out of here? Why is there nothing?"
From what he had seen, the Chaos Origin Substance or Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi from the outside would seep in through the cracks, but these cracks did not exhibit such a phenomenon.
Ying Zhao also expressed doubt:
"Huh, it’s true, I hadn’t noticed before... Strange, there used to be."
Wang Ba furrowed his brows, hesitated for a moment, but then moved closer to the rift.
"Deputy Sect Master!"
Ying Zhao quickly called out a warning.
Wang Ba waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the opening and closing rifts, assessing their suction force, and then cautiously moved closer.
The suction inside the rift quickly escalated, and the power of the Gang Wind Layer also rose sharply.
Wang Ba could only stop moving. Using the Merging Technique taught to him by Senior Jiang, he swiftly made a sign with his hands, murmured an incantation, and then struck the rift.
But it seemed the power wasn’t enough, and the rift remained unaffected.
Wang Ba frowned slightly and immediately called forth the Mysterious Dragon Soldiers. Mana poured into his body, and he once again executed the Merging Technique.
This time.
The edges of the rift began to twist almost imperceptibly...
The suction also quickly became unstable.
"It actually requires such a vast amount of mana... I’m afraid there are only a handful in the Sect capable of handling this crack, a shame the peak master of Chunyuan Peak is gone..."
Wang Ba inwardly sighed, not daring to underestimate the situation, and retreated to a very safe distance.
Ying Zhao also quickly followed suit.
"Based on this speed, it will take at least half a month to heal."
Wang Ba carefully sensed the healing speed of the rift and estimated the approximate time.
Ying Zhao, both shocked and delighted, pointed to another area:
"Deputy Sect Master, there are these as well."
"No hurry."
Wang Ba raised his hand gently, and a water mirror quickly captured the image of the sky rift healing.
After reviewing his own actions and the healing situation of the Realm Membrane’s rift, he nodded his head in satisfaction.
After meditating and consuming some spirit food to recover a substantial amount of mana, he began to reapply the Merging Technique.
He recorded every rift he dealt with.
Meditating, casting spells, and meditating again for recovery...
In this way, the rifts in the sky of Li State gradually began to close, until they disappeared.
What made Wang Ba frown a bit was that none of these rifts he dealt with had shown any signs of the Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi.
"Has the Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi outside the realm run dry?"
Wang Ba was a bit puzzled in his heart.
This was both good news and bad news.
The good was that there was no need to worry about this Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi entering the inner world, turning into many disasters.
And the bad was that if the Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi in the outer world was exhausted, Little Cang World would no longer be able to return to its former realm status.
