"What are you talking about?!"
Agunas looked at Фэн Юань in shock. It really didn’t expect such a thing; how could those people possibly wield the power of the Yin World! Isn’t that... not even connected to the real world?
With a shrug, Фэн Юань said helplessly,
"That’s the reality. Although you might not have noticed, inside the parallel space opened at that time, they did wield some power from the Yin World. Although I also don’t know where they acquired that power from, but..."
The only thing Фэн Юань could be certain of was that he absolutely did not give them such a thing, because the formal establishment of the Yin World happened after the Mythical Era, and before that, the Yin World was not complete, and Фэн Юань could not have given them such a thing.
"Ah, this situation feels increasingly tricky, and if we clash head-on, who knows what will happen."
Sighing, Фэн Юань shook his head. There’s nothing to be done; the power of the Yin World is different from other powers. As a special region capable of reconstructing the real world, the power of the Yin World can be considered a very special upper-level power for the real world.
This power can have unusual effects when facing Божественный зверьs like Agunas and them. Normally, this power wouldn’t be wielded by humans. It’s just that, somehow, those people now possess this power.
This inevitably reminded Фэн Юань of an incident—during the investigation once, there was a record of them possibly intruding into the Yin World, meaning that perhaps this power was obtained at that time.
However, Фэн Юань was clueless about what they intended to do with this power.
Agunas was quite tense about this, as it wasn’t a trivial matter. Unfortunately, the parallel space in Yunhuo Village could not be reopened now. Just like instances in a game having refresh cooldown times, each parallel space can only be entered once per week by each person, unless forced by alteration or deceit against world rules. Even Фэн Юань must abide by this limitation.
If he acted recklessly, Фэн Юань couldn’t say if it would trigger any mutations, so he ultimately chose to wait for the next cooldown to gather info in the parallel space.
"After today’s sacrificial ritual concludes, they should set off for the battlefield of the resource battle."
Having woken up early, Фэн Юань stood at the door watching the passing crowd murmur. Xiao Ji stood obediently beside him, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound yawned and occasionally wagged its tail. Compared to Xiao Ji, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, woken up early, just wanted to sleep.
As the sacrificial time approached, Духовные звери responsible for peripheral security had already locked down the vicinity of Yunhuo Village, and all roads leading to Yunhuo Village had been closed off in the morning.
Although there wouldn’t originally be many tourists coming to this place, for safety considerations, the Tea Wood Town Area had issued a warning last night. Everyone near the Yunhuo Village area received reminder texts on their phones, alerting them to evacuate or arrive at Yunhuo Village promptly.
"Do we not need to do anything?"
Ци Чэнь, observing the crowd outside arranging into lines, asked Фэн Юань with some confusion. Фэн Юань shrugged and said,
"The best help we can give them is by doing nothing. From the start, the entire sacrificial ritual didn’t consider our presence. If we intrude rashly, what do you think would happen?"
If it were anything else, it might be different, but Фэн Юань didn’t want to cause trouble in this sacrificial event, which is significant to the Tea Wood Town Area.
After waiting for a while, each group entered the field. Фэн Юань and his group, led by staff members, headed to a place nearby where they could clearly observe Yunhuo Village’s sacrificial ritual.
He Nanqing, wearing a complex ceremonial outfit, stood on the sacrificial platform. This temporarily constructed platform was located in front of the big tree in Yunhuo Village. Although it was a temporary structure, the exquisite carvings seemed to indicate it was only because of Yunhuo Village’s spatial constraints, and it was preserved properly for times outside of the rituals.
Behind He Nanqing, several men and women in ceremonial attire followed closely. As the sacrificial ceremony began, they started dancing at the four corners of the platform.
Standing at the center of the platform, He Nanqing chanted sacrificial words—or rather, the words to initiate the array.
A vast energy began to stir. Besides Yunhuo Village, other strongholds within the array started to take action, and the techniques placed on the buildings of the strongholds commenced to take effect.
Bright lines climbed up buildings in the strongholds, and tourists, already aware of the impending transformation, took out phones and cameras to capture photos. Along the structures in the strongholds, illuminated totems began to emerge, and each stronghold manifested different changes.
Beneath Bi Ri Stronghold, thick fog completely blocked the mountain path. Those dense fogs veiled the stone steps from view despite one’s attempts to open their eyes wide. If it weren’t for the stronghold sending people to secure the paths early in the morning, surely someone would have been trapped on the mountain path by now.
Of course, due to this, Bi Ri Stronghold completely disconnected its transportation with the outside world. As for passing through from the air?
Sorry, that truly wouldn’t work, because as the array started, not just near Bi Ri Stronghold but all of the regions shrouded by the array became enveloped in thick fog. Unless one flew from high altitude straight to the Tea Wood Town, landing wouldn’t be easy.
Directly ignoring the condition of the ground and landing wasn’t a wise choice, because within the array’s range, it wasn’t simply the cloud veil blocking vision. Any attempt to penetrate through the fog triggers the array’s effect, trapping them within with the power of spatial transfer.
Yintian Stronghold, the Guang Tree emitted radiant light, and thick clouds above tightly obscured the sunlight. Although it was morning, under the clouds’ influence, it seemed more like dusk.
Yintian Stronghold, the entire stronghold concealed within thick mist, only a few small lanterns persistently repelled the surrounding fog. But now, except for inside Yintian Stronghold, the outside world and the mountain path with lanterns were swallowed by mist, making it impossible to see anything.
Yunhuo Village, the fog similarly covered this place, but unlike other places, here the fog had a slightly higher temperature, while a trace of scorching flames wafted through the air.
"There’s quite a big commotion."
Watching the environment change, Фэн Юань muttered. Agunas swished its tail and remarked,
"Such a massive power, can they truly control it well?"
"It’s not their first time doing this, Little Crocodile. You seem a bit overly worried."
Veronia glanced at Agunas and said coolly. With a chuckle, Фэн Юань continued to watch the sacrificial ritual below.
Besides the sacrificial dance, the ceremonial music had also started. Фэн Юань felt like there was still something lacking.
"This sacrificial ceremony, relying solely on humans, is it truly okay?"
Ци Чэнь couldn’t help but ask. He had felt some confusion from the beginning and now, seeing that those conforming to the ceremony were all humans, he felt somewhat puzzled. As for worrying?
Just a little, not too much. As Veronia mentioned, if there was a big problem, this ceremony wouldn’t have continued for so many years.
"There must be a problem, but they never said they wouldn’t use Духовные звери, right? Hmm...where were the Духовные звери arranged?"
Фэн Юань casually murmured then realized what he felt was missing. However, upon looking around, he didn’t see any Духовные звери.
Not only did the Духовные звери not participate in the sacrificial ceremony, the entire group was composed only of humans, with no sight of Духовные звери.
"Perhaps they’re arranged elsewhere. Given the size of Духовные звери, there’s no room for them here."
Dou Yanlan thought of something and said. Scratching his head, Фэн Юань remarked,
"True, but this array is really..."
Just then, the rumbling of thunder faintly echoed from within the fog. Фэн Юань didn’t quite understand why thunder was conjured in a protective array, as thunder is generally used for attack.
This kind of power, placed in a protective array, has the potential to accidentally break through the defense and restrictions of the array.
Although puzzled in his heart, Фэн Юань had no intention of intervening. Clearly, He Nanqing and their performance was normal, seemingly part of the array’s transformation.
Outside Yunhuo Village, Духовные звери participating in the sacrificial ceremony gathered intensely here. Compared to parts of the stronghold, this was the most vital component, and precisely because of this, there were many Духовные звери here.
Concentrated closely together, they even formed a circle around the foot of the mountain where Yunhuo Village is located.
The leading group of Духовные звери remained fully alert, silently waiting for the moment they were to act. Although there was no one coordinating them, they could all clearly feel when that moment arrived.

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