An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

"Moreover, the laws of this world are incomplete, so it should be a special minor world. Its world level is far lower than that of the major worlds like the Xuan Tian Realm where we are."

With lingering fear, Yao Lao analyzed, "The bottom of that Nine Netherworld Water Spring should be a hidden spatial node, which, by some twist of fate, teleported you to this unknown lower realm."

Upon hearing that he had been teleported to the lower realm, Xiao Fan was shocked, but then overjoyed, yet also somewhat worried: "Master, then... wouldn't the Eternal Night Demon Emperor also be chasing after us along the node?"

"Absolutely not."

The old doctor shook his head with certainty: "I just carefully sensed the stability of that spatial node. That passage is fragile and cannot withstand the earth-shattering power of an emperor-level being forcibly traversed."

Let alone an emperor, even a saint trying to squeeze in would instantly cause the spatial passage to collapse, and be annihilated in the void turbulence.

"If that Eternal Night Demon Emperor dares to come, he's courting death!"

The old man's voice regained its usual confidence: "As for threats below the Saint level, hehe, even if my soul is suppressed at the Dao-Severing Realm, in this broken lower realm, with me protecting you, you can walk sideways without any worries!"

Hearing Yao Lao's assurance, Xiao Fan finally felt completely relieved.

As long as that damned Eternal Night Demon Emperor doesn't come, then Xiao Fan is invincible in this world!

"call……"

Xiao Fan exhaled a breath of stale air, his gaze once again coldly locking onto the blurry figure in front of him that was still trying to approach him.

"Master, you are so knowledgeable, what kind of monster is this? Could it be some kind of special spirit born in this underworld?" Xiao Fan asked in his heart.

However, after a moment of silence, the old apothecary inside the ring also shook his head slightly.

Even though he was once a quasi-emperor, after scanning this D-rank ghost with his soul power, he couldn't figure out its origin for a moment.

"This is not a ghost... It has no vitality in its body, nor does it have a normal circulation of Yin energy. Instead, it seems to be a deformed product forcibly pieced together by some incomplete, yet rigid and absolute rules of death."

The old apocalypse doctor was also puzzled and could only offer a vague guess: "Perhaps this is a unique product of a special law mutation found only in this minor world. Don't be careless, just incinerate it with your strange fire!"

"die."

Xiao Fan's eyes turned cold. He joined his right fingers like a sword, and a ball of white flame, seemingly capable of purifying all the filth in the world, instantly rose from his fingertips. It was the Purifying Glazed Flame.

Without hesitation, he pointed his finger, and the strange fire instantly landed on the D-rank ghost.

"hiss--!"

The intangible ghost let out a shrill scream, and its illusory body, made of fragmented rules, burst into flames the moment it came into contact with the strange fire.

In just two seconds, this bizarre phenomenon, which was enough to drive ordinary chosen ones to despair, was burned into nothingness and completely dissipated into the world.

"Fan'er, well done."

The old doctor's voice echoed in his mind, tinged with a hint of wariness: "However, this place is strange in every way, and the yin energy is too heavy. For safety's sake, you should find a secluded place to meditate first, and we will go out to explore when it is dawn."

"Yes, Master."

Xiao Fan put away the strange fire and ran quickly across the desolate black plain. He eventually found a dry cave, hid inside, and sat cross-legged to meditate.

……

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Primordial Holy Land in the Xuan Tian Realm.

Lu Li sat in the main seat and summoned Gu Qingcheng over.

His double pupils were now flashing with a chaotic light.

Although his double pupils couldn't completely see through the gray mist, he had vaguely figured out some of the rules and restrictions of that spatial node by relying on his keen perception of the Great Dao.

"A beauty that could topple a city".

Lu Li ordered in a deep voice, "Immediately arrange for two elders to come over, one at the Dao Severing Realm and the other at the Saint Realm. Have them go deep into the dungeon and try to enter the Nine Netherworld Water Spring to see what happens."

Although Gu Qingcheng was puzzled, she trusted Lu Li completely and did not hesitate at all, immediately turning around to do it.

A moment later, the news came back, and sure enough!

When the elder, who possessed the cultivation of a Saint, touched the gray mist at the bottom of the spring, it was as if he had bumped into an insurmountable wall of rules.

Not only could it not advance an inch, but it was also blasted away by a repulsive force.

Another Dao-Slaying Realm deacon named Zhao Jinhuan passed through the gray mist without any hindrance and never returned!

Upon hearing this report, Gu Qingcheng's expression turned solemn: "It seems that there really is a spatial passage leading to an unknown realm hidden at the bottom of that spring, and the world seems to be under strict suppression by laws."

Lu Li nodded slightly, now completely certain of his earlier guess.

That gray mist is definitely a spatial node connecting to another world.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, there is a very high probability that the place teleported by this node is the Eternal Night Wasteland where Xueyao is currently located!

In the next hour, Lu Li personally conducted another attempt.

He discovered that the restrictions at this spatial node were extremely rigid.

Any power that reaches the Saint Realm or above, whether it's a Saint-level physical body, soul, or a Saint-level weapon radiating Saintly pressure, cannot penetrate that layer of mist!

Even a saint-grade elixir containing the medicinal power of a saint would be repelled by the invisible force of rules the moment it was thrown into the spring.

"Below the level of a sage..." A thoughtful look flashed in Lu Li's eyes.

Gu Qingcheng acted swiftly and quickly summoned all the core disciples under her tutelage, as well as several holy maidens and elders, including Shen Miaoyin and Li Qingyue, to the main hall.

"Behind this spatial node lies a special, unknown world."

Lu Li looked at the crowd below and said calmly, "However, the passage is restricted, and those at the Saint Realm and above cannot enter. I intend to send a group of people in to explore it."

"Of course, my main purpose is to have someone escort some spiritual herb seeds, as well as a batch of pills and magic treasures below the Dao-Slaying Realm level, over there."

At this point, Lu Li's gaze swept across the entire room: "This journey is fraught with unknown dangers. Is there anyone willing to volunteer to lead a team?"

A brief silence fell over the hall. After all, no one could guarantee they would return alive from venturing into an unknown realm that even saints could not reach.

However, to Lu Li's surprise,

"This junior is willing!"

A clear and firm voice broke the silence.

Li Qingyue stepped forward, her gaze fixed intently on Lu Li: "This junior, Li Qingyue, is willing to lead a team to explore that unknown world!"