Chapter 406: Where Did the "World Source Point" Go?

Ear-piercing screams of "Ugh ugh ah ah" echoed through the Yuanfu small space.

Unfortunately, in this isolated realm, shouting until one's throat was raw would yield no response from anyone.

Xu Xiaoshou's face was solemn.

The screams did nothing to shake his resolve.

Amid this tragic symphony, he carefully examined the paths and patterns of the Tianji Lingwen, then step by step used the Fangzhi Shu to supplement the missing sections of Tianji Lingwen on Xu Xiaojian's sword body.

"Xu Xiaoshou, let me go!"

"I'm not the Tianji Jipan, and I'm not that sword—how can you inscribe patterns on me?"

"It hurts so much..."

"I'm a person too—you can't treat me like this!"

Faced with Xu Xiaojian's terrified and desperate pleas, Xu Xiaoshou responded without mercy.

"A person?"

"No, you're not."

The air fell silent for a second, and the screams became even more heart-wrenching.

This grim and desolate scene made A Jie, standing nearby, glow with red eyes as he rubbed his hands together in eager excitement.

Xu Xiaoshou's hands moved fluidly, the Ling Zhen dancing like butterflies, gradually outlining the patterns on the sword body until they were clear.

As the final needle fell, the screams echoing in the void abruptly stopped.

The energy that had been completely drained and then fully infused into the sword now flowed back and dispersed along the Tianji Lingwen patterns, as if being channeled.

"Mmm hmm."

The overflowing energy on the sword body was suddenly guided away, and Xu Xiaojian felt an immense sense of comfort, letting out an involuntary groan.

Xu Xiaoshou chuckled.

"Hehe, I told you it would work, didn't I lie to you?"

"Feeling better now? If it feels good, go ahead and make some noise. Don't worry, there's no one else here."

Xu Xiaojian let out a muffled "Hmm," refusing to give in, even unto death.

Xu Xiaoshou was happy to have some peace and didn't continue tormenting him.

Once the Tianji Lingwen patterns stopped flickering and fully formed, the Tianji Jipan had undergone a noticeable change.

The excess Tianji Lingwen energy formed a ring of light at the sword slot, shimmering and appearing highly unstable.

"If nothing goes wrong, this thing should be the passage."

"Fu Zhi studied it for a full four years and could barely use it."

"But he didn't know that the 'Tianji Array' on the Tianji Jipan was no longer the original array—it had been interfered with by external forces and was incomplete..."

"Yet, even in this incomplete state and without the sword, he managed to summon this light screen."

Xu Xiaoshou couldn't help but marvel at the genius.

If it had been without the sword, and he had to summon the light screen using other methods, he probably couldn't have figured it out so quickly.

But now, he had clearly succeeded.

And he had used what was likely the method closest to the correct one.

"If I'm not mistaken, as long as this light screen stays active, it can connect to the small world of the Tianji Jipan, and getting out from inside shouldn't be a big problem."

"The reason Fu Zhi couldn't control the light screen was because he was on the wrong path."

"It can open, and you can enter, but the light screen can't sustain itself, so there's no way out."

"Theoretically, I could go in right now, but there's still one unstable factor..."

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the sword, Xu Xiaojian.

If he went in and Xu Xiaojian pulled himself out of the sword slot on his own, wouldn't Xu Xiaoshou be trapped inside?

He glanced at A Jie nearby, his mind made up.

"Xu Xiaoshou, aren't you going in? Hurry up, I'm almost at my limit!"

Although he had temporarily become part of the array, Xu Xiaojian could clearly sense that the array's power was weakening over time.

It had already started drawing on his life force as a supplement!

But don't panic!

Stay steady!

As long as he got Xu Xiaoshou into that place, he could escape this misery!

Xu Xiaojian thought to himself.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't hesitate either—time was of the essence.

Without another word, he leaped forward and plunged straight into the light screen.

"Great!"

Xu Xiaojian was so excited he nearly jumped up.

But that trembling voice only settled as Xu Xiaoshou's figure vanished.

"A Jie, hold him down."

As soon as the sword tried to fly up, it was slapped down by the thoroughly interested A Jie, distorting the sword body slightly.

Bright red blood trickled down from the hilt.

Xu Xiaojian: ???

In that moment, his shock, astonishment, and even rage completely overwhelmed the physical pain.

"Xu... Xiao... Shou!"

"You despicable wretch, how can you be so heartless, so inhumane, so..."

"Waaah, I can't take it anymore, I'm withering away, I can't go on like this!"

"Ahhhh—"

"Mama?"

A Jie tilted his head and pressed down again.

"Mmph!"

Xu Xiaojian's scream halted abruptly, his tone instantly softening.

"Bro, take it easy, that's too sudden—I can't handle it, I'm about to break."

"Mama..."

"Dammit, stop!"

"Xu Xiaoshou, come out and save me!"

"Help!"

The screams had completely faded away.

Xu Xiaoshou's vision blurred, and he entered the internal space of the Tianji Jipan.

The rules of this world were even more unstable.

There was no gravity, no ground—everything was still in a state of chaotic fog.

It was worse than the Yuanfu small space.

The surrounding space was like it had been torn apart, with black holes occasionally ripping open, like the maw of a beast trying to suck everything in—utterly terrifying.

"I've made it in?"

Xu Xiaoshou's resilience made this pulling force utterly ineffective against him.

Clearly, the spatial structure here posed no threat to someone with a Zongshi body like his.

"In that case, Mu Zixi probably didn't die here outright..." Xu Xiaoshou muttered to himself.

Though she was only at the Xiantian level, she had plenty of trump cards and a mysterious background. With someone like Xu Xiaoshou keeping her in check, she would shine as a brilliant genius anywhere.

A mere small space shouldn't have been the end of her.

Xu Xiaoshou scanned his surroundings, his perception quickly piercing through layers of chaotic fog and taking in the entire environment.

To others, this might be a perilous place where every step was fraught with danger.

To him, it was like a tiny courtyard.

Exploration? Not necessary.

It wasn't even worth calling it exploration—more like just glancing around!

The place was tiny.

If he had to estimate, it was probably only about one-tenth the size of the eastern district of Zhangfu, and it wasn't meant for people to stay in anyway.

With his perception covering everything, Xu Xiaoshou naturally spotted Mu Zixi.

But the girl didn't seem to be suffocating, lost, or even dismembered by the black holes as he had imagined.

Instead, something was off—she appeared to be asleep?

"What in the world?"

Xu Xiaoshou flew over, baffled, and finally saw the scene clearly up close.

In a cluster of dense life energy, a girl floated with her waist arched back, her double ponytails sticking up high.

Her face was flushed, as if she were drunk, foam bubbling from her mouth as her body trembled.

"Mmm bah mmm bah"

"Mmm mmm bah mmm bah"

Her involuntary groans rose and fell with the tremors of her body, making Xu Xiaoshou's expression turn strange.

"Foaming at the mouth?"

"Poisoned?"

He hesitated, because it didn't quite look like poisoning—it was oddly familiar.

These groans, this trembling...

It was exactly like when he first used the "Huxi Zhi Fa" to absorb spirit crystals!

"Feeling good?"

Xu Xiaoshou wasn't entirely sure, but resentment welled up in him.

Here I was, your shixiong, worried sick outside and risking everything to get in, and you're in here enjoying yourself like there's no tomorrow?

"This girl, did she swallow something?"

Xu Xiaoshou was curious.

He only ended up like that from over-absorbing spiritual energy, but Mu Zixi probably hadn't.

Her condition was clearly not "drunk on spiritual energy," but "drunk on life force."

In other words, she must have taken some powerful elixir?

"Hold on!"

At that thought, Xu Xiaoshou's pupils shrank.

This place was so small that everything was in plain view—how could there be only Mu Zixi?

"Where's the world source point?"

"Fu Zhi mentioned that getting it would unlock the secrets of the Bai Ku and obtain the 'Wan Bi Si' world source point!"

He looked at Mu Zixi, still writhing in front of him, and then at her high double ponytails, and was utterly shocked.

"Surely not..."