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第七百三十六章 闻道不破壁

"Only now, after hearing you say that Young Master Guan Changge might have been swallowed by the Boundless Wall, do I remember."

South Palace's Shi Rong had a somewhat sighing tone.

"Since Your Excellency once entered the Boundless Wall and broke through it, rescuing Young Master Guan should be an easy task." One of his accompanying cultivators named Yan Yi Qiu quickly flattered him.

South Palace's Shi Rong frowned: "I can't guarantee that. Whether or not he is saved depends on how lucky that young fellow is."

Flattery backfired, and Yan Yi Qiu's expression turned bitter as he hurriedly lowered his head.

At this moment, Xu Bai interjected: "Your Excellency, what exactly are the peculiarities of the Boundless Wall?"

South Palace's Shi Rong looked at Xu Bai with curiosity on his face. After a moment’s thought, he explained: "It is uncertain, but based on my experience. The Boundless Wall might be a natural place for enlightenment. When images appear there, it will have a probability to suck nearby cultivators in."

"In the Boundless Wall..."

South Palace's Shi Rong narrowed his eyes: "It's like activating the [Awakening Spirit] function of the Heavenly Profound Mirror. No, it surpasses [Awakening Spirit] by several times. Just a thought and countless insights come flooding in. The joy of effortless enlightenment is still fresh in my mind."

"But there’s a drawback. This enhanced ability to perceive seems to target only your deepest obsession with one particular [Technique]. At the time, all I could think about was..."

South Palace's Shi Rong paused, omitting his own experiences and continued: "I was just short of that final step. With the amplified enlightenment, it didn’t take long for me to have a sudden realization. Thus, I naturally broke through the wall."

Xu Bai glanced at the Boundless Wall and recalled the clues he had gathered before. He thought aloud: "It’s said that Young Master Guan Changge greatly admires Senior Guan Xingxue and reveres his sword techniques immensely. But he himself lacks the talent for Sword Dao..."

"Even with the enlightenment benefits from the Boundless Wall, it might take him years to see any results. Is this why he disappeared?"

"And the scenes seen by the other cultivators traveling with Young Master Guan Changge on the Boundless Wall are sword dances, which matches Your Excellency’s guess..."

Xu Bai quickly expressed his deductions but attributed them to South Palace's Shi Rong's guesses.

South Palace's Shi Rong neither confirmed nor denied it.

Instead, he added after a while: "The flow of time inside and outside the Boundless Wall might be different. Moreover, staying in there for too long might prevent one from leaving even if enlightenment is achieved."

"Thus, we need to save Young Master Guan’s life quickly."

Yan Yi Qiu spoke up: "Then Your Excellency, how do we enter the Boundless Wall?"

South Palace's Shi Rong turned his head and looked displeased. "Are you asking me?"

"I beg your pardon!" Yan Yi Qiu quickly explained.

South Palace's Shi Rong sneered: "If I knew, why would I bring you here?"

Yan Yi Qiu inwardly cursed himself, wishing he could slap himself several times.

Xu Bai had already flown to the Boundless Wall before South Palace's Shi Rong finished speaking. He thought: "Since it’s not a place of mystery but a natural place for enlightenment, this body should have some perception."

After observing for a long time without finding anything unusual, Xu Bai extended his hands and touched the wall.

With his eyes closed, he remained still for a long time.

Under South Palace's Shi Rong's gaze, Yan Yi Qiu and the others followed Xu Bai’s example, touching the Boundless Wall with their hands.

Four stone figures seemed to appear in front of the luminous mirror.

In Xu Bai's persistent sensing, the originally hard wall began to soften gradually. His body softened as well, slowly merging into the wall.

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Bai did not resist but allowed the Boundless Wall to consume his body.

Thus, in the shock of Yan Yi Qiu and others, Xu Bai vanished instantly.

South Palace's Shi Rong stared at the spot where Xu Bai disappeared, his gaze showing an inexplicable emotion.

Knowing about the mysteries of the Boundless Wall from South Palace's Shi Rong beforehand,

Xu Bai’s mind immediately thought: "How to move this Boundless Wall."

Not expecting much from it, he was still somewhat surprised when countless thoughts spontaneously emerged in his mind.

However, clearly, he wasted this enlightenment opportunity. According to the answer given by the Boundless Wall, moving it without affecting its enlightenment function...

Was impossible.

The birth of the Boundless Wall was a rare event; even the heavens could not easily replicate it.

Xu Bai felt slightly disappointed but quickly regained his composure.

Having completed an enlightenment experience, Xu Bai was not expelled from the Boundless Wall. He began searching for Young Master Guan Changge's whereabouts.

This place resembled the internal scenes of [Root of Heaven and Earth], where cultivators existed as abstract, distorted lines. However, in Root of Heaven and Earth, the lines were more orderly and singular. Here, they were colored with vibrant hues, like seaweed floating in water, constantly swaying.

Xu Bai keenly sensed that over time, some parts of his body's lines began to dissolve, merging with the Boundless Wall.

Around him, blurry figures without life force, only external contours, seemed to be traces left by cultivators who had entered the Boundless Wall but failed to leave in time and were assimilated into this space.

Rapidly moving through the Boundless Wall, Xu Bai found Young Master Guan Changge based on the fluctuations he sensed. At that moment, his body had dissolved into a size of a seven-year-old child, unaware. He held several sparse lines representing "sword" and clumsily swung them.

"Guang Changge!" Xu Bai tried to call out, trying to wake him up.

However, in the Boundless Wall’s space, there was no such thing as "sound." Some lines seemed to flow from Xu Bai's body and disappear around him without attracting Guan Changge's attention.

Xu Bai flew over and took away the "sword" from his hand. Without hesitation, he used his thoughts to take him out of here.

But at the last moment, the part of Guan Changge that Xu Bai grabbed actively detached itself from his body.

Surprised, Xu Bai looked at him as Guan Changge met his gaze and slightly shook his head.

His shrunken figure reformed into a sword, swaying with intense and determined focus.

"Those who hear the Dao in the morning may die in the evening."

Xu Bai felt a slight stir.

After a moment, he no longer forced it. Holding onto part of Guan Changge, Xu Bai broke through the wall.

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