Ji Buwang spread his divine sense, leading Xu Yi and the others to bypass the demon race's sight and smoothly reach the border between Zhuzhou and Shizhou.
Thinking that beyond the barrier was the familiar Shizhou, Hong Jing and the others couldn't help but show smiles on their faces.
Ji Buwang took out a boundary-breaking talisman from his sleeve and was about to open the barrier as before when Xu Yi suddenly stopped him.
"What? Is there a trap?" Ji Buwang's eyes turned slightly cold.
"No, this barrier seems a bit different from the last one I saw. Let me take a closer look."
Xu Yi had been studying the boundary-breaking talisman while the others were out, constantly deducing the wonders of the runes, and had made some progress in the past few days.
Therefore, she was particularly sensitive to changes in the barrier.
Although this barrier was still filled with immense spiritual power, it lacked a certain indescribable aura of decay, as if it were a defeated soldier, lacking its former invincible momentum.
Something was wrong.
Although Xiong Zhuangzhuang and the others couldn't discern the changes in the barrier, seeing Xu Yi's solemn expression, they knew the matter was urgent. They all held their breath and waited quietly.
After a full half an hour, Xu Yi, who had been like a stone statue, finally moved. She took out a red rope from her storage ring, wrapped it in spiritual energy, and quickly inserted it into the barrier.
The red rope, like a long snake, began to move rapidly within the barrier, eventually disappearing into the ground.
Xu Yi closed her eyes and followed the red rope with the divine sense attached to it, moving downwards rapidly.
After an unknown period, her sea of consciousness began to ache faintly. She finally saw, beneath the barrier, one after another black ropes, carrying a foul aura, connected to it.
These ropes were gradually draining the barrier's power.
The day when the power was completely drained would be the day the barrier broke, and the demon race would return to the Nine Provinces Continent.
Xu Yi suddenly withdrew her divine sense, her body swayed violently, and a bone-chilling coldness flashed in her open eyes.
"The demon race has tampered with the barrier. If nothing unexpected happens, the barrier will break within a hundred years."
"The demon race's wolf ambitions have likely been unbearable for a long time," Bei Xinghan said.
Xiong Zhuangzhuang also frowned deeply. "Immortal Master Jinghong shouldn't have just trapped them here back then; she should have killed them on the spot, giving them no chance to breathe."
"Hey, hey, it's not necessary to be so ruthless."
Bai Shan couldn't help but retort, as the demon and beast races were in similar predicaments.
"The beast race still has good and evil, but the demon race is only evil," Ji Buwang said coldly.
He had met another version of himself through the Realm of Time Reincarnation and naturally knew the original fate of the demon and beast races.
Although the process was extremely difficult, in the end, the demon race was completely annihilated, while the beast race had a chance to breathe.
If the demon race, having recuperated for nearly a thousand years, were to launch another large-scale attack on the Nine Provinces Continent, the ensuing devastation would be unimaginable.
"What should we do then? Can we stop the demon race from destroying the barrier?" Yu Xiaoyu's eyes were filled with worry.
"With my power alone, it's impossible. I need you to help me."
Xu Yi looked at everyone, her face filled with resolve.
She wasn't entirely confident in her ability to stop it, but she still wanted to try her best.
"We will all listen to you."
"That's right, we'll do whatever you say."
Xiong Zhuangzhuang and the others all expressed their support.
"Alright, when I tell you, pour all your spiritual energy into me."
"No, that's too much spiritual energy; you'll explode," Ji Buwang's eyebrows furrowed.
"When you pour your spiritual energy into me, I will channel it out, so there will be no accidents," Xu Yi said firmly.
Ji Buwang reluctantly relented under Xu Yi's insistence.
Xu Yi smiled at him and began to take out the items she needed from her storage ring, arranging them in front of her.
Ji Buwang, with his extensive knowledge, could only recognize half of the items. The rest were unheard of, and even stranger, there was a square box among them.
This was also a tool for breaking formations.
Under the gaze of several people, Xu Yi picked up the square box first.
This was a thank-you gift she had obtained from the Old Ancestor of the Jian family, and she later learned from Teacher Li that it was the extremely rare Chaos Stone.
The Chaos Stone had no attributes and could contain all things, making it most suitable for the current situation.
Xu Yi summoned the Earth Core Azure Flame from her palm and placed the square box on it.
The Earth Core Azure Flame could burn all things. Ordinary ores would melt rapidly upon contact, but the square box made of Chaos Stone was no ordinary object.
Xu Yi burned it with the Earth Core Azure Flame for a full day and night before finally turning it into a pool of molten stone.
Afterward, Xu Yi quickly threw the items in front of her into the molten stone, constantly forming hand seals and channeling energy into it. The originally grayish-brown molten stone gradually became transparent and clear.
It took another three days until Xu Yi had thrown all the items into it.
Xu Yi's expression was solemn. The final, and most crucial, step was about to begin.
Success or failure would be determined in this single action.
She looked at the transparent molten stone and began to shape it with her spiritual energy.
The molten stone was now as heavy as a thousand pounds, with spiritual materials of various attributes mixed within. Even with all her spiritual energy, it was extremely difficult for Xu Yi to control the molten stone.
Her face gradually turned pale, and her arm trembled uncontrollably.
Yu Xiaoyu couldn't help but step forward, wanting to help, but was stopped by Xiong Zhuangzhuang.
Xiong Zhuangzhuang shook his head at Yu Xiaoyu.
They couldn't act rashly before Xu Yi spoke.
Yu Xiaoyu also understood this, but worry made her impulsive.
She nodded, bit her lower lip, and continued to watch Xu Yi with concern.
Three hours later, Xu Yi looked as if she had been pulled out of water, her entire body soaked in sweat.
She spoke with difficulty, "Help me."
Ji Buwang stepped forward first, placing his hand on Xu Yi's shoulder.
Xu Yi's spirits lifted, and a little light returned to her eyes. The shaping of the molten stone began to speed up.
Next came Bei Xinghan, Hong Jing, Xiong Zhuangzhuang... even Bai Shan came over with a pouted lip to help.
Xu Yi felt as if her meridians were about to be shattered by the majestic spiritual energy.
Gritting her teeth, she imagined herself as a container and poured all the spiritual energy into the molten stone.
Half an hour later, a palm-sized transparent formation disk was born.
A flash of ecstasy appeared in Xu Yi's eyes.
She had succeeded!
She formed a hand seal and cast it upon the formation disk, which immediately emitted five-colored spiritual light, creating a large opening in the barrier.
"Hurry and leave."
Ji Buwang and the others immediately got up and walked towards the outside of the barrier.
Xu Yi could barely speak and had no strength to move. It was Yu Xiaoyu who carried her out.
Xu Yi, unable to distract herself, controlled the formation disk to close the entrance and then cast a final spell upon it.
She watched as the formation disk disappeared into the barrier with lightning speed, curved her lips into a gentle smile, and then closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
"Xu Yi!"
Before completely losing consciousness, Xu Yi heard the panicked shouts of everyone.