Wait a minute, where is my master?

"White Translator... no, wait, Little White, come over and ask Little Hong about the exact location."

The young Taoist spoke and handed the rosary to the Husky beside him.

At the same time, he spread his Spiritual Sense completely over the entire Colorful Secret Realm.

"Alright, temple master."

Little White replied in a slightly muffled voice, took the storage magical treasure, and ran off to communicate with the Age Chicken.

While waiting.

Jin Xu observed the entire Colorful Secret Realm with his Spiritual Sense as he chatted idly with Yu Yaoer.

"Little Yu, you said your childhood playmate was a sister from the Fox Clan, but clearly you are from the Shui Clan; how could a terrestrial demon from the Demon Clan be in..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the Little Fish Demon had already understood what the young Taoist was getting at.

She blinked her eyes and said as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "That's because Sister Little Ying is a Water Fox."

"A Water Fox?"

Jin Xu uttered in confusion, and a flash of the Island Master of Youren Island crossed his mind.

"If there can be Water Monkeys, having a Water Fox isn't too strange after all. But that being said...!!"

The young Taoist muttered to himself and then, struck by a sudden idea, continued to ask.

"Little Yu, following your logic, would water buffaloes also be considered part of your Shui Clan?"

"Eh?!"

Yu Yaoer was taken aback by Jin Xu's teasing.

At that moment, the nasal-sounding voice of the Husky came through.

"Temple master, Little Hong says the location that connects to his hometown is about two hundred li deep into the Colorful Secret Realm, near a little mound of earth surrounded by many Purple Taro Flowers with a strong scent."

As she spoke, Little White transformed into the form of a Snow Wolf, lying down in front of the young Taoist and Yu Yaoer.

It seemed she intended to carry them there.

"Then I should know where that is, let's go, we're setting off."

Upon hearing the description, Jin Xu realized it matched almost exactly with the location his Spiritual Sense had just covered.

In the meantime,

He grabbed the dazed Little Fish Demon and stepped onto the Snow Wolf.

Afterward...

The busy Cultivators catching moths in the Colorful Secret Realm mostly saw a white apparition sneezing as it dashed past them.

...

...

There were no words along the way.

The three arrived at the little mound described by the Age Chicken, blooming with Purple Taro Flowers.

The process of finding the place that connected to his hometown went very smoothly as well.

The only slight mishap was,

After they performed a series of operations according to the Age Chicken's instructions, they did teleport away, but not entirely.

At the front of the little mound now,

Jin Xu stood with an expressionless face at the original spot, one thought in his mind.

"I haven't gotten on yet..."

"No, strictly speaking, it seems like the 'vehicle' refused to carry me."

As he pondered, he looked down at the ancient inter-realm Array excavated from the edge of the little mound.

With a hint of helplessness, he pursed his lips.

Thinking back now, at the instant the Array started, the young Taoist seemed to have felt a very slight push against him.

However, when that power realized it couldn't push him, it seemed to give up.

Of course, it was also possible that it had exhausted its strength, but Jin Xu still didn't feel much of anything.

"Is this thing broken, or can it only teleport two people at a time?"

He talked to himself as he crouched down, planning to refill the formation's groove for the Spirit Stones before trying again.

But Jin Xu habitually reached for his wrist.

He then realized that he hadn't gotten his storage artifact back after giving it to Little White.

"When it rains, it pours. But since the formation is activated by Spiritual Power, this should work too, right?"

After discovering he had no Spirit Stones on him, Jin Xu pondered for a moment, then a wisp of golden spiritual power spread from his fingertips, gently touching the formation's groove.

He knew his own store of spiritual power seemed to be quite extraordinary, so he didn't dare infuse too much into the formation.

"Swish, swish, swish."

The young Taoist moved his hand swiftly, touching each of the twelve grooves of the ruined array, leaving behind traces of golden luster.

Afterward.

He stood up straight, recalling the mantra Little White had used to activate the formation and started to mutter it to himself.

With the continuous recitation of the mantra, Jin Xu could feel the vibrations of the formation under his feet growing stronger and stronger.

"Hum!"

"Hum!"

The ancient and damaged formation shook violently, hungrily absorbing the golden spiritual power the young Taoist had placed down, and the entire array's patterns suddenly emitted a brilliant, dazzling glow.

After finishing the recitation of the mantra, Jin Xu keenly felt it.

The faint pushing force emerged once again, and this time it was significantly stronger than before. If the previous force was like that of a three-year-old child, then this time it was surely that of an eight-year-old.

"It looks like this thing isn't broken after all, it's just that the Spirit Stones provided insufficient spiritual power before. Judging by this strength, I..."

As the young Taoist contemplated whether he should add a bit more spiritual power to the array, he suddenly heard a sound similar to an overloaded motor coming from beneath his feet.

"Pfft~~~"

He looked down and discovered the formation that was just now so brilliant and powerful.

It had grown dim, shattered into pieces, and even started to emit wisps of black smoke from the cracks.

"Hiss, it looks like this time it's truly broken."

The young Taoist said, bending over to pick up a fragment of the formation that had cracked. As soon as his fingers touched it, that piece turned into flying ash and dispersed into the air.

"That's it, now there's not even a chance to repair it."

Jin Xu laughed at himself mockingly and stepped out of the fragmented array.

The vibrations of his few steps also turned the remaining pieces into ash. In the blink of an eye, where the broken array had been became completely clean, leaving behind only some messy footprints.

"Little Black, are you adept in formations or spatial magic?"

The young Taoist turned his head to look at the Insect Queen lying on his shoulder, who had also been refused transport, and asked softly.

This time Little Black didn't even climb up but stood up straight, shaking her head very vividly.

"Sigh~"

Seeing this, Jin Xu reached out and lightly pressed his own brow, thinking what a series of events this day had brought.

Then, with an expressionless face, he began to ponder a solution.

"Since the two of them were teleported away, nearly half a teacup's worth of time has passed.

"Although Little Hong said that her hometown's small world is almost devoid of dangerous creatures, Little White and Little Yu are after all only at the Nascent Soul stage. I need to find a way to get there quickly.

"But now that the ruined array is destroyed, and both Little Black and I are not skilled in space and formation magic, should I remotely seek help? But from this far away, whom should I ask for help?"

As he pondered, Jin Xu suddenly touched his empty wrist, and an idea flashed through his mind.

"The twenty-four Mystic Treasure Pearls are recognized as my storage artifact, and this object is now in Little White's possession. If I can sense where it is, isn't that the way to find the two of them?"