Chapter 3531: The Catalyst

“You… damn you!” Zhan Tiange gritted his teeth, and his figure vanished.

As Zhan Tiange's figure disappeared, the other Heavenly Saint Realm experts exchanged glances and vanished as well.

They all entered Taiyi Mountain to conduct a personal inspection, wanting to see if there was anything suspicious.

But since Yang Yao dared to let them in for a search, Zhan Tiange and the others were destined to find nothing…

As expected.

In the end, Zhan Tiange and the others failed to find even a trace of Xiao Fan.

“Where on earth did that person go?!” Zhan Tiange asked through gritted teeth.

“My Taiyi Mountain has always been a place of quiet cultivation… how could there be an outsider?” Yang Yao said indifferently.

Hearing Yang Yao's words, the group of Heavenly Saint Realm experts fell silent.

Could it really be as Xi Wen said, that something went wrong while Yang Yao was comprehending the Dao of Heaven and Earth, necessitating seclusion for recovery?

Indeed, the auras of Yang Yao, Xi Wen, and another Heavenly Saint Realm expert from Taiyi Mountain were quite chaotic; none of them were at their Peak state.

“Then… why is there an ethereal aura within your Taiyi Mountain? What is that?!” Zhan Tiange hesitated before speaking in a low voice.

The ethereal aura he spoke of referred to the residual Primordial Qi.

It was the aura left behind by Xiao Fan…

After being baptized by the Primordial Qi, Xiao Fan's aura was now completely different from before.

“That is the Dao of Heaven and Earth that this old man was comprehending. Unfortunately… I failed to fully grasp it and ended up suffering a backlash. Now, it's even more… sigh… it's a long story.” Yang Yao shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Seeing Yang Yao like this, Zhan Tiange couldn't say much more…

The other Heavenly Saint Realm experts from the Upper Realm exchanged glances, all feeling they had overthought things; perhaps the person they were looking for wasn't in Taiyi Mountain at all.

They were completely wasting their time here.

“Zhan Tiange, let's go,” an expert from the Upper Realm said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Zhan Tiange exhaled and nodded helplessly.

Zhan Tiange harbored deep hatred for Xiao Fan and was desperate to capture him to clear his shame; otherwise, he wouldn't have the face to see anyone once he returned to the Upper Realm…

“Everyone, leaving so soon? Why not stay for a simple meal?” Yang Yao said with a smile.

Hearing Yang Yao's words, the Heavenly Saint Realm experts from the Upper Realm were all speechless…

“No, this matter was a misunderstanding. We must hurry and find that person… Farewell.” Another Heavenly Saint Realm expert spoke, and then Zhan Tiange and the others vanished.

After they left, Xi Wen exhaled and reactivated the Taiyi Mountain Barrier…

“Is it over?” Xi Wen's face looked grim as he turned to Yang Yao.

Resisting over a dozen Heavenly Saint Realm experts alone had taken an unimaginable toll on Xi Wen… Now, the spiritual power in his body was depleted, and it would take a long time to recover.

“It's over.” Yang Yao nodded and sent a voice transmission to Xi Wen, telling him where Xiao Fan had gone.

Hearing this, Xi Wen gave a bitter smile and shook his head…

That was a secret of Taiyi Mountain. If it weren't for the emergency, Yang Yao wouldn't have allowed Xiao Fan to enter the Taiyi Mountain passage.

…

“What is this place?”

At this moment, Xiao Fan, who was heading down the passage beneath Taiyi Mountain, had a solemn expression. He passed through a pitch-black tunnel and arrived at an Illusory Sea.

Multicolored Crystals shimmered here, forming a vast ocean.

Within this ocean, there were numerous passages, each one completely different and radiating an extraordinary aura…

“This place… is not simple…” the star chart's voice sounded in Xiao Fan's ear, its tone filled with shock.

“Then what is this place?” Xiao Fan wondered, feeling like the star chart had just told him something redundant.

“This… should be the Catalyst that connects Taiyi Mountain to the Dao of Heaven and Earth.” The star chart hesitated before its voice reached Xiao Fan's ear.

“A Catalyst? What do you mean?” Xiao Fan was stunned, looking puzzled.

“The so-called Catalyst is the reason why Taiyi Mountain can possess so many paths of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, why one can perceive the Dao of Heaven and Earth here, and also why you can sense the Primordial Qi in Taiyi Mountain…” the star chart's voice appeared again.

Xiao Fan: “…”

“Then what exactly is this Catalyst?” Xiao Fan shook his head helplessly.

He couldn't understand a single thing the star chart was saying.

“Uh… it's just a rare place. I reckon the Upper Realm doesn't know Taiyi Mountain has such a spot; otherwise, Taiyi Mountain would probably, heh heh… have been carved up by the Upper Realm long ago.” The star chart let out a cold laugh.

“This place is that powerful?” Hearing this, Xiao Fan was incredibly surprised.