Outside the room, there was no wind or moon, and a thick fog floated in the night sky, becoming more textured and oppressive.
The valley at the bottom of the Worry-free Pavilion was overgrown with weeds and infested with venomous insects, looking extremely desolate. Coupled with the pervasive miasma, few people ventured here.
The deeper one went, the thicker the miasma became, coupled with the venomous gas excreted by the poisonous insects, the miasma had taken on a faint red color, appearing particularly eerie in the dark night.
Yet in this eerie red miasma, a small figure walked alone, appearing to be only three or four years old, with a gait still carrying a childish innocence, yet exceptionally calm and composed.
In a pair of bright, black eyes, there was a sharp light that didn't match his age. His cute child's clothing could not conceal the awe-inspiring presence emanating from his body.
No longer consciously controlling the spiritual energy within him, a strong aura suddenly filled the miasma, stirring up a disorderly flow, causing the miasma to disperse in all directions, and the venomous creatures at his feet also scrambled to flee.
Approaching the boundary, seemingly sensing the approaching blood-pledged master, the originally colorless and shapeless barrier suddenly emitted a faint blue light that spread outward, like ripples on a lake, the range getting larger and larger, until it outlined the vast boundary.
It was this ripple-like blue light that made Da Bao aware of the damage at the lower part of the barrier.
The damaged edge was pockmarked and not smooth at all, as if someone had violently intruded. It seemed that Da Bao's unstable spiritual consciousness just now was caused by someone breaking through the barrier and entering the Worry-free Pavilion.
The little finger of Da Bao touched the damaged area, and a strong, foul stench made him furrow his brows.
Although this stench was foul, it also proved that the level of this creature was not high. Just like humans, the higher the cultivation level, the better they could control their spiritual energy. Similarly, creatures grew less distinctive with higher levels, and the foul stench grew more faint.
Da Bao's eyes glinted, and the surrounding miasma was dispersed by a powerful spiritual energy, revealing a gap. The blue light pillar of the Dazzling Light Decision still quietly transmitted the energy of the barrier above the Worry-free Pavilion.
How did a low-level creature break through the barrier and enter the Worry-free Pavilion?
Da Bao's face turned serious, and he bit his finger to smear blood on the damaged part of the barrier. Sensing the blood of the master of the blood oath, the barrier quickly repaired itself, but the blue light pillar of the Dazzling Light Decision dimmed imperceptibly.
Da Bao sensed something and, with a thought, disappeared from the spot. The miasma that had been dispersed without external force quickly closed up again, as if nothing had ever happened.
In the Worry-free Pavilion on the mountaintop, a small, pink figure suddenly appeared. Fortunately, it was deep in the night, and the palace was quiet and peaceful, with only the lanterns quietly emitting a soft yellow light.
Without any hesitation, the pink figure walked straight toward a building deep in the palace.
The building had three floors, and Da Bao's short legs meant that two steps had to be taken to climb each step. Although it was somewhat difficult, Da Bao did not use magic and instead climbed the stairs honestly.
The bottom two floors were empty, without any furnishings, and the third floor was the same, with only a blue rectangular object floating in the center of the building, with sharp parts growing from both ends.
A faint blue light radiated from the object, gathering at the bottom and breaking through the building, shining into the air from a hole deliberately left at the top of the building.
This was the source of the barrier—the Dazzling Light Decision.
Sensing the arrival of Luo Yunzhen, the Dazzling Light Decision turned slightly, seeming to welcome the master with whom it had sworn a blood oath.
However, Da Bao remained unaffected, walking with small steps, hands behind his back, circling around the building.
Because he was in the state of the primordial infant at the moment, the Dazzling Light Decision floated in midair, so when Da Bao entered, he could look up at the Dazzling Light Decision.
The translucent and crystal-clear interior of the Dazzling Light Decision was clear at a glance.
The Dazzling Light Decision had always been a legendary existence within the Immortal Sect. Only the former head of the Worry-free Pavilion and the former head of the Pure Gate had seen it. It was a mysterious and immensely powerful existence. There were many legends about it within the Immortal Sect, and although these legends were different, they all described the Dazzling Light Decision as a complex artifact with many mechanisms and formations, only conquerable and usable by someone cunning enough. As the master of the Dazzling Light Decision, Luo Yunzhen was considered the most cunning person in the world.
Although Luo Yunzhen was indeed the most cunning and strategic, the Dazzling Light Decision was not as complex as it was rumored to be.
The energy within the Dazzling Light Decision began in ancient times, and tens of thousands of years had not exhausted its energy. On the contrary, it was still as abundant as ever, transparent throughout.
Just as Da Bao looked up, a shadow hidden in the bottom of the Dazzling Light Decision dissipated in an instant. If one had looked carefully before, that shadow was like the shape of a heart, still weakly pulsating.
The Dazzling Light Decision was transparent throughout, showing no anomalies. Da Bao, not feeling assured, sent out a thread of spiritual awareness, probing into the interior of the Dazzling Light Decision. Apart from feeling the vast and pure energy contained within, he did not sense any anomalies.
It seemed that the barrier had been breached by a mere coincidence.
Perhaps the creature had coincidentally found a way to breach the barrier and entered, and it was not due to any anomaly in the Dazzling Light Decision.
So now, all that was needed was to find the creature and eliminate it.
Just as he was about to leave, Da Bao surreptitiously glanced at the Dazzling Light Decision, which continued to radiate its containment energy, ensuring the safety of the Worry-free Pavilion.
Dabao pondered for a moment and then went downstairs.
But just as he was descending the stairs, the shadows, which had just dispersed, began to gather and flicker once again.
The night wind was blowing strongly, and Dabao slowly ascended halfway into the air. His delicate clothes rustled in the night breeze, and Dabao keenly sensed a faintly fishy odor.
Following the direction, a stiff and clumsy figure was climbing up the wooden structure of the Wangyouge with a look of distress on its face.
It seemed that Dabao's speed was too fast, as he unexpectedly managed to get ahead of it.
Dabao did not act directly. Although the monster looked fierce, it seemed to possess a strangeness, with its small, vacant and fearful eyes and its stiff, uncoordinated movements.