Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

Unfortunately, these seven Elders of the Guan Chao Pavilion are now in a stalemate with Mu Yue and her group, inadvertently giving Su Jie an undue advantage.

In less than a minute, Su Jie had arrived at the thirty-sixth floor of the tall tower.

Entering this place, Su Jie indeed felt a different change.

Before his eyes, countless densely packed Array Patterns and Spiritual Objects covered the ground, walls, and ceiling.

In the most central area, there stood a vibrant, tender bamboo about three feet tall.

This was the Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo, famed for growing a foot every millennium. This divine Spirit Plant had the ability to organize Spirit Veins, suppress mountains and rivers, and nourish blessed lands.

In the past, Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo was always used to stabilize the environment of spiritual energy within a Sect and enhance the Sect's foundation. It was a truly invaluable Spirit Plant worth its weight in gold.

The gold referred to here was ten thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones. Moreover, it was priceless and its value was far greater.

Currently, the Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo was being used as the Array Eye of the Hundred Rivers Covering Sea Array, forming the core of the Array.

Visible to the naked eye, under the influence of the Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo, chaotic Spiritual Power, displaced by the impacts of the Tao River, was directed to flow orderly.

Around the Array Eye, various complex runes and spirit patterns were meticulously organized by the Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo, which made the Array Patterns used to control the operation and enhance the power of the Array incredibly stable.

At the four corners of the Great Taoist Formation, there were additionally four Array Bases set up, small blue flags used to stabilize the foundation of the Array.

The Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo, subject to the barrage of Tao River's aura, seemed on the brink of collapse.

But as the poem says, after enduring thousands of trials and tribulations, it remains steadfast.

The Ten Thousand Spirit Bamboo always managed to root itself firmly and, through the intricate web of Array Patterns surrounding it, dispelled the terrifying power of the Tao River.

It was like diverting the raging floodwaters, dispersing the might of the devouring Tao River aura that could obliterate everything it touched, spreading the power throughout the entire Hundred Rivers Covering Sea Array.

Finally, the whole Array within the high tower attracted the stars and moonlight from the Sky Dome.

The starlight scattered on the Array like shining pearls, the luminescence of the Array harmonizing with the celestial bodies in the night sky.

It seemed as though the force of the Tao River was dispersed through the starlight into the vacuum beyond this realm, ensuring the smooth operation of the Array.

What caught Su Jie's attentiveness was the presence of an Array Master sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, at the center of which there was a tiny rift torn in space, dimly revealing the chaotic, primordial currents inside.

Within the crack, the connection between time and space seemed blurred and twisted, and everything—that is, all matter, energy, time, and space—was in a chaotic primitive state with no world, no life, no rules; only the breath of chaos pervading the endless void.

This is the Tao River. In the past, only Su Jie's Primordial Spirit could touch it, but this was his first time actually seeing it with his naked eyes.

However, after only one glance, Su Jie's eyes bulged, and strands of blood suffused them.

Bang!

The next millisecond, Su Jie's eyeballs burst open, and even his entire fleshly body was on the verge of disintegrating into inorganic matter under an invisible force of causality.

Not just Su Jie, Han Ruyan's body flickered uncertainly, like a lightbulb flickering due to an unstable current, as if it might go out at any moment.

As for the Array Master that Su Jie was holding, he had already self-destructed, turning into a puddle of flesh.

This is the Tao—Su Jie's Primordial Spirit could touch the Tao River for a dozen seconds, yet merely looking at it with his eyes for a moment caused them to burst, and his body to grind towards obliteration.

No wonder the Array Master had remained with closed eyes from beginning to end.

Gazing directly at the Tao was not within his reach; truly, a mere glance would lead to an explosion.

"Don't look at the Tao,"

With palpitations, Su Jie warned Han Ruyan as fresh flesh eruptively grew in his bloodied eye sockets, forming new eyeballs.

"What are Xu Mu and the others even doing that they let the forces of the Demon Path break in?"

At the place of the Array Eye, the Array Master was disturbed.

While Su Jie observed his surroundings with his Divine Sense, he chuckled, "Hello there! You must be Li Yujun, I've heard you're the Secret Realm Array Master of Guan Chao Pavilion. I'm just here for a visit; I hope I'm not disturbing you."

Li Yujun was both shocked and angry, cursing the Hidden Realm Elders guarding outside for allowing an enemy to infiltrate this far.

"Devil, no matter what you intend to do, leave at once, or the only path left for you will be destruction," Li Yujun bellowed, his eyes still closed, but he could sense Su Jie's location.

"You should worry about surviving first,"

Without hesitation, Su Jie's Storage Bag flashed, and bombs began to stack up.

Han Ruyan grabbed Su Jie, speeding with him toward the lower floors to escape.

In Su Jie's hand, a detonator appeared, which he promptly pressed.

Boom!

With a thunderous explosion, fire billowed from the tower windows, turning the whole tower into a fiery dragon spouting flames everywhere, as many Array Patterns and spiritual materials were destroyed by the blaze.

Even Su Jie was affected by the blast, feeling his blood churn despite having escaped some distance away—the explosion's might was a bit too strong.

Normally, such power would suffice to destroy the fragile Array Eye. The establishment of a Great Taoist Formation required extreme precision and meticulousness, as even the slightest error could result in the Array's failure.

But no hint of joy appeared on Su Jie's face because he could still feel the existence of the Tao River, which meant his plan had not been successful.

"The tower still stands."

Han Ruyan's cool voice came through; the tower, built of spiritual materials, had only suffered superficial damage to some Array Patterns and materials from the blast and had not collapsed.

"Let's take a look."