Chapter 49

October 27th, 1 PM.

Deep within the Xing'an Forest, at the site where the special task force last battled the otherworldly creatures.

A straight, wide road extends from here all the way out of the Xing'an Forest.

A large military base has been constructed here, with guards posted every five steps and sentries every ten steps. Teams of soldiers and investigators patrol the area in crisscrossing formations.

The original black bear den has been completely renovated. Both the rock walls and the ground have been reinforced with spirit metal, making it impossible for even a third-stage cultivator to collapse the cave during a battle.

A world rift where the Blue Star and the Spirit Realm intersect lies within the cave. White light particles surge inside, dancing like fairies in the air, eventually converging into a massive vortex. This vortex serves as the gateway between the two worlds.

Outside the cave, numerous advanced weapons are aimed at the entrance. Any unfamiliar creature that emerges from the cave will be met with intense firepower.

"Director, the world passage is still in an unstable state, only opening for one hour each day. Only during this time can one pass through freely, and there are restrictions on the number and strength of those who can pass through.

Currently, only those below the fourth stage are allowed to pass through this passage," Deputy Director Wu Qi reported.

"How is the reconnaissance team we sent?" Bai Moyan asked.

Wu Qi replied, "All members are safe. They sent one person back this morning to report the situation.

Since we eliminated the third-stage leaders that came through, the reconnaissance team did not encounter any powerful beasts. They quickly eliminated the cluster of beasts gathered at the entrance on the other side.

We now control a certain area around the world passage entrance."

"Good. Instruct the reconnaissance team not to act rashly and to secure a certain area around the entrance.

The world passage has just appeared. Once it stabilizes, more people will be allowed to pass through, and the free passage time will be extended. We will then make further plans," Director Bai Moyan said.

"Understood, Director. The injured members of the special task force have mostly recovered," Wu Qi said with a relieved expression. "Fortunately, they were promptly sent to headquarters for treatment; otherwise, those with severe limb injuries would not have recovered."

"Finally, some good news. Losing their combat strength would have been a severe blow to us," Bai Moyan's face showed a rare smile.

"Based on the intelligence gathered by the reconnaissance team, we know that the spirit energy concentration in the Spirit Realm is extremely high. The concentration at the entrance on the other side is five times higher than the highest concentration we have discovered on Blue Star.

You understand what this means. Therefore, the Council of Elders has decided that once the world passage stabilizes, we will organize students from the Cultivator Academy to come here for training.

Although it is risky, we must take this risk to quickly enhance our strength," Bai Moyan said to Wu Qi.

"I agree. The spirit energy concentration at the entrance is so much higher than ours, which suggests that the overall strength of the beasts in the Spirit Realm is extremely powerful," Wu Qi nodded.

"There is a national-level cultivator conference in the capital tomorrow. I will return to the capital to prepare for the conference, and I will leave the matters here to you," Bai Moyan said.

"Director, does the higher-ups intend to inform them of our discovery at this conference?" Wu Qi guessed.

"Yes, this is no longer a secret that any single country can keep. Moreover, this passage is not the only one. We must inform them so they can immediately search their own countries to prevent large numbers of beasts from the Spirit Realm from entering Blue Star through other passages," Bai Moyan massaged his temples and continued.

"At the end of this month, our headquarters will issue a notice to gather outstanding students from various cultivator academies here to enter the Spirit Realm for training.

The assembly time is set for the 13th of next month, and the students will enter the Spirit Realm for training on the 15th."

"Director, isn't that too hasty? The world passage hasn't stabilized yet!" Wu Qi said anxiously.

"The Council of Elders has invited a retired spatial ability user to assist. He predicts that on the 14th of next month, the world passage will enter the next stage, becoming more stable. At that time, the passage will remain open for six hours, and the number of people allowed to pass through will no longer be restricted. We will then arrange for people to train for five hours each day and withdraw afterward," Bai Moyan explained the plan.

"If that's the case, we can give it a try.

Moreover, at that time, we can send some investigators to slowly explore the surrounding area.

The exploration range will be limited to the mountain range near the entrance. According to the three-eyed snake, it was the master of this mountain. Now that it is dead, there should be no other powerful beasts in this area for the time being. We will first map out this region," Wu Qi began planning the next steps.

"Wu Qi, the ambassador from Kantor came to our Foreign Ministry again yesterday. Is it about the unusual activity of the beasts in their country?" Bai Moyan asked.

"Yes, they have discovered an increasing number of beasts gathering in one area.

They sent several reconnaissance teams to investigate, but all were blocked by the beasts," Wu Qi replied.

"Tomorrow, I will inform the representatives of other countries at the conference about what we know regarding the Spirit Realm. After the conference, we will gather their forces to investigate Kantor. We cannot ignore the large gathering of beasts; it might even lead to the discovery of a new world passage," Bai Moyan decided. "The large gathering of beasts cannot be ignored; it might even lead to the discovery of a new world passage!"

"However, it is strange. The reconnaissance team's data shows that the atmospheric environment and gravity on the other side are the same as on Blue Star.

But the thermal weapons we brought over cannot be used in the Spirit Realm," Wu Qi said in confusion.

"World passages have appeared due to the collision of worlds. Why would it be strange for such issues to arise?" Bai Moyan said calmly.

"Haha, you're right! We can't use Blue Star's scientific knowledge to explain things in the Spirit Realm anymore," Wu Qi responded.

"Director, how much time is left before the world passage fully stabilizes?" Wu Qi asked, his smile fading.

"The spatial ability user cannot predict the exact stabilization time, but he believes that by June next year, the passage should allow fourth-stage cultivators to pass through," Bai Moyan said.

"Fourth-stage cultivators! There are not many of that strength on Blue Star. The other side likely has many, and we only have seven months left. Time is very tight!" Wu Qi sighed.

"Therefore, in the next seven months, we must work with all countries to find all the world passages that intersect with the Spirit Realm on Blue Star.

We must set up defenses in advance to avoid being caught off guard when the passages stabilize," Bai Moyan said with a serious expression.

At that time, humanity will either successfully resist or face destruction.

Bai Moyan did not say the last sentence out loud.