The air vibrated violently, and visible ripples spread continuously.

The surrounding ground began to tremble unusually. The four people stood there, not touching the ground, so they remained unmoved.

Ji Fu's figure vanished suddenly, and a longbow appeared, its bow pointing directly at the blazing sun, exuding the same heroic spirit as Hou Yi shooting down the sun. The long arrow shot out with the bowstring fully drawn, accompanied by a fierce whistling sound.

Rong Hang and Jiang Yixing both felt a pull, and neither of them resisted, but went with the flow.

The next second, their figures disappeared from the earth.

The brilliance of the longbow suddenly dimmed, and Ji Fu fell from the sky, spilling blood from the corner of his mouth, which landed on his black robe and instantly disappeared.

Gu Chun caught Ji Fu, his black and white robes intertwined, stained with the yellow of the earth. A hint of worry appeared in Gu Chun's eyes, but he said nothing. He simply summoned an hourglass just like the one Jiang Yixing held, watching the sand inside slowly flow.

Ji Fu's gaze was fixed in the same direction as Gu Chun's.

Meanwhile, the four major families located in the city center began to stir.

The younger generation knew nothing, only that the servants in the house started moving as if on someone's orders. Meanwhile, the elders and above in the family looked in shock towards the northwest.

The spatial rift... has opened once again.

The Xie family was the most shocked. The Dao God Ancient Bell was clearly stored in their family, so why did they have no idea that the crack had opened?

Xie Shun's beard bristled with anger, his clothes fluttered without wind, and he suddenly overturned the desk in front of him.

Before he could finish venting his anger, the heads of the other three families took the opportunity to enter his study.

"Brother Xie, what's going on? You should give us an explanation!"

"We trusted you and your Xie family, which is why we entrusted the Dao God Ancient Bell to you. But what's going on now? You're not going to tell us that you've lost it, are you?"

Xie Shun's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Looking at the one or two people who came to cause him trouble, his expression was uncertain. "Of course we will preserve the ancient bell well."

"Then tell me what the current spatial anomaly is."

How could Xie Shun know? He himself was completely baffled.

Xie Shun wished he could kill and bury all those who opposed him, but now he could only suppress his temper and explain, "It's not the influence of the ancient bell, perhaps it's the birth of a new spatial artifact."

"ha---"

The head of the Li family chuckled, his voice filled with mockery, clearly dissatisfied with Xie Shun's explanation. "Head of the Xie family, do you even believe what you're saying?"

They all knew that this ancient divine bell was not a magical artifact of this world at all. Moreover, with the decline of the Daoist arts, there were fewer and fewer artifact refiners, and the inheritance was almost interrupted, making it even more impossible to refine spatial magical artifacts.

Xie Shun's words are utterly absurd; he couldn't even come up with a better excuse.

Xie Shun could no longer be bothered to appease these people. A strange panic gripped his heart. If it came to spatial abilities…

Besides the Daoist Ancient Bell... isn't that the only thing...?

Seeing that the Xie family head remained silent for so long, the others grew impatient. The Liu family head, with his fiery temper, said directly, "Xie Shun, stop wasting time! Take us to see the ancient bell! Don't think that just because the ancient bell is in your house, it belongs to you. All four families have a share!"

Xie Shun angrily flicked his sleeve, "How dare you look at such magical artifacts as you please! You've fallen into the trap of thieves!"

The Wang family head, trying to muddy the waters, said, "Brother Xie is right. Who knows, the person behind this might be waiting to steal the magic artifact the moment the seal is broken. But Brother Xie, do you really have no clue about this matter at all? At this point, we should help each other out."

Xie Shun's expression changed repeatedly. If it was really as he thought, then it was not something his family could solve.

It would be better to tell them the truth now.

"There's something I haven't told you yet because I didn't want to disturb your cultivation."

Xie Shun immediately offered an excuse for his deliberate concealment.

"In fact, the ancient bell had already cultivated a spirit when we sealed it away."

Upon hearing this, the other three were greatly shocked.

A spirit weapon?!

This term is both strange and familiar. It is mentioned in many cultivation techniques from other worlds, but no artifact spirit has ever appeared in this era.

The Wang family head murmured, "As expected of a magical artifact from another world, it is truly unfathomable."

The Liu family head glared angrily: "You, Xie Shun, how could you not reveal a word about such an important matter! Do you really think the ancient bell belongs to your family?"

Xie Shun rarely gets yelled at, but at this moment he was indeed in the wrong and just wanted to quickly move on from the topic. "Is this about who's at fault? Shouldn't you all be thinking about who started this commotion?"

Patriarch Wang: "Brother Xie, do you mean this is the spirit of the artifact causing trouble?"

Xie Shunshun caught his breath and nodded, saying, "That's right."

The Li family head frowned. If it was a spirit of a weapon, then this matter was indeed quite troublesome.

The main problem is that none of them have ever come into contact with this legendary spirit, so they have no way of judging its strength.

Xie Shun glanced at the three people with different expressions and said, "The commotion came from the northwest. When the artifact spirit first left the ancient bell, it was still very weak. Although so many years have passed, I don't think it can grow without restraint under the suppression of the rules. Why don't we immediately regroup our team and go to the northwest to capture someone?"

The Liu family head hesitated, "We don't know the enemy's strength or weakness, how can we fight them?"

Xie Shun glanced at him sideways, his expression quite disdainful. "Being timid and afraid of trouble will never lead to anything great. The spacetime rift hasn't opened for many years, aren't you worried?"

A ruthless glint flashed across Xie Shun's face. "If we can successfully capture this artifact spirit, we'll definitely be able to open the rift smoothly. I don't need to elaborate on the benefits, do I?"

The others exchanged glances, their expressions different, but the same greed flashed in their eyes. The cultivation techniques and secret manuals from another world were simply too important to them.

"Okay! We'll do as you say, Brother Xie."

The four major families began preparations in earnest, while Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang finally landed on the ground after a period of dizziness.

The surrounding scenery was very familiar, and Jiang Yixing instantly recalled the time when he came here on a mission.

Jiang Yixing turned his head and saw that the pagoda still stood tall, pointing straight to the sky.

Good heavens! Isn't this the Buddhist temple in the westernmost part of the dense forest? It's a world away from my own sect.

Rong Hang also recognized where he was. His expression did not change. Instead, he took out more than a dozen scrolls from his pocket and handed them to Jiang Yixing.