By the time Zhang Ergou reacted, he realized he had entered a new space.
Could this space be the interior of the black iron ball?
Zhang Ergou was astonished. No wonder the spiritual fire had taken the initiative to attack; it turned out there was such a big secret hidden inside the black iron ball.
Moving his steps cautiously, Zhang Ergou didn't know where he was in this space.
More importantly, how would he get out if he encountered danger?
Since Zhang Ergou had been drawn in by the black iron ball, he was still a bit dazed.
The concentration of spiritual energy in this world far surpassed that of the outside. Just taking a breath made Zhang Ergou feel his cultivation loosening.
He just didn't know why such a good treasure would be placed in such a remote corner by the Liuhai Sect.
If it weren't for the spiritual fire suddenly jumping, Zhang Ergou wouldn't have obtained such a treasure.
From what he could see, this place posed no great danger.
However, Zhang Ergou didn't let his guard down and cautiously explored.
But his vision was limited, and Zhang Ergou could only see a range of a few dozen zhang.
He couldn't clearly see things hidden in the dark.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ergou released his divine sense, preparing to investigate.
Divine sense could not only probe further but also clearly detect everything hidden in every corner.
The moment Zhang Ergou released his divine sense, a change occurred.
He found that the entire mysterious space was within the scope of his divine sense. Every inch of land within the mysterious space existed in his sea of consciousness.
"What is going on?"
Zhang Ergou was dumbfounded. When did his divine sense gain such a long range?
A rough estimate put the mysterious space at a radius of a hundred li, which was comparable to the territory of a small sect.
Yet, the moment Zhang Ergou released his divine sense to investigate, the entire space appeared in his sea of consciousness.
As if it had always been there.
Zhang Ergou quickly called out to the Snow Mountain Elder to emerge from his sea of consciousness. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
The Snow Mountain Elder, being experienced and knowledgeable, would surely understand what was happening.
"What is it, kid? I just went back, why are you calling me out again?"
After emerging, the Snow Mountain Elder did not immediately observe the surroundings.
"Old man, look, where is this?"
Zhang Ergou pointed to the scene before him, and the Snow Mountain Elder was stunned.
"Such dense spiritual energy, it's almost comparable to the Kunlun Immortal Realm!"
The Snow Mountain Elder exclaimed, startled by the situation.
"Kid, where is this? Aren't we still at the Liuhai Sect? Haven't you finished that so-called grand competition between the two sects yet?"
The Snow Mountain Elder spoke a redundant question, clearly not having recovered from his shock.
"We are still at the Liuhai Sect, indeed in my room."
"Smelly brat, stop playing coy, tell me where this is!"
The Snow Mountain Elder said, raising an eyebrow.
"Old man, do you remember that black iron ball we took from the secret chamber of the Liuhai Sect?"
"Of course, I remember. Weren't you just studying that black iron ball?"
Suddenly, the Snow Mountain Elder's expression changed.
"Could it be..."
"That's right, old man. This iron ball is an independent space, or rather, a small world. Even more bizarre is that I was just about to use my divine sense to investigate the situation inside."
Zhang Ergou paused and said.
"Guess what I discovered?"
"What could you discover?" The Snow Mountain Elder was getting impatient with Zhang Ergou's habit of playing coy.
"The entire space, meaning all the areas of this small world, are within the range of my divine sense."
Zhang Ergou stated truthfully; he had nothing to hide from the Snow Mountain Elder.
"Is there such a strange thing?" The Snow Mountain Elder frowned. "Has this world recognized you as its master?"
"Try it again!"
The Snow Mountain Elder dared not be certain for a moment. Although he had experienced a lot, this was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre situation.
Zhang Ergou followed his instructions and released his divine sense. Indeed, the situation in the entire small world was laid bare before him.
As his divine sense probed, Zhang Ergou not only saw all sorts of rare ancient trees but also discovered all kinds of peculiar medicinal herbs.
This was a new discovery; he would no longer worry about medicinal herbs for alchemy in the future!
Continuing to probe forward, past the area of spiritual herbs, and after a swamp, Zhang Ergou also discovered a group of spirit beasts.
But he was surprised that as his divine sense passed over them, those spirit beasts seemed to have encountered something terrifying, shrinking back in fear and not daring to move.
Zhang Ergou tried to focus his divine sense on one of the spirit beasts. The spirit beast immediately trembled, looking at the sky with a face full of terror.
Continuing to probe forward, Zhang Ergou saw all sorts of strange and peculiar things.
Perhaps because the spiritual energy concentration inside was relatively dense, the creatures in the entire small world were more than twice the size of their counterparts in the outside world.
The spiritual herbs all appeared vibrant and full of life.
After probing around, Zhang Ergou truthfully told the Snow Mountain Elder what he had perceived.
The Snow Mountain Elder pondered for a moment. It was indeed as he had expected.
By a stroke of fate, this small world had recognized Zhang Ergou as its master. He was truly a lucky fellow.
...
After Zhang Ergou was absorbed into the mysterious space of the black iron ball, the convergence of spiritual energy in the outside world also stopped.
After a short while, it gradually dissipated.
"Ah, what's going on? Why is it so fast this time? Last time Zhang Ergou broke through, it took about two hours."
"Yes, something is clearly not right this time. Could it be that the breakthrough failed?"
"Should we go in and take a look?"
Lin Yichen and the others were suddenly anxious. Because of the changes in the external spiritual energy, they mistakenly believed that Zhang Ergou had failed to break through.
If their guess was correct, Zhang Ergou would have encountered some misfortune.
"Cease this foolishness!"
Just as Lin Yichen and the others were about to rush into Zhang Ergou's room to investigate.
Old Man Tiandao spoke to stop them. Old Man Tiandao's expression was serious, not joking at all.
Besides, with his status, he wouldn't joke with these disciples.
Lin Yichen and the others quickly stopped: "Elder, we want to go in and check on Zhang Ergou, we fear he might have encountered misfortune."
"Foolishness!" Old Man Tiandao shouted sternly.
"With the cultivation of the few of you, even if Zhang Ergou encounters misfortune, can you do anything to resolve it?"
Lin Yichen and the others blushed. In their haste, they hadn't considered this point. Now, hearing Old Man Tiandao's words, they felt a bit embarrassed.
"Furthermore, even if Zhang Ergou encounters misfortune, we old fellows are still here. It's not your turn to worry!"
Lin Yichen and the others pouted and said nothing. Who knew if they were genuinely worried or just pretending to be worried!