In that instant, everyone within the Great Formation was stunned.
What just happened?
Lv Yue, a glorious Golden Immortal, was actually tripped over by a mere top-tier Profound Immortal, and fell flat on his face!
It was even more unbelievable than seeing the sun rise from the west!
Not only were they dumbfounded, but Lv Yue, the protagonist of the event, was utterly bewildered himself.
At this moment, he completely forgot that he was a Golden Immortal who could leave the ground and fly into the air with a mere thought; instead, he instinctively used his hands to support the ground, laboriously climbing up.
The scent of the soil in his mouth reminded him that this was not a nightmare but a real tragedy that had occurred!
He laboriously spat out the mud from his mouth, feeling the gazes of his fellow disciples around him filled with not only surprise and confusion but also a trace of sympathy.
These gazes pained him, causing his face to burn with embarrassment, and his body felt as if it were on fire.
Finally, all his anger surged up, shooting out from his eyes.
At this moment, all restraint and patience were thrown out of his mind.
"Yu Yuan!"
His face contorted, he let out a hoarse roar: "I will make your life worse than death!"
His fierce and irritable voice immediately drew the attention of many Jie Sect immortals on Sky Termination Peak, all curious to see why this notoriously ruthless Golden Immortal was so enraged.
And that Yu Yuan he mentioned sounded somewhat familiar.
Just then, a light screen, resembling an upside-down crystal bowl, enveloped everyone within the formation.
It was the activation of the Curved Realm Ark.
"Crack—"
The space cracked, revealing a pitch-black void.
The light screen, like a crystal bowl, rapidly slid into the black spatial rift like a soap bubble blown by a gentle breeze.
Darkness, emptiness, void...
This was the scene visible to all immortals after the opening of the Curved Realm Ark.
Inside this spatial rift, a light screen enveloped the immortals like an ark, swiftly gliding through the darkness.
On the "Ark," Lv Yue stared intensely at Yu Yuan, his eyes looking as if he wanted to devour him alive.
A nearby Jie Sect Immortal quickly whispered in an attempt to calm him: "Senior brother, please restrain your anger, we are in the Curved Realm; you really shouldn't start a fight!"
The Curved Realm refers to this slice of space.
Essentially, it still belongs to the part of Primordial Heaven and Earth, just temporarily "shifted" elsewhere in a higher dimension.
Thus, the Curved Realm is still very robust, and ordinary Immortal Gods would find it hard to shatter it.
But Lv Yue was an Immortal Golden Immortal, who knew what kind of treasures he had at his disposal; if he were to shatter the Curved Realm, everyone would be doomed!
Thus, following that Jie Sect Immortal's persuasion, others also began to speak up, urging Lv Yue to stay calm.
Another slim, horse-faced Jie Sect Immortal came forward to discourage Yu Yuan from provoking Lv Yue further, openly showing a desire to make friends.
Following Lv Yue's angry curses, the immortals inside the Curved Realm all knew of Yu Yuan's background.
Merely his identity as a Third Generation Inner Sect Disciple was enough to make many Second Generation outer disciples bend over backwards to please him.
Moreover, he had the capability to cause a major uproar in Nine Dragons Island.
And rumors had it that he had only joined the sect a little over a thousand years ago.
With such gifted talents, his importance was all the more significant.
In the eyes of some immortals skilled in social climbing, not only currying favor, but even kneeling and bootlicking seemed justified!
Yu Yuan glanced at the slim horse-faced immortal, perceiving his intentions all too well.
In his usual unconcerned manner, he blew a smoke ring and casually said, "You'd better not stay too close to me."
"Cough cough—"
The Jie Sect Immortal choked on the poisonous smoke, his lean and long horse face turning green as he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, retreating until he touched upon the light screen at the edge of the Curved Realm. He cursed inwardly, feeling slighted by the other party.
As he cursed, a sudden realization struck him.
"Do not come too close to me" was the exact phrase he had used when the other party first entered the formation.
Now, the other party had simply returned those words back to him as they were.
Thinking of this, his already somewhat greenish lean and long horse face flushed red with a "swoosh".
After repeated persuasion from the immortals, Lv Yue eventually decided to "consider the overall situation" and abandoned his plan to attack. Still, he left a harsh word, "Today's humiliation will be remembered by Lv Yue. You'd better hope you never fall into my hands, or even the protection of Sister Golden Spirit won't help you!"
Yu Yuan did not take his threat to heart.
As they say, barking dogs seldom bite.
The louder Lv Yue yells, the less confident he is inside.
Within the Jie Sect, there is a vast difference between the statuses of Inner Sect Disciples and Outer Sect Disciples.
Apart from a few elite Outer Sect Disciples, most of the Outer Sect Disciples merely bear the name of Jie Sect, having seldom even seen the face of the Sect Hierarch or received any teachings from the Holy Mother.
The real recipients of the Holy Mother's teachings are those few Inner Sect Disciples, along with the Outer Sect senior brother Zhao Gongming, the Three Sisters of Three Immortals Island, the Seven Attendant Immortals, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Turtle Island, and so forth, not exceeding a hundred people!
Unfortunately, although Lv Yue barely qualified, that was just it.
He too had attended several lectures at the Biyou Palace, but found them utterly enigmatic and beyond his comprehension.
Consequently, while other elite disciples have already achieved the Taiyi Dao Fruit and Daluo Dao Fruit, he still remains in the Golden Immortal Realm, unable to breakthrough.
As the saying goes, being out of grain at home makes the heart panic.
Lv Yue was just such an example.
If he, like Golden Spirit Saint Mother, had attained the Daluo Dao Fruit, could he still endure Yu Yuan's repeated provocations given his temperament and capacity?
But he hadn't, so he must endure!
Despite seeing traces of disappointment and disdain in the eyes of his fellow disciples, he remained unaffected.
What of being a shrinking turtle?
At least he could still live properly!
Seeing the atmosphere slightly ease, a few Jie Sect Immortals started to move closer to Yu Yuan, much like the one with the long horse face, hoping to foster a good relationship with this Inner Sect Third Generation Disciple.
Yu Yuan showed scant interest in their "kindness," too lazy to feign politeness, directly turning around, his back facing the immortals, displaying his arrogant demeanor!
Those few Jie Sect Immortals, having their attempts rebuffed, could only retreat to one side in displeasure, inwardly cursing Yu Yuan for his ignorance of what's good for him.
"Sigh—"
Yu Yuan slowly exhaled a smoke ring, his gaze staring at the boundless darkness outside the light screen, corners of his mouth slightly curving upwards.
It was hard to tell how much time had passed when the monotonous dark suddenly lit up with numerous dazzling soap bubbles.
One by one, colorful mottled "bubbles" appeared in the immortals' field of vision.
The "bubbles" were dense, resembling patches upon patches of Small Thousand Worlds.
Some "bubbles" contained overlapping mountain ranges, some surged with tumultuous waves, some were blanketed in snow...
It was all very ethereal, like a dream.
Yet these "bubbles" were real spaces, just like the "Curved Realm Ark" they were aboard.
Seeing these "bubbles" signified that their space journey was nearing its destination.
Sure enough, soon a dense forested "bubble" swiftly enlarged in the eyes of the immortals.
As if with a soft "pop", the "Curved Realm Ark" they were on completely merged into that "bubble".
The entire process was extremely smooth, without a hint of trembling.
The only abrupt change was the scenery in front of them.
From utter darkness and void, it suddenly transformed into a dense forest filled with ancient trees.