Following this battle, Lingxiao Pavilion was temporarily secured, yet the air remained thick with the acrid smell of smoke and lingering tension. Su Yao, Lin Yu, Zhao Ya, and the Pavilion Master gathered in a secret chamber, the flickering candlelight casting long, grave shadows across their faces. Though the spiritual device had ceased its operation, the threat it posed hung over them like a shroud that refused to lift.
The Pavilion Master gently stroked the remaining runes on the device, his brows knitted tight. "The structure of this device is bizarre. In my view, the Mysterious Organization must have invested immense effort into it. Su Yao, when you shut it down, did you discern the key to its operation?"
Su Yao recalled the scene, her expression earnest. "Pavilion Master, the abyssal crystal at its core seemed to be the source of the evil Spiritual Power. It was only after I channeled the power of the Chaos Spirit Orb and the Chaos Spirit Sword to counter the energy within the crystal that I was barely able to suppress it. But... I have yet to fully untangle the connection between this device and the opening of a spatial rift."
Chapter 174