"How about another piece? There's plenty of roasted cakes here. Please, have a few more. Otherwise, you might never taste such delicious roasted cakes again!" Mother of Mold Spirits asked contentedly.

Regaining their appetite, the three of them nodded in agreement and sat back down, starting to taste the freshly served platter of warm roasted cakes brought by the maid. Mother of Mold Spirits, lying on the lounger all this while, slowly got up and walked to the edge of the beach. She let the waves wash over her fair legs, tilted her head slightly to gaze at the distant sea and sky, all the while counting something in her hands.

Seeing this, Dao Lao was the first to put down his roasted cake and quickly walked over to Mother of Mold Spirits, asking in a deep voice, "Mother Mold, have you discovered something?"

"It's Elina. It looks like she's preparing to act," Mother of Mold Spirits replied without shifting her gaze from afar.

Upon hearing this, Haoyun and Dream Jia also discarded their half-eaten cakes and hurried over to Mother of Mold Spirits. They knew that once Elina started acting, it not only meant she had chosen the area to launch an attack on the Spirit Realm, but also signaled that Purification Unit P1557 was about to enter the final displacement phase for Earth's N38 timeline and Earth NX. In this process, both worlds would suffer a devastating calamity, and the human civilizations on these two Earths would be wiped out in this catastrophe.

Anxiously, Haoyun asked, "Mother Mold, what should we do now? Even if you can't help us deal with Elina, can you at least find a way to send us back to the Spirit Realm or directly to Elina?"

Mother of Mold Spirits raised her hand to calm Haoyun, then said, "Don't be hasty. Once Elina enters the jurisdiction of the Spirit Realm, I won't be able to track her whereabouts anymore. So I can't directly send you to Elina."

"Then, Mother Mold, can you directly send us back to the base of Purification Unit P1557? We can figure out a way to stop Elina's actions from there!" Dream Jia asked eagerly.

"That won't work either. Even if I could send you there, Father won't allow me to do so. You see, Father is very stubborn and dislikes outside forces entering the Dark Chain Plane. Therefore, if I do that, Father will definitely hold it against me. Given Father's petty nature, he will definitely keep a grudge against me. I don't want Father to turn against me one day like he did with the Balance Ring. That wouldn't be fun at all!" Mother of Mold Spirits firmly refused.

The three of them were speechless at Mother of Mold Spirits' reasons. However, based on their brief encounter and their understanding of Uryll, as well as Uryll's punitive actions against the Balance Ring, they indeed thought it wise not to easily offend the petty guy.

Seeing that the three did not refute her answer, Mother of Mold Spirits continued, "Besides, you three have not yet understood Father's blessing. So even if I have the ability to send you directly to Elina's side, I absolutely cannot do so. Otherwise, it would be like sending lambs into the tiger's den, letting you seek your own death."

"Oh dear! Mother Mold, can you reveal some of the secrets hidden in Uryll's blessings for us? If we can quickly understand those mysteries and gain some power from them, can't we immediately go and deal with Elina?" Dream Jia asked anxiously.

"How would I know what secrets Father has hidden in his blessings for you? And, it's perfectly normal that you can't comprehend those mysteries now. You will only have a chance to understand them when the time is right. Whether you can understand those secrets depends entirely on your own fortune. If outsiders were to leak them prematurely, then Father's blessing wouldn't work as intended!" Mother of Mold Spirits replied, casting a disdainful glance at Dream Jia.

Then, Mother of Mold Spirits pointed her finger and looked into the distance again, saying, "Alright, calm down. Let me observe the situation ahead more and make a decision."

Since Mother of Mold Spirits had spoken, Haoyun and the others could not hurry her. They stood behind her, anxiously waiting for her to bring them good news soon.

After observing the sky for a while longer, Mother of Mold Spirits snapped her fingers and said, "Very good, I finally found it!"

Then, she turned around and gestured for Haoyun and the others to follow her back to the middle of the white sandy beach. With a very cheerful tone, she said, "I know how to send you back to the Spirit Realm!"

"Great! Then please send us back right away, Mother Mold!" Haoyun and the others said eagerly, rubbing their hands together. Although they knew that with their current situation, once they returned to the Spirit Realm, they would be arrested by the Upper Realm, which would cause them a lot of trouble. However, they believed that as long as they stated their intentions and Elina's attack inevitably stirred up a huge storm in the Spirit Realm, in order to quickly calm down the trouble caused by Elina, resist the huge impact of the Dark Energy Storm on the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm would definitely prioritize the overall situation and allow them to go and deal with Elina. As for whether the Spirit Realm would be lenient towards them after dealing with Elina? Haoyun and the others couldn't care too much about it. They could only adapt to the situation when the time came.

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Seeing that Haoyun and the others were determined, Mother of Mold Spirits nodded and then, with a flick of her index finger around the empty beach, drew a circle. A purple-red magic array surrounded by dark energy immediately appeared on the beach. Mother of Mold Spirits first ordered Haoyun and the others to stand in the array, then said, "When the purification task of the Spirit Realm enters its final step, the Balance Ring secretly helps the purification department of the Dark Chain System to open a giant portal of transmission. The purification envoy will use that portal to gradually drag the world purified from the Dark Chain Plane into the Spirit Realm, and at the same time, slowly complete the replacement work of the original world."

As Mother Mold explained the situation and manipulated the teleportation array, two teams of maids who had been standing nearby gradually positioned themselves around the crimson-purple array. It appeared they were preparing to form a protective formation for Mother Mold. Ignoring the maids around her, Mother Mold continued, "As long as we find a suitable teleportation route, I can send you through that portal back to the Spirit God Realm. Of course, upon entering the teleportation gate, you will endure extreme oppressive forces. After all, when you entered the Dark Link Dimension, you already experienced such pressures once. Therefore, I believe with your current endurance, even though you may still feel pain upon returning, you should be able to safely return to the Spirit God Realm, right?"

"But what?" Hao Yun asked cautiously.

Mother Mold paced towards Hao Yun before answering, "But, I believe with this, you will definitely be able to return to the Spirit God Realm intact and without any pressure!" With these words, her index finger, wrapped in purplish-black magical energy, quickly tapped Hao Yun's chest. Startled, Hao Yun attempted to dodge, but found himself completely immobilized under Mother Mold's finger. Panic flooded him as he imagined the horrifying scene of his chest being instantly pierced.

However, the anticipated pain never came. Instead, Hao Yun soon realized that Mother Mold's finger didn't seem intent on harming him. At that moment, he also noticed the purplish-black magical energy entwined around Mother Mold's finger was transferring into his Abyssal Spirit Realm Battle Armor.

Meanwhile, Dao Lao and Dream Jia, now aware of what was happening, rushed to Hao Yun's side to prevent Mother Mold from further harming him. Yet, Mother Mold merely swept a quick smile at them with her eyes, and both were immediately immobilized by powerful pressure, unable to move from their spots. Moments later, Mother Mold withdrew her finger from Hao Yun's chest, and the purplish-black magical energy that had entered his Abyssal Spirit Realm Battle Armor now overflowed back into Mother Mold's body. Only then did Hao Yun and the others feel the suppression on their bodies lift, regaining their freedom.

Once they regained their mobility, Hao Yun quickly backed away, clutching his chest defensively, and demanded, "What did you just do to me?!"

Mother Mold, with a reassuring smile, replied, "Don't worry, gentlemen. I simply followed Gogolnikyeva's approach and upgraded Hao's Abyssal Spirit Realm Battle Armor. Just as when you entered the Dark Link Dimension, if you want to return to the Spirit God Realm unharmed, you will similarly need the help of this armor."

"So, you mean we need to use the Wormhole to return to the Spirit God Realm?" Hao Yun asked.

While speaking, Hao Yun quickly checked his chest and, upon confirming no injury, relaxed. Soon after, he noticed the surface of his Abyssal Spirit Realm Battle Armor was once again glowing with layers of ethereal green light. Though Hao Yun's Mold Energy Tracking System remained paralyzed, he could still confirm through these flowing green energies that his Abyssal Spirit Realm Battle Armor had been reactivated.

"Oh? So, this armor's teleportation function is called a Wormhole! Geez, Gogolnikyeva, although her armor modification skills are good, her ability to name things is really not commendable!" Mother Mold shook her head, teasingly complaining, a sentiment Hao Yun echoed with a shrug.

Mother Mold continued, "Alright then, let's just continue calling it the Wormhole! During the time when the portal to the Spirit God Realm opens for the transplantation of Earth NX, Elina can use her abilities to stealthily infiltrate the Spirit God Realm and enter any place she wishes. Since I can't determine when she will choose to enter that portal or stop her from doing so, I can only choose the best time for you to enter the portal. Whether you can return to the Spirit God Realm before Elina acts and prevent her actions will depend on your luck. But don't worry too much because I have great confidence in you!"

After Mother Mold finished speaking, the maids responsible for guarding immediately began chanting a mysterious incantation in voices eerily similar to demonic whispers. As their chanting grew louder, the purplish-black magical energy overflowing from the array continued to increase, swiftly converging towards the center of the array, forming a swirling portal wreathed in a haze of magical energy.

Hao Yun gazed at the steadily forming portal, eager to dive right in. He had learned from Mother Mold's words that she could not only send them through the portal opened for Earth NX transplantation but could also directly return them to Hao Yun's parents' home along the original path. Given that Hao Yun's world was currently undergoing an unprecedented calamity, he naturally felt an urgent need to return there and assess the situation.

Hao Yun and his companions now possessed intelligence about Elina's intentions to attack the Spirit God Realm, as well as the truth behind the P1557 Purification Team's attempt to defect. Therefore, they believed that if they could return to the Spirit God Realm before Elina and convey the imminent threat of the Dark Energy Storm she was about to trigger through Judge Yan, they might use this as leverage to secure the safety of Earth World N38 in the Earth's timeline.

Mother Mold, however, was cautious about Hao Yun and his companions' plan. In her view, the purification of the Earth world where Hao Yun resided was already an inevitable course of action. After painstakingly nurturing it for so many years, how could the Spirit God Realm easily abandon the operation to purify that Earth world?

Therefore, Mother Mold evaluated the plan of Hao Yun's group: "If you hope to convince the Spirit God Realm to give up on purifying that Earth world through this approach, the best way I can think of is to let them endure Elina's attack first. You know, those stubborn folks in the Spirit God Realm don't shed tears until they see the coffin. So, unless they taste some hardship first, they won't willingly strike a deal with you. If it were me, I'd definitely do it this way."