Of course, He Lingchuan did not know that the original array eye was, in truth, an ancient magical artifact in its own right, known as the “Changjin[1] Sphere.” Under divine guidance, the Heavenly Palace had modified it into an array eye capable of containing a spider immortal’s molt and reflecting the star map.

It was one of a kind.

Meanwhile, the backup array eye was merely an imitation of the Changjin Sphere that the Heavenly Palace had developed later. Though its appearance and functions were quite similar, it ultimately lacked the Changjin Sphere’s most important trait.

With the Swallow’s Return movement technique, He Lingchuan moved through the crack no slower than an ape. By now, the little fire man on his shoulder had also recovered its senses. Realizing what he was doing, it kept cheering him on, “Faster, faster! I can already see the Suspended Dipper Stone!”

He Lingchuan shot it a disdainful look.

Still, the fissure that Juju’s dozens of huge fireballs had blasted open was genuinely deep. He crawled another ten-odd meters and finally saw a massive grayish-white boulder.

“That’s the Suspended Dipper Stone!” Juju cried in delight. “Dig it out… wait, hold on!”

It jumped onto the Suspended Dipper Stone and touched it a couple of times, as if to sense it carefully. Then it said to He Lingchuan, “Upward! Go up! There’s still space above it!”

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