A sense of relief washed over those gathered in the passageway.
They knew the chances were slim with what Kincaid said, but at least there was a possibility.
"But even if Elder Xue was alive, how would we get in touch with him?" Hilario pointed out.
It was a serious question and a realistic concern, though it sounded pessimistic.
They were in the third-grade world now. They'd have to cross the main world to enter the Deep Space and reach Elder Xue.
But the entire main world had become a barren wasteland after the calamity Cornelius brought upon it. Neither the Treacherous Beings nor the long-haired monsters could return.
New creatures and races had appeared in the main world over time, but they were entirely different to those in the past.
The long-haired monsters looked hopefully at Kincaid, as well.
They were eagerly waiting for a definite answer, too.
They were more afraid of having no purpose in life than death itself. They would dedicate themselves to any goal Kincaid gave them.
A look of hesitation flashed across Kincaid's face.
If they couldn't enter the main world, then they couldn't reach the Deep Space.
There was no way to communicate with Elder Xue unless he reached out himself using the Heaven Projection.
"Master Kincaid, we have two human beings in the main world," Zen offered.
"You have people there?" Kincaid looked surprised. "But if they haven't gone through the Red Jade Rite, wouldn't it be difficult for them to move around in the main world?"
The Red Jade Rite was an exclusive method of the Four Spirits Sect allowing creatures from the third-grade world to enter the fourth-grade world.
But if even the Four Spirits Sect could no longer use the Red Jade Rite, how could anyone else?
"One of them indeed has been rendered immobile, but the other, my son, can walk freely throughout the main world even without having undergone the Red Jade Rite," Zen responded.
"Really?" Kincaid's eyes lit up. "Where is he now?"
"He has climbed to the top of a holy pillar," Zen said.
Kincaid looked impressed.
"It's amazing someone from the secondary world was able to get that far!
I once captured some powerhouses of the third-grade world and let them into the main world. However, they immediately lost their sight and hearing as soon as they entered there without going through the rite!"
The Red Jade Rite was a method created by the Bold Conjecture House which had concluded, based on many experiments, that the third-grade world creatures could only survive in the third-grade world. They were unable to inhabit the main world without external intervention.
Powerful individuals like Ziya had tried many times, but even he could only barely walk in the main world.
"Would we be able to contact him?" Kincaid pressed, harboring none of the doubts his companions had on what Zen said.
Zen thought for a moment. "Yes. He can deliver information through an Other Shore Token, but he is unable to do that of late as he is adjusting its ability."
Kincaid was ecstatic. "Great!"
He began clapping.
Anyone who knew Kincaid knew of his habit of clapping his hands when he was excited.
"Fate truly works in mysterious ways. The Deep Space should have been beyond us, but now, we have this chance! We must seize it!" Kincaid said, beaming.
As things were settling down at the passageway, the Other Shore was in a state of chaos.
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