Yidi obviously wasn't doing this for the first time.

He was very efficient.

The curse frozen in the block of ice was quickly turned by him into an extremely peculiar magical item using various tools.

Of course.

Baiyu didn't know for now what function this magical item served.

It was a large ice block, but in the middle of it, there protruded a black branch-like thing, no matter how the ice block was positioned, this black crooked branch always pointed in one direction.

Just like a simple compass.

However, this special "compass" was certainly pointing to the source of the curse.

Yidi took a deep breath: "This is a simple compass I made. Without this thing, it would be almost impossible for us to find the source of the curse. However, this thing only has a certain probability, and sometimes it's not accurate."

Baiyu nodded, "Then if we follow this compass, we can find the source?"

Yidi responded to Baiyu with a look, indicating there was no problem, then carried the ice block and began to walk out of the church.

To be honest.

Yidi looked quite strange at this moment.

But in Bailan City, no one would find even very strange people odd. So Yidi walked down the street without attracting any attention.

Besides Yidi.

There were also two commanders of the city guard army, they followed behind for dealing with any sudden incidents at any moment.

The two drove a steam car.

The city guard army followed in their own cars, maintaining a certain distance.

Baiyu glanced around.

Yidi's direction was constantly heading out of the city, clearly indicating that the source of the curse was outside Bailan City.

After all, the Illusion Beast was also discovered in a ruin outside the city.

The mercenary team exploring the spirit realm wouldn't be too close to the city because the areas too close had basically all been explored by those before them, leaving almost nothing of use; previous mercenary teams almost stripped the ground around Bailan City to sell it.

But they wouldn't venture too deep into the spirit realm either.

The dangers and mysteries of the spirit realm were something they were very well aware of. If they went too deep, the team could face unpredictable risks, and the likelihood of encountering those powerful Exotic Beasts would greatly increase.

So the exploration area of mercenary teams.

Generally ranged not too far, but not too close to the city, usually within a thousand-kilometer radius centered on the city.

So if one were to search outside the city, it probably wouldn't be too far.

But also not too close.

At this moment in time.

Going outside the city wasn't a wise choice.

The outside beast tide had already started accumulating, with beast dens large and small stocking up on a large number of Exotic Beasts.

One could say that going outside the city now was no different from pushing themselves into the beast tide pit.

Very soon.

Following the indication of the magical item made by Yidi, the two indeed arrived at the city gate.

A step further.

And they would be on the road out of the city.

Yidi took a deep breath: "Shall we go out? It seems that the source should have been brought in from outside the city and if we don't resolve the source, the curse will keep spreading within the city, and surely some people have already started having that nightmare."

The nightmare Yidi referred to was naturally the same one He Hao had.

The latent outbreak period of this curse was very long, lasting a month or even two, and the severity of the nightmares would be terrifying.

So it hadn't reached the outbreak period yet and could still be resolved.

Once it exploded on a large scale, countless people would die from nightmares, plunging the city into complete chaos.

Baiyu thought for a moment, then nodded: "Go, why not go."

Even if it required going outside the city, this curse couldn't be delayed. Although initially, only a few mercenaries brought it in, perhaps someone earlier had brought it into the city without it being discovered or causing large-scale impact yet.

There was a good chance this was designed by someone behind the scenes.

"Bishop Yidi, you've already helped a lot, let me proceed with the investigation alone from here."

Baiyu took a deep breath.

He wanted to use this opportunity to observe the beast tide outside too. Although Geman kept saying the beast tide was very serious, he needed to see with his own eyes how severe it actually was.

However.

Yidi protested at this moment: "How could I retreat at such a time? I am the son of the Lifemother, saving the distressed is our teaching, I cannot betray my faith. Especially knowing so many are troubled by the curse, I cannot leave."

Yidi's face was solemn, it didn't seem like a joke at all, even though with his strength, venturing outside the city could very well mean a path of no return.

Baiyu felt a slight sense of admiration.

Lifemother and Green Mother are truly two extremes.

Although the domains of these two deities might both involve life and healing aspects, the God of Life was about granting and curing life.

The Green Mother however was about taking away life, destroying life, and transforming life.

"Compared to certain cultists I've seen who believe in the Green Mother, your faith is truly admirable."

Baiyu remarked with emotion.

Yidi smiled slightly, then spoke in a vehemently disdainful tone: "That is the Fallen God, the god of corruption and evil distortion, people who believe in the Green Mother are mostly lunatics. But the Lifemother is our giver of life."

Baiyu nodded, agreeing with Yidi's statements.

"Let's go Bishop, since we're going out, let's hurry, to prevent the curse's situation from worsening."

Baiyu said in a deep voice.

...

Half a day later.

Baiyu and Yidi made their preparations, driving out of the city in a large off-road vehicle, which was stocked with sufficient supplies.

So the two set off from the city gate in this manner.

Since Yidi needed to use the magical item to navigate, Baiyu had to take on the driving duties.

But truth be told.

Baiyu wasn't very skilled at driving.

So much so that Yidi was in constant fear.

"By the way, Mr. Bai, you are from the Tower of Miracles, what exactly is your strength? I don't want us becoming food for Exotic Beasts midway. I only have Tier Three Meteor strength, extraordinary abilities are my specialty.

But my extraordinary abilities don't have much effect on those brainless Exotic Beasts."

Yidi spoke half-jokingly.

Baiyu responded with a smile: "I'm probably of the Eclipse Moon Realm strength."

Upon hearing Eclipse Moon Realm.

Yidi breathed a sigh of relief.

The Eclipse Moon Realm was already an extremely powerful existence, at least in his view, it was a deep and distant concept.

However.

Baiyu added a sentence later that made Yidi start to worry again: "Probably, I'm not really certain on my exact strength."

The "probably" was very intriguing.

Yidi originally thought Baiyu would say something like nothing outside the city could harm me, but now it seemed quite different.

But since they were already outside the city.

Yidi had no choice, besides, he had already mentally prepared himself when he came out.