Afterward, those green motes of light fell to the ground, then flashed with spiritual radiance and sank into the Ice Plain, vanishing completely.
A thunderous rumble poured into their ears. For several li in every direction, the entire space began to tremble faintly.
"This is..."
Lin Xuan's pupils narrowed. The other cultivators also noticed something was wrong. Beneath their feet, at some unknown point, a circular Formation Map sparkling with spiritual light had appeared.
Then the surrounding air suddenly, inexplicably congealed. Light and rosy radiance flickered endlessly on all sides, as if someone had tossed a stone into a small lake; as far as the eye could see, strange spiritual ripples were everywhere.
Could it be...
A vague guess formed in Lin Xuan's heart. With his strength, it was not necessarily impossible for him to resolve the crisis before them, yet Lin Xuan chose to give up on that, doing nothing and merely watching how things changed.
Only a few breaths passed before the surrounding spiritual light drew in. The scenery before them, however, changed drastically. Looking out, where was there still an Ice Plain with goose-feather snow drifting down? They had arrived inside a forest thick with vegetation.
That was right, a forest. Towering trees stood all around them, along with many plants they had never even seen before. For a moment, that profound and mysterious feeling was hard to put into words.
"What is this? Could it be an illusion technique?"
A cry of alarm entered their ears. Lin Xuan turned his head and saw the Palace-dressed Woman. At this moment, her face was full of astonishment, and none of her earlier complacency could be seen.
"I'm afraid it is not merely an illusion technique."
Another voice entered his ears. Lin Xuan turned his head and saw the