This was the largest volcano in this fragment of space.
The volcano was incomparably massive. Its crater in particular resembled an enormous lava lake, spanning several hundred li in every direction. In the middle of the lava lake, a huge palace floated quietly atop the magma. Though the scorching lava battered its walls, the palace remained undamaged.
Standing atop the volcano and looking down, Zhou Tong could clearly see that the palace was actually already in ruins. In several places within the palace, thin streams of lava could be seen seeping inside.
It was not as completely unscathed as it appeared on the surface.
"This palace is indeed severely damaged. Even if I hadn't come, it probably would have lasted only another ten thousand years or so." Zhou Tong sized up the palace, then leaped down and flew directly before its main entrance.
Streaks of light lit up one after another across the gate. Upon closer inspection, they were Divine Patterns. The Heavenly Eye between Zhou Tong's brows opened, and he carefully observed the flickering patterns and arrangement of those Divine Patterns with his strongest divine sense.
At the same time, he compared the formations and restrictions here against the contents of the Nine Scrolls of Formations he had comprehended. Instantly, he gained insight into many things he had never understood before.
His Nine Scrolls of Formations were merely a formation inheritance left behind by a Rogue Immortal who had failed his tribulation. Naturally, they could not compare to the formations laid down by a Celestial Immortal.
As he observed the formation on the gate and compared it with the Nine Scrolls of Formations, Zhou Tong's understanding of formations rose to another level. He had already surpassed the scope of the Nine Scrolls of Formations and entered an entirely new