"I have some memories and sensations," Li Cheng shook his head. "The moment that power surfaced even slightly, the relic passage took me away. If that power had been a little stronger, I might not have made it back."
"It might not necessarily attack you," He Ao shifted his gaze and looked at the lifelike lotus petals from within. "After all, the Black Shadow that chased you here was fine too."
"Possibly."
Hearing He Ao's words, Li Cheng nodded lightly. "But that power didn't feel particularly 'gentle' or 'pure.' I could sense its terror and killing intent. After all these years, even though I only felt a tiny trace of it, it's still etched in my memory."
"When you stopped me just now, were you worried about the power coming from beneath the Stone Lotus?"
He Ao asked softly, "Can you still sense that power now?"
"I can't."
Li Cheng shook his head slightly. "That power may have left, but it may also be hiding. We can't let our guard down."
"Mm."
He Ao responded quietly and lowered his head to glance at the lotus seedpod platform beneath his feet.
Between the raised portions of the "lotus seedpod," faint, intricate patterns had also been carved. These patterns wound around one another, appearing and disappearing, similar to the patterns in the outer hall but carrying a slight sense of separation.
"What do we do next? Keep going forward?" He Ao raised his head and looked at Li Cheng.
He and Li Cheng had come here to find the method Li Cheng mentioned for shattering the Spear of Andarville. Although this was where the Spear of Andarville had been stored, there seemed to be no method here for shattering it.
"We're not going forward," Li Cheng shook his head. He also jumped