The rock covering the box had already been broken apart. Qu Jianlei did not need to do any of this; nobody wanted to tire out First One.
The box looked dull and gray, making it hard to associate with an abode.
Qu Jianlei stepped forward and formed a series of intricate hand seals. The box flew into the air.
In midair, the box rapidly shrank until it became an egg-sized pearl and landed in Qu Jianlei's hand.
"So it really is this," Jiao Daoren remarked. "A Space Ruyi Pearl..."
Claire was rather curious. "This Portable Abode is actually a standardized artifact?"
"It is not standardized, merely a general term," Jiao Daoren replied casually. "All right, let's head back."
After putting away the abode, nobody was in any hurry anymore—if they wanted to leave, they could do so at any time.
More importantly, nobody urged Qu Jianlei to activate the abode and investigate it.
After all, First One's injuries this time were far too severe. They had already obtained the item, so whether they examined it a day earlier or later did not matter.
However, Qu Jianlei understood what everyone was thinking. Three days later, he performed a divination, and the result showed that investigating the abode posed no great danger.
He then left the Secret Chamber, activated the abode, and invited everyone to investigate it together.
The abode was not particularly large, only a little over ten thousand square kilometers. It had mountains, water, flora, and fauna, but no sun or moon.
Yet there was still a distinction between day and night. The daytime simply was not as bright, while the night was not especially dark either.
Unfortunately, the spiritual qi in the abode was quite sparse, and withered yellow plants could be seen everywhere.
The living animals all looked