Pill Saint Blessed Land.
Where Dan Mountain had once stood, a vast lake spanning a hundred li lay shrouded.
The lake's surface was calm as a mirror, without the slightest ripple. Its waters were black beyond measure, as though they could devour all things.
Ming Lake!
That was the lake's name.
Originally, there had been no Ming Lake within the Blessed Land. It had been born nine years ago.
That day, the entire Pill Saint Blessed Land had trembled. A massive breach had appeared at the limits of the sky, and immense quantities of black water and golden flame had poured back in from beyond, carrying the momentum to nearly destroy the entire Blessed Land space.
At the time, Luo Tian Sect Master Li Yingzhang had urgently summoned all sect members, and everyone had prepared to flee the Pill Saint Blessed Land.
Yet not long afterward, the heavenly phenomenon had vanished.
The breach in the sky had naturally leveled off, and all the terrifying golden flames had disappeared. Only an oceanic quantity of black water remained, forming this lake that inspired fear at the very sight of it.
It was said—
The heavenly phenomenon nine years ago had been caused by the Supreme Elder's cultivation, and in the end, the Supreme Elder himself had resolved it.
But precisely because of that, the Supreme Elder had suffered backlash. Gravely injured, he had fallen into slumber.
Ming Lake was the Supreme Elder's resting place.
As for when he would awaken, no one in Luo Tian Sect knew.
However, the entire sect had designated Ming Lake a forbidden ground, sealing it off completely and dispatching strong experts to patrol and guard it day and night.
This guard was not merely for show. The sect's importance attached to the matter was evident from its