A drifting figure, light as catkins, rose and fell amid the sea of clouds, flying slowly yet steadfastly toward the Azure Sky Domain.
Pale golden eyes pierced through layer upon layer of cloud and mist, occasionally looking below.
The sight that met his eyes was horrifying.
The dams of lakes and rivers had burst, leaving vast numbers of fish and shrimp exposed on the dried-up riverbeds, helplessly flopping their bodies.
Bubbles rose one after another as they tried to moisten themselves, but it was a cup of water against a cartload of firewood.
"The Tai Lake Domain's intricate underground water system has already collapsed. Huge amounts of lake water are pouring toward lower ground. Without material support at its foundation, this domain's spirit veins are no different from destroyed."
After observing for only a moment, Luo Chen had roughly grasped the Tai Lake Domain's situation.
Without stopping, he continued forward along the route he had taken before.
Because he had deliberately slowed down, it took him a full three days to return to the Nine Spirits Domain.
Before he had even crossed the boundary marker, Luo Chen stopped.
The clear sound of rolling waves had already reached his ears from far away.
A strange look appeared on Luo Chen's face.
The Nine Spirits Domain had many mountains and steep terrain, giving it a rather high elevation. That was why it had earned the name of being connected to the Nine Heavens.
Yet the sound of those rippling waves signified an immense change.
Luo Chen leaped up and landed atop a shattered cliff face.
The sight before him made him involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.
"Did all the water from the Tai Lake Domain flow into the Nine Spirits Domain?"
The vast surface of water stretched as far