Amid picturesque mountains and waters, a white worm burrowed out of the soft, damp soil.
After conducting a simple reconnaissance of the surrounding area, the worm found nothing abnormal. The cultivators remained quite peacefully within this region.
Rulim used the worm clone inside the palace to report everything to Nyarlathotep.
"To trigger such a grand celestial phenomenon, as though deliberately announcing it to the world... You needn't hurry back yet. Stay in the area around the cultivators. Based on your description, this region must have been created by Daoist Mind. He discovered your presence long ago, but merely chose not to warn them out of consideration for me. Pretend to leave first, then lie in wait around this region."
Rulim had no choice but to obey Nyarlathotep's orders and swiftly departed.
At the same time, five figures entered this picturesque mountain-and-river countryside. Jia Xin, whose body uncontrollably emitted a special suppressive force against nonhuman beings, walked alone at the front along the winding river, with Zhang Chen and the others following behind.
"There's actually a place like this beneath the sea?" Zhang Chen took in the breathtaking scenery around him.
"This place wasn't formed naturally. It is Daoist Mind's handiwork. In the Cultivation World within Ling, environments like this are everywhere. It was clearly created entirely by Daoist Mind. Since this is his domain, he may have discovered us the moment we stepped onto this land. From now on, everyone should be careful. Follow the river and don't..."
"Splash! Splash!" The previously faint murmur of flowing water beside Jia Xin's ears suddenly grew louder, cutting off his words.
When Jia Xin abruptly turned around, everyone behind him had vanished. Even Tina, who had been holding his arm, had turned into a tangled pile of branches.
"So they were prepared well