Exploring the Ancient Heavenly Palace

"There's no need to discuss it further. It's settled, then. It feels rather awkward when you call me Madam," Luo Li said somewhat shyly.

As she spoke, she sized up Nine Nether. Her figure was graceful, her face exquisitely beautiful, and she had heard that Luo Li's husband had even taken her as a mount.

Given her husband's nature, he might very well take her in sooner or later.

Luo Li thought for a moment before saying, "From now on, call me older sister. I'll call you Little Sister Nine Nether."

"Ah, older sister." Nine Nether was rather surprised. Those words instantly made her feel much closer to Luo Li. After thinking for a moment, she said with a blush, "Older sister."

"Yes, Little Sister Nine Nether."

Luo Li responded.

After settling their forms of address, the two raised their heads to determine their direction. Following the markings on the crude map, they shot toward the palaces atop the distant mountains.

Around them, people from other factions also began exploring.

As Luo Li and Nine Nether flew through the air and looked down in all directions, their expressions suddenly tightened. Only then did they discover countless bottomless, pitch-black abysses scattered across the land below.

Those abysses split apart the earth, giving it a faintly savage appearance.

These abysses had not formed naturally, but had been carved out by an immensely fierce war. Clearly, a world-shaking battle had erupted here in ancient times.

On the ground below,

ancient city ruins could occasionally be seen. Without exception, those cities had been utterly destroyed, so Luo Li and Nine Nether did not descend to investigate.

Traveling at full speed, Luo Li and Nine Nether arrived atop the mountains. The ruins of those palaces immediately came into view.

Most of the halls were shattered,