The Xun Yuan Hao slowly sailed into the region of purple energy. The defensive arrays around its hull automatically adjusted their energy frequencies, adapting to the unknown environment. Purple energy wrapped around the vessel like warm water. It lacked the corrosive force of Desolate Energy and instead carried a strange, gentle warmth, allowing the tightly wound nerves of the exploration team to relax slightly.
"Co-Lord Shen, the spatial rules in this area are abnormally stable—more peaceful even than the interior of the Star Sea." Xing Miao operated the detection instruments, her eyes full of astonishment. "And these purple energies seem to contain some kind of consciousness. They are observing us, yet they have shown no hostility."
Shen Hao nodded. The gray-colored Dao aura around him spread out as he cautiously touched the surrounding purple energy. The instant the aura surged in, countless fragmented images emerged within his sea of consciousness: enormous crystals being born from the void, purple energy revolving around them to form stable spatial structures; runes flickering across the crystal surfaces, transmitting ancient and mysterious messages... The images held no specific meaning, yet they made him feel an ancient vastness born from the very origin of the universe.
"This region should be a special space naturally formed within the Chasm of Desolation. Guarded by purple energy and crystals, it is isolated from the erosion of Desolate Energy," Shen Hao said in a deep voice. "Continue deeper. Watch the runes on the crystal surfaces carefully. We may find useful clues."
The Xun Yuan Hao traveled through the purple region for roughly half a day. The crystals ahead grew increasingly dense until they finally gathered into a vast crystal forest. The crystals came in every color—purple, blue, green, yellow—brilliant as a rainbow, while the runes on their surfaces became more