Like the Crystal Core Research Station, the main structure of the "Holy Mountain," Asuman, was also built from crystalline bodies. All kinds of crystal clusters, crystal towers, and crystal walls formed the complex interior structure of this ancient spacecraft. Unlike conventional starships, however, many of Asuman's compartments could not be directly connected. Perhaps some extreme security requirements had been considered during its design, because all of the spacecraft's key compartments were completely sealed off. Entering or leaving them required either a gatekeeper to grant teleportation access or brute force far beyond Asuman's defensive strength to break through. Under An's guidance, Hao Ren entered the compartment containing the energy circulation nexus through a teleportation gate.
It was a pyramid-shaped hall. Lush pale-violet crystal clusters grew at its four corners. The moment Hao Ren entered, he saw an exceptionally wide crack high above the hall. It pierced through the entire crystal wall of the Holy Mountain, and through the gap, he could even vaguely see the murky sky outside. Directly beneath the crack stood a white crystalline conduit that had been smashed in half and was constantly spitting out bright sparks. The ground in front of it had collapsed into a crater, and a crystal whose material was clearly different from its surroundings lay quietly inside.
Perhaps because it had passed through the Wall of Reality, the crystal's shape, size, and color had all changed greatly. Judging from its appearance alone, Hao Ren probably would not have been able to tell what it was. Yet two lines of text now floated above it, and the moment Hao Ren saw them, his liver trembled.
Eight Hearts Eight Arrows, Exquisite Craftsmanship.
He could say with absolute certainty that when this crystal had been thrown into the Rift Nebula, those two LOGOs had not been