In a vast, desolate wilderness, waist-high mugwort grew lush and dense. As far as the eye could see, the land was covered in this broad-leaved wasteland grass, its stems and leaves tough and resilient.
It was dusk. Since it was still autumn, all kinds of chirping insects called endlessly from within the grass.
In the distant sky, clouds made brilliant by the afterglow of the setting sun drifted slowly through the remaining sunlight. A flock of birds flew swiftly through the glow before night descended, adding a touch of life to the empty sky.
Suddenly, an extremely immense surge of energy erupted in the distant sky.
The energy swept outward. Amid the surging force, a mass of five-colored radiance suddenly blazed forth, abruptly enveloping a large stretch of the clouds glowing in the distant afterglow.
From afar, it looked as though a huge cloud shimmering with five-colored light had suddenly emerged in the distance.
As the immense energy rapidly surged and spread, the enormous five-colored cloud transformed into a sea of clouds composed of vast energy and glittering with five-colored radiance.
An extremely terrifying force of space gushed forth, and a gigantic hole suddenly appeared in the sea of clouds that covered a considerable area.
A figure shot out of the pitch-black hole and, with a flash, broke free of the sea of clouds.
"This... could this be the Cold Plunder Realm?" A young cultivator struggled to stabilize himself in midair. Before he could even look around, he had already cried out.
He turned back to glance at the hole he had just emerged from, but the solemnity on his face did not fade for a long while.
This young cultivator was none other than Qin Fengming, who had been transmitted here from Yuanqi Palace through its cross-realm Teleportation Array.