The current began surging and changing course without pause. What had originally flowed in a straight line soon rose upward, turning into an arched, flying river, while mud churned beneath the water. Without a doubt, a gate sealed away for ten thousand years was opening. A huge gap soon appeared before me, revealing a pitch-black chasm as vast as the Water Curtain Cave. I couldn't help feeling shaken. It was like discovering a civilization from ancient times, separated from the modern world by an enormous gulf.
Dense layers of stairs stretched downward, reaching at least several hundred meters, while no one knew how deep the space below went. As I descended, some of the water continued drifting down with me, making this vast, enclosed space seem especially terrifying.
I drew a deep breath and decided to explore the secrets here. Thus, I continued flying downward without hesitation. The deeper I went, the more sluggish the atmosphere became. After all, this was the formation core controlling the entire realm. Its energy was likely unimaginably immense.
As I descended farther, I suddenly sensed that some kind of sound seemed to be waiting for me below. Just as I focused on listening, the howling of wind suddenly reached my ears.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
A dense aura as fierce as a raging gale suddenly surged upward. It was as if the underground space was so vast and deep that the wind had been unable to reach the top for a time, only now finally arriving before me!
I was immediately blown away by that terrifying chaos aura, and I could barely keep my body steady.
Fortunately, I immediately used Falling Sword Step. Like a falling meteor, I shot downward in an instant. Otherwise, I might have been blown all the way back up.
However,