The Grandmaster quickly rushed to the entrance of the secret realm and used the Star Heaven Token to open it. He was the first to break into the underground depths, and I followed close behind. Only when the Grandmaster closed the gate did I finally let out a sigh of relief.
The silence allowed me to catch my breath. The Grandmaster chuckled and said, "This Roaring Thunder Array is indeed quite interesting. But I imagine it still can't compare to the Thunder Pool."
"Grandmaster, you probably don't know this, but to me, the Thunder Pool resembles the Black Pool created by the Nine Sects working together. It was also that Grand Array that fished me down here from the Ninth Heaven," I said.
"All Grand Arrays lead to the same destination by different paths. What's strange about that?" the Grandmaster said. Then he led me along the descending passage, and we soon arrived before an array gate just like those of the other sects.
The Grand Arrays sealing the Star Children were all exactly the same; only the mechanisms for opening the gates with the Dao-Annihilation Art differed. I was already thoroughly familiar with the process, so I quickly used the Star Heaven Sword Sect's incantation to undo the Grand Array.
The Grandmaster drew a deep breath and immediately charged inside. Afraid of dying, I stayed outside. I had thought he would have to wander around inside for ages, just as he had in the Dust Incense Valley, but after only two or three blinks, he floated back out. "There's nothing here. Hurry in."
I immediately followed him inside. At a glance, this Grand Array was indeed even more desolate than any I had seen before, as though no one had entered for many years. As usual, I raised nine