The shield's drain surged. Power poured out of him like floodwater through an opened sluice, but the Floating Immortal Sword's response grew more active, devouring the chaotic energy he had cut down and turning it into pure energy to replenish itself.
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and held the life-saving pill his master had given him in his mouth, struggling on through the pill's power and his own will.
The Myna bird also dropped his usual playfulness. He watched their surroundings warily and, in his own way, helped steady a small area around Lin Xiao against the erosion of their minds.
As they trudged onward, every step a struggle, even the idea of time grew hazy.
No one knew how long had passed. Perhaps a day, perhaps several.
At last, an unusual change appeared in the Chaos Mist ahead.
Amid the thick gray-white haze, specks of pale golden light began to appear.
The motes drifted slowly as if alive. Wherever they passed, even the violent currents of Law seemed to be Freezing for an instant and slowing.
"Time Law Fragments!"
Lin Xiao cried out. Hope flared in his eyes as he watched the pale golden motes drifting around them. "We're going the right way. A powerful trace of the Time Law remains here!"
Fang Chen's spirits lifted. The pressure outside the shield seemed to ease slightly with the appearance of the Time Law Fragments.
He continued in the direction Chi You sensed. The pale golden motes grew denser, gradually forming a hazy, winding band of light, like an ancient path forgotten by time.
They seemed to pass through an invisible boundary into a relatively stable region.
This was no longer pure Chaos Void. Countless enormous architectural ruins floated there.
Broken jade columns, collapsed golden palace roofs, carved walls covered in