The Pulse of the Purple Crystal

Over tens of millions of years, countless powerful beings have explored the Gate of Fallen Stars, probably searching every inch of its land, yet... the entrance to the cave remains elusive.

Under these circumstances, Chu Xiaoran harbored no illusions.

Chu Xiaoran said, "Powerful wild beasts lurk within the Gate of Fallen Stars. Many of these beasts are stronger than we can imagine. Let alone dealing with them, their mere pressure would be unbearable for us."

"Our top priority now is to get out of the Gate of Fallen Stars. If we're unlucky, we might perish here..."

Chu Xiaoran's expression was solemn. Passing through the Gate of Fallen Stars was truly a matter of luck, because the wild beasts here were many times stronger than the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider. Once they targeted her, there was no chance of escape; it was basically a dead end.

Yi Yun nodded. He was about to agree with Chu Xiaoran when suddenly, a thought struck him. Just a moment ago, he felt the Purple Crystal within his body pulsating.

Since sinking into its heart, the Purple Crystal has been sleeping peacefully, its pulse beating gently with its heartbeat. The intervals between each beat are as precise as a clock, and it has almost never shown any abnormalities.

Even when Elder Jian Ge used his Heavenly Eye to examine Yi Yun's entire body twice, Purple Crystal did not react at all.

At this moment, the sudden throbbing from the Purple Crystal made Yi Yun feel that something was unusual.

What's wrong?

Yi Yun calmed down and carefully sensed that the Origin Purple Crystal within his body seemed to have formed a subtle connection with something in this world.

This connection seems to be guiding me to explore.

"What exactly is it?"

Yi Yun felt puzzled. He instinctively wanted to find the source of this connection, but he also knew just how dangerous the Gate of Fallen Stars truly was.

With his Purple Blood Realm cultivation, walking through the Gate of Fallen Stars was like an ant scurrying across a busy street; one wrong step and he would be pulverized.

Just then, several more people fell from the sky.

Qiu Niu, Chu Shan, Chu Luo landed one after another. It seems that all the branching paths in the vortex passage eventually converged into this Gate of Fallen Stars.

Chu Shan and Chu Luo were both pale-faced, clearly exhausted. Seeing the vast world before them, they were both speechless with astonishment.

Chu Xiaoran explained to Qiu Niu and the others one by one, while Yi Yun fell into deep thought. His spiritual power remained connected to the Purple Crystal, searching for that mysterious guidance...

"Yi Yun, we should go!"

At this moment, Chu Xiaoran's voice rang in Yi Yun's ears. She held a simple map she had just drawn in one hand and said while looking at the map, "I know very little about the Gate of Fallen Stars. I've chosen a route based on my memory, intuition, and some conjecture. I don't know if it can lead everyone out."

Chu Xiaoran was the one among them who knew the most about the Gate of Fallen Stars, so listening to her speculation was much better than wandering around aimlessly.

"Let's go, everyone work together to get through this!" Chu Xiaoran said, taking a step forward. Qiu Niu and the others naturally followed.

"Yi Yun, what's wrong?"

Chu Xiaoran found it strange that Yi Yun hadn't moved.

Yi Yun pondered for a moment, then raised his head and gazed in one direction where a sea of fire burned—the very sea of Pure Yang Fire that had burned for ten thousand years.