Lin Bai fell into the enormous hole. After descending over a hundred meters, he landed at the bottom.
Sure enough, just as Lin Bai had guessed, beneath the central square was another place resembling an Underground Palace.
After landing at the bottom, Lin Bai took Night-Luminescent Pearls from his Storage Bag and scattered them around, immediately illuminating the underground area.
The underground area was a circular plaza only a thousand meters across. At the very center of the plaza was a pool a hundred meters wide.
The water in the pool was milky white and gave off a faint, delicate fragrance.
Lin Bai hurried over to the pool. Before the milky-white water, he carefully lifted some of it out, examining it closely. After a long while, Lin Bai said, "This should be the so-called Heavenly Spirit Spring!"
"According to the contents of the Jade Slip, the Heavenly Spirit Spring should have been enormous—certainly not merely a hundred meters wide like the one before us. But after lying dormant for fifty thousand years, it has withered down to this size."
"If I hadn't found this place today, it would have completely dried up within another hundred years. By then, the Heavenly Spirit Spring would have vanished from this City of the Living Dead!"
A trace of delight appeared on Lin Bai's face.
Taking the Azure Gourd out of his Storage Bag, Lin Bai chuckled. "I haven't found any other use for this Azure Gourd. Its interior just happens to have a huge capacity, so I used to fill it with wine. Using it to store this Heavenly Spirit Spring is pretty good, too!"
"Fortunately, there wasn't any wine left in the Azure Gourd."
Lin Bai smiled faintly. After opening the Azure Gourd, he stirred his spiritual power. The Azure Gourd flew