Deep beneath the Yellow Sand World, in an unknown and hidden Underground Palace, stood an ancient altar of extreme antiquity.
Countless ancient humanoid statues stood all around it, engraved with incomparably complex symbols and runes.
At that moment, a young man in a yellow robe sat cross-legged atop the altar. Dozens of guards whose strength was impossible to fathom accompanied him below the altar.
Just then, one of the humanoid statues surrounding the altar suddenly shattered into pieces, and the symbols and runes engraved upon it dimmed along with it.
As the humanoid statue crumbled, the light atop the altar also dimmed slightly, as though it had been affected somehow.
"Someone has come in!"
"Someone shattered a divine statue?"
"That's impossible! Those divine statues are all Immortals. How could someone shatter one so easily?"
The dozen or so guards looked at one another, astonishment filling their faces.
The yellow-robed man sitting cross-legged atop the altar also frowned, faintly angered. "I still need time to summon the Yellow Sand Goddess. Don't let anyone disturb me!"
"Yes, Crown Prince!" The dozen or so guards immediately bowed and accepted the order when they heard him.
They understood what the yellow-robed man meant. After agreeing, they turned and entered separate passageways, disappearing to places unknown.
Lin Bai cleared the sand from the eighteen passageways. Fortunately, there was not much sand, and it had not completely blocked the passages; it had merely obstructed the entrances.
The four flying swords spun forward and tore through the sand, quickly clearing the entrances.
Lin Bai moved back and forth before the eighteen entrances, lingering for a long while before each one and repeatedly peering inside.
During this time, Chu Tinghan had been hurrying to heal her injuries. Although there had not been much time, she had at