After leaving the Second Hall, the chanting outside suddenly faded, and before long, it could no longer be heard.
Chen Chuan glanced ahead and saw that the path no longer led upward, but instead wound down the mountain.
He cast his gaze in that direction. Dense, heavy shadows from the trees obscured everything around it; even he could not see where it led. He immediately released his Mental Field Domain to investigate.
Previously, considering that this was the Xuan Sect's Hidden Treasure and that remnants of predecessors' spirits might linger here—and since he had benefited greatly from the Xuan Sect and had come this time merely to test his fate—he had refrained from extending his domain to search everywhere, out of respect. But now, all he saw were demonic creatures, so there was naturally no need for such consideration.
Yet when his spirit spread outward, he sensed nothing at all. There was only emptiness in every direction.
This was likely the effect of this empty domain. This place was clearly more than a simple Hidden Treasure. It gave him a feeling somewhat similar to the "Outer Heaven" opened by the Duan Chen Faction, as if it had been reinforced by a higher power.
But whether that higher power came from the Profound Ancestor or from the demonic creatures was difficult to say.
With that power sustaining it, breaking through by normal means would be difficult. Yet judging from the current situation, this place was merely guiding him for now, with no sign of attacking or targeting him.
Then he would follow this discernible road downward and see where it led.
He descended along the steps. At first, the stone stairs beneath his feet were still intact and relatively level, but the farther down he went, the more ruined they became.