The morning sun spilled onto the balcony. Lin Li, who had gotten up not long ago, basked in its warmth and stretched.
He lowered his gaze to the two potted plants in front of him. The Blue Spirit Grass and the orchid Su Yue had given him were both thriving, their leaves lush and green, brimming with life.
Lin Li picked up the watering can and gave them a drink. Once he was done, he went back inside to have breakfast.
Today, he planned to continue making his way through the Ruins Space, hoping to reach the Ancient City as soon as possible and find the spirit artifact that could break the seal.
Before leaving yesterday, he had run into some other people, and Lin Li was a little worried that someone else might find the spirit artifact first.
If that happened, he would have no choice but to return the reward he had received to that big tree.
I hope the worst-case scenario doesn't happen. Otherwise, all the work I've put in lately will have been for nothing... Lin Li grumbled inwardly as he ate breakfast.
In the boundless, mysterious Ruins Space, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.
As soon as Lin Li arrived, he felt himself instantly surrounded by deep darkness.
He was astonished. Until now, he had always assumed that with nine suns hanging in the sky, the Ruins Space would never know night.
But with everything around him shrouded in darkness, he couldn't help but deeply doubt his earlier assumption.
Lin Li slowly raised his head and looked toward what should have been a clear, cloudless sky.
Instead, vast banks of clouds hung low on the horizon like an enormous black curtain, completely covering the sky.
The clouds were black as ink, as