"There were some... formidable ones..."
Gu Qingyi stared at the heap of names on the stone stele and sank into thought, his master's words echoing in his mind.
"Void Island has a Sky City that has drifted from ancient times to this day. Neither the power of eras nor the passage of years can erase its existence.
"It is divided into an inner island and an outer island. The outer island takes the form of an ancient city, where danger and opportunity coexist.
"As for the inner island... Void Island's inner island has now completely changed. It has become a place akin to a land of exile, where even Demi-Saints and Holy Emperors are prisoners.
"If one truly enters the inner island, then throughout all ages, it will be difficult for even one person to break free.
"Even if one can truly come out, the price paid will be beyond measure!"
Holding the evil sword Yuelian, Gu Qingyi grew more alarmed the more he thought about it.
Before entering this place, when he had held no hopes for it, his master's words had been nothing more than ancient legends far removed from him.
But once he entered this world of legend, palpitations and panic came crashing down on him. The road ahead was utterly unknown, and Gu Qingyi no longer knew how to proceed.
His gaze continued downward.
Apart from figures from ancient times, the stone stele bore many names in the middle that he did not recognize, but who must have been heroes of their age as well.
At the very end were likely the great figures who had entered and left Void Island in more recent times.
"Ba Zunan, Dao Qiongchang, Bei Huai, Kong Yuhen, Sang Qiye, Yu Lingdi, Cao Yihan, You Tu..."
The names were in no