The earth trembled.
A rumble.
The shrill cries of insects.
A shaking.
Violent shaking.
Even inside the Secret Chamber, bolstered by layers upon layers of spells, it was impossible to completely shut out the noise.
—Perhaps it had never been completely shut out in the first place.
Gu Qingshan lay back in his chair and swept his gaze across the room.
The youngsters huddled together, their faces showing awe or fear as they silently listened to the commotion outside.
This would be their first lesson, giving them an early understanding of the world they lived in.
Gu Qingshan sighed, his thoughts turning.
He had thought he was going to the Evil Ghost World, but instead he had ended up in the Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave.
He had thought the Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave was much the same as the Evil Ghost World. Who could have guessed that a single resonance and a moment of attunement would let him witness an apocalypse—
—and a certain being trapped by that apocalypse.
Compared to the Evil Ghost World, this world held even deeper secrets.
And that was not all.
The Evil Ghost World had no truly powerful native evil ghosts.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave had no Six Paths Divine Beasts, either.
Both places were occupied by humans—the Human Race.
That, in itself, was strange.
Gu Qingshan clenched his fist, his thoughts shifting direction.
The situations he would face in the future were growing ever more dire. He had to keep increasing his strength.
Before, he had been busy battling the Soul Screamer. Now that the final battle was over, he would probably have some time to focus on his cultivation.
Star River Saint...
That was the next realm after the Mount Sumeru Master. According to the knowledge the World