Witnessing this unbelievable sight, intense curiosity surfaced in Xuan Qing's eyes.
He turned his head to look at Dao Mie, who respectfully followed at his side, and asked in a calm, steady voice:
"This place appears to be an ordinary Chaos Storm, yet it conceals the Ancient Path of Divine Abyss within. It is hidden so deeply that it has been impossible to find for ages.
"Not only did you locate this place with precision, but you are also extremely familiar with the route here."
"Dao Mie, you have never entered the abyss, yet you know of this hidden entrance. Could it be that you have been here before?"
Facing the direct questioning gaze of Xuan Qing, a Half-Step Great Dao Realm expert, Dao Mie's body trembled faintly on instinct. He did not dare conceal anything and hurriedly bowed, respectfully saluting as he answered.
With a reverent tone and utter sincerity in every word, he revealed an ancient secret that had long vanished beneath the passage of endless ages:
"Reporting to Dao Venerable, this subordinate has never set foot in the Divine Abyss, nor have I ever entered the heart of that forbidden land in this lifetime."
"However, when my two masters recovered their Dao Fruits and returned to Chaos in the ancient era, they longed to return to their homeland of Origin and reenter the Divine Abyss. At that time, they brought me with them, and we traveled through this passage to arrive before this abyss entrance."
"That day, I followed my masters all the way to the true entrance of the Divine Abyss. Before I could glimpse the scene within, my two masters seemed to peer through the mist at the entrance and behold some unspeakable, utterly terrifying forbidden truth at the bottom of the abyss."
"With only