Yaoguang: How could I covet my junior sister's dowry?! I'm a terrible person! 1W4 (Continued)

Even after Chen Li finally stopped walking, that clear ink-wash energy, so incompatible with Terra Continent's murky Originium environment, continued to spread outward like ripples.

"Now we just wait." Chen Li turned around and dusted off his hands.

"This is way too mystical. What exactly is the principle behind it?" Nian widened her crimson eyes and could not resist poking at the edge of the ink-colored energy.

"This is exploration and conquest. To open up new territory—wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, as long as one carries out an act of exploration, a Boundary Stone can be generated!" Chen Li stood with his hands behind his back, chin slightly raised.

"That sounds incredible!" Nian sucked in a breath, excitement gleaming in her eyes.

"Cough... Actually, you just need earth, water, or light—any one of the three—then set foot on land that does not belong to us." Chen Li gave a tactical cough, instantly reining in his imposing manner as his tone became down-to-earth again.

"Then just say you need earth, water, or light! Why make it sound so cool? I got so worked up just now that I nearly wanted to become a Yan envoy and plant flags everywhere for you!" Nian rolled her eyes irritably, crossing her arms with a look of disdain.

Everyone gathered around the translucent Boundary Stone, staring at it as they waited for it to slowly solidify.

"This Boundary Stone is growing way too slowly, like cabbage growing in a field." Nian was getting impatient and listlessly kicked pebbles on the ground with the tip of her shoe.

"Breaking new ground is never easy. Beginnings are always the hardest." Chen Li pointed at the stone monument taking shape.

"But once the first Boundary Stone is planted on this land, we can set