A strange environment

The familiar sensation of returning came over Chen Lin, easing his heart a little. If he could be expelled, that meant his body was still there.

Then he slowly opened his eyes.

The Bronze Pavilion came into view. Although its interior was pitch-black, that posed no obstacle to a cultivator; he could see everything clearly.

Chen Lin did not move. He first inspected the Bronze Pavilion, then examined his body. He found nothing unusual. Everything was exactly as it had been when he entered.

The Bronze Pavilion blocked Divine Sense, so he could not investigate the situation outside. After some thought, he activated the Treasure Control Art and opened a crack in the coffin lid.

That allowed his Divine Sense to reach outside.

A moment later, Chen Lin froze slightly.

He discovered that the Bronze Coffin was buried in soil, and very damp soil at that. Mud was even flowing in through the crack.

He could not make sense of the situation.

After a moment's hesitation, he slowly extended his Divine Sense through the soil. But some peculiar energy here seemed to make probing with Divine Sense extremely difficult. Coupled with the fact that solid objects were already ill-suited to such probing, he could not reach very far at all.

With no other choice, and unable to hide there forever, Chen Lin cast a Defense Light Barrier around himself and climbed out of the Bronze Pavilion.

He reached back to put the Bronze Coffin into his Storage Bag, then used the Earth Escape Technique to begin ascending.

At this point, he discovered that not only was his Divine Sense affected, but his mana was also suppressed by the peculiar energy here. Only his Soul Power was affected relatively lightly.

This made him suspect that he was no longer in his