One Hundred Eighty-Four: The Emperor

"This should be deep underground, far from the surface. I can't sense the exact coordinates."

Hearing Samsara's words, Shi Lan nodded to show she understood.

The spiritual energy here was so dense it was almost visible to the naked eye. Her body relaxed completely, greedily devouring the energy around her as she recovered the greater part of her depleted true qi.

As she recovered, Shi Lan began carefully observing her surroundings.

It seemed to be a cave, with excellent visibility. Not far away was a broad passageway leading to who knew where.

Shi Lan raised her head. Nearly a hundred zhang above her was a mountain wall, studded with many pearl-like treasures the size of bowls and plates. They gave off a soft glow, illuminating the surroundings.

Top-grade... magical treasures?

Feeling the aura emanating from the pearls, Shi Lan stared blankly at the hundreds in view, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

Using so many top-grade magical treasures just for lighting was beyond extravagant or wasteful.

While Shi Lan stood there dazed, the depleted true qi within her filled up once more.

When she sensed that she had nearly recovered, Shi Lan circulated her true qi and was just about to rise into the air when an invisible force suppressed her movement. She couldn't take flight at all, and could barely jump a zhang high.

There was a formation here that forbade flight.

Shi Lan quickly understood and stopped trying. She strode out of the clearing and entered the passageway.

Many similar pearls were embedded in the passageway as well. Shi Lan tried to take one down, but found she couldn't.

The pearls were connected as a whole; disturbing one would affect them all. With her current cultivation, Shi Lan was nowhere near capable of