After Ling Longtian and Wei Suo continued westward for more than ten thousand li, they arrived at the region controlled by the Ascension Sect that the Golden Core cultivator with short crimson hair had mentioned.
This was the borderland between the central and western regions of Tianxuan Continent. A mountain range formerly known as Centipede Ridge stretched across a wilderness. On the side of Centipede Ridge closer to eastern Tianxuan Continent lay a vast, barren expanse of rocky wasteland with scarcely any vegetation. The rocks scattered across it were all smooth, round pebbles, along with remnants of ancient coral reefs and shells. It gave one the feeling that seas had turned into mulberry fields; in ancient times, this place should have been a sea.
Yet beyond Centipede Ridge, toward the western side of Tianxuan Continent, lay vast stretches of wetlands filled with many kinds of spiritual medicines. The terrain of these wetlands was somewhat peculiar. Many places held only a shallow layer of water an inch deep. On nights when the moon shone brightly, the reflected gleam of the water, viewed from above, made the entire place look like a gigantic silver basin. Thus, these wetlands were called Silver Basin Depression.
Originally, the area around Centipede Ridge had been a place frequently visited by cultivators from Tianzhi City. Many Tianzhi City cultivators would cross Centipede Ridge to gather spiritual medicines in Silver Basin Depression.
But Wei Suo and Ling Longtian had passed through Tianzhi City. At present, Tianzhi City, less than three thousand li from Centipede Ridge, had become nothing but ruins. The hill on which the city stood had been hollowed out by some unimaginably large horde of demonic beasts. The entire city had completely sunk underground, without a trace of cultivators remaining.
At this moment, however, a thick