After obtaining the mission item for the first layer, Chen Daolin soon arrived beside a vast, surging river.
This was the Purgatory River, the longest, largest, and most ancient river in the entire Purgatory Abyss. It ran through the whole Purgatory Abyss and was also the primary passageway connecting every abyssal world.
Through it, one could enter the next layer of the abyss.
It could also be used to travel to the abyssal world of the previous layer.
Besides the Purgatory River, there was also the Purgatory Sea, the wellspring where purgatory creatures were born. Every purgatory creature came into being there, leaving the Purgatory Sea only after reaching the universe level.
The Purgatory Sea lay at the center of each abyssal world, but countless tributaries flowed throughout the entire plane. Thus, purgatory creatures could crawl out from anywhere else in the plane.
The Purgatory River likewise contained many purgatory creatures, but they were generally below the universe level. Domain Lord-level creatures were rarely seen.
Once purgatory creatures reached the universe level, instinct drove them to leave the Purgatory Sea—or river—and they would never return. Thus, although the Purgatory River contained an astonishing number of universe-level purgatory creatures, it was actually comparatively less dangerous. Even if one were discovered, it generally would not attract the attention of nearby powerhouses.
The purgatory creature transformed from Chen Daolin's Chaos Stone Monkey Incarnation stood by the turbid, churning river. Looking over the boundless waters, even with his current eyesight, he could not see its edges. One could only imagine how vast the Purgatory River was.
"Splash!"
Without hesitation, Chen Daolin leaped into the Purgatory River.
The Purgatory River flowed from top to bottom. In other words, following the current downstream would take one to the next layer.
Yet no one knew how the