As Ye Chen and Mu chatted idly, the tidal wave of vines moved steadily upward along the mountain-circling steps. Along the way, Ye Chen spotted many bizarre stone carvings and murals on the mountain, likely traces left behind by the ancient tribes that had once lived in the Sand-Grass Hidden Domain.
Ye Chen had not seen such things anywhere else in the Sand-Grass Hidden Domain before. This showed that Sun-Moon Main Mountain must have held great significance in those people's eyes back then. Perhaps it had even been their place of worship.
About half an hour later, the tidal wave of vines finally reached its destination—the summit of Sun-Moon Main Mountain.
This was a flat, spacious expanse of stone ground. Several ruined stone towers stood around it, while a stone altar rested in the open space at its center.
The altar was square, five meters to a side, with its four corners raised. It was paved with countless stone bricks, its surface weathered by the passage of time. At its center stood a bronze ring held upright by a bronze frame. It looked like a hollow mirror, roughly three meters in diameter.
"This is the Teleportation Altar."
Mu led Ye Chen down from the tidal wave of vines and introduced it calmly.
"Once I inject enough Auling Power into the altar, that ring in the middle will become a spatial tunnel leading to the Holy Light Pure Land. After entering it, you will likely drift through a zero-gravity space for several minutes before being sent into the Holy Light Pure Land, much like when you arrived in the Sand-Grass Hidden Domain."
"However, which region of the Holy Light Pure Land the Teleportation Altar ultimately sends you to is a random event beyond my control."
"Of course, to prevent you from