Two years.
Lin Qingmo let out a long breath of stale air, his profound gaze sweeping across the deep-blue underground world before him.
The Burial Sea, a land of exile that even gods were reluctant to enter.
There was no sun, moon, or stars here, only endless gloom and raging spatial turbulence.
To find the Burial Sea Teleportation Array hidden deep within space,
their group had spent an entire year in this deathly silent wasteland.
And to track down the Myriad Spirits Stone—the crucial divine treasure needed to activate the Teleportation Array—
they had trekked through this sunless abyss for another year.
Fortunately, the scenery at the end of their journey was magnificent enough.
A brilliant blue glow utterly tore apart the darkness ahead.
Blue crystal pillars thrust straight toward the cavern ceiling, one after another.
They crisscrossed like towering trees, forming a vast, boundless valley of mineral deposits.
Deep-blue light intertwined and flickered,
illuminating this hidden valley within the heart of the Burial Sea until it resembled a dreamlike crystal palace.
Zi JI approached with a sway of her slender waist, unceremoniously crushing the dry bones underfoot.
A measure of cathartic satisfaction showed on her exquisite face.
"We finally found it!"
"We spent a year buzzing around like headless flies for that damned array."
"And another year went into finding this mineral vein!"
Zi JI snorted, her slender fingers brushing the purple hair beside her ear.
"I don't want to spend another moment in this hellhole of a Burial Sea!"
Da Ming surveyed their surroundings, his rough voice reverberating through the cavern.
"Brother-in-law, what kind of stone is this?"
"When that blue light falls on me, I feel even my soul trembling. There's something sinister about it."
Bi Ji and Ah Yin walked forward side by side.
Both women