The colossal altar towering over the endless land exuded a faint pressure, like an ancient legend standing within the river of time, eternal and unchanging.
Faint spiraling ripples appeared eerily in midair. Soon, a figure clad in a black cloak patterned with red clouds materialized amid the distortion, standing quietly before the massive altar.
This was the first time Lin Chuan had come so close to the Elders' Altar, and the first time he had sensed so clearly the terrifying power contained within it. Before this altar, Lin Chuan was like a lone boat, while the altar was an endless, boundless ocean. A single ripple raised by the altar could capsize him completely.
"Was this altar built by people? Or was it naturally formed... Such an immense undertaking is simply unimaginable..." Lin Chuan murmured softly as he gazed at the altar.
"The Elders' Altar was naturally formed. This is the power of the Great Dao of heaven and earth..." A spatial black hole slowly appeared not far in front of Lin Chuan. A girl in a black robe gradually emerged from it. It was Ni Huanzhi, whom he had not seen for several months. Yet whether in temperament or cultivation, she was now vastly different from the girl Lin Chuan had once known.
Lin Chuan's Sharingan shifted slightly as his gaze settled on Ni Huanzhi. Her aura was restrained and silent. As she slowly stepped out of the spatial black hole, every step she took seemed to align with heaven and earth itself. It was as though she was no longer a person, but this very sky. Her existence replaced everything around her, becoming the sole presence, like a divine miracle.
"Early Void Refinement. Your cultivation has indeed grown incredibly quickly after your awakening," Lin Chuan said softly. When they