Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao (99)

Eastern Wasteland, Burial God Abyss.

This was a boundless abyss shrouded in gray mist. Looking down from the edge, one could see only rolling gray fog, with no bottom in sight. Strange howls occasionally echoed from within the mist, sending chills down one's spine.

Fairy Yue Hua stood at the edge of the abyss, her white robes especially conspicuous amid the gray fog. She took out a compass and poured spiritual power into it. The needle spun wildly before finally pointing in a certain direction.

"This is the place." Fairy Yue Hua put away the compass and leaped into the gray mist.

The gray fog immediately surged toward her, trying to erode the spiritual radiance protecting her body. Fairy Yue Hua raised the Bright Moon Domain, and pure moonlight formed a protective barrier within thirty feet around her, keeping the gray mist at bay.

But the fog's corrosive power was immense, rapidly draining the Bright Moon Domain at a visible rate. Fairy Yue Hua dared not delay and quickly descended along the path she had deduced.

The farther down she went, the thicker the gray mist became and the lower the visibility. Even her Spiritual Sense was heavily suppressed here, extending only about a hundred feet. Fairy Yue Hua remained completely focused, not daring to lower her guard in the slightest.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle cut through the air from the gray fog to her left. Fairy Yue Hua dodged sideways as a black shadow brushed past her and slammed into the rock wall with a dull thud.

Looking closely, she saw a strange creature shaped like a lizard, except it had three eyes and was covered in gray scales. It was embedded in the rock wall, struggling to crawl free.

"Gray mist creatures..." Fairy Yue Hua's heart tightened. Ancient