Main Hall

The internal space was roughly three thousand li in diameter. Its time flow was abnormal: time accelerated in some areas, while in others, it stood still.

Three suspected ruin structures had been discovered within the surveyed areas, all protected by restrictions. Restriction types: Chaos Maze Lock, Order Shackles, and spacetime overlays. Native lifeforms existed within the space, their forms indeterminate. They were suspected to be condensations of chaos energy, with strength ranging from the first step to the second step.

Warning: During the survey, energy fluctuations at the third-step level were detected. There was likely a powerful guardian or lingering consciousness in the space's core region. After reading it, Chu Ming handed the jade slip back.

The information was fairly detailed. The risks were real, but so were the opportunities.

"We plan to set out in three days," Dao Master Qingwei said. "If Fellow Daoist Chu is interested, meet us at Starwatch Platform in the west of the city at midnight tomorrow. There are two more people in our team, and we'll depart together then."

Chu Ming did not agree at once. "I need to think it over. I'll give Fellow Daoist Qingwei my answer before noon tomorrow."

"Very well." Dao Master Qingwei did not press him. She took out a green jade talisman. "This is my communication talisman. Once Fellow Daoist Chu has decided, contact me at any time." They spoke a few more words before Dao Master Qingwei left first.

Chu Ming sat alone in the private room and slowly finished the pot of spirit tea.

Outside the window, Myriad Treasures Street remained as bustling as ever.

Cries of vendors, haggling voices, the spiritual radiance of magical treasures, the fragrance of pills... all intertwined into the distinctive prosperity of Bedrock City.

But Chu Ming knew that beneath this