The Black Gourd

The temple was plain; even the material used to build it was ordinary stone.

Yet the moment he stepped over its threshold, the oppressive force rose to a whole new level. Dongbo Xueying swept his gaze across the hall before him. It spanned roughly a dozen li, with a passage paved in bluish rock stretching from the threshold all the way to the far end of the hall, where a stone door stood.

"In the legends of this world, the Ancient God Palace descended at the very beginning of countless epochs. Now that I see it, its oppressive force alone is this terrifying—it truly could withstand the universe's great destruction." Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly. Places like the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel, the Lake Heart Island Ruins, and the Initial Land could all endure the universe's great destruction, even the ancient...