"Then you must have stayed here for a long time, right?"
As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, he felt a tremor beneath his feet. The surrounding trees collapsed one after another, and loud noises echoed from ahead.
An overwhelming pressure followed closely behind. This pressure was extremely formidable, causing even Ye Lin's expression to shift slightly.
"Naturally. I've stayed here for dozens of epochs. Don't be afraid; this is just a brutal aberration making its appearance."
Feeling the commotion beneath her feet, Shen Junxue's expression remained completely unchanged as she spoke with total calm.
It was as if she had already grown immune to all of this.
"A brutal aberration?"
Ye Lin's expression froze. Everything had come true—he had just been guessing about it moments ago, and now a brutal aberration was appearing? It was happening far too quickly.
Yet looking at Shen Junxue's calm expression, she had probably experienced this a great deal.
"I've encountered brutal aberrations several times and even traded blows with them, but every time was only a narrow victory."
Shen Junxue spread her hands. Ye Lin keenly noticed a wound on her fair thigh, from which wisps of gray mist emanated.
This was the handiwork of aberrations.
"Then why do you keep staying here? This place is probably not a good spot for cultivators."
Ye Lin continued to press. Since even Shen Junxue was so calm, he had nothing to fear. As for what was happening ahead, he would naturally find out later.
Right now, it was naturally time to ask Shen Junxue, this senior.
"Naturally, to slaughter aberrations. Aberrations come from beyond the Star River Cosmos and can be considered invaders. Slaughtering them earns rewards of Heavenly Dao merit. Aberric Qi can shield against the perception of the Heavenly Dao, but for every