"Is this the Nine Heavens?"
Looking at the void around him, Ye Lin muttered to himself.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but emptiness—not even a single physical object.
Above his head stretched a starry sky, dotted with countless stars.
And the stars filling the heavens seemed incredibly close to Ye Lin, as though he could touch them with a mere stretch of his hand. It was truly wondrous.
Even now, Ye Lin had not sensed any danger approaching.
"No problem."
After repeatedly confirming that there was no danger, Ye Lin took out the Jade Talisman and began trying to contact Sword Demon and the others.
But no matter how Ye Lin tried, the Jade Talisman in his hand did not react in the slightest.
It was as if he had completely lost contact with Sword Demon and the others.
"This is bad."
Ye Lin's heart sank.
He simply could not reach them at all.
Then would they understand what he meant?
Ye Lin stood where he was, lost in thought.
He was waiting—waiting for Sword Demon and the others to come up.
If he did not contact them for some time, they would naturally choose to come up and take a look, right?
Probably?
Elsewhere, Sword Demon and the other two had also fallen into distress.
Because they could not contact Ye Lin.
No matter what they did with the Jade Talisman, there was no response.
"What do we do?"
Looking at the utterly motionless Jade Talisman in his hand, Sword Demon raised his head and looked at the two before him.
"I'm going up to take a look."
"If something happens to Young Master Ye, even if I make it out alive, His Majesty won't let me off easy."
"I'm leaving first."
Without the