Li Qing silently took out his divination artifact and began calculating.
He drew a deep breath, a trace of contemplation appearing in his eyes.
Clang, clang, clang.
The sound of metal striking metal rang continuously within the tortoiseshell.
With a flick of his hand, three copper coins fell onto the star chart.
Placing the tortoiseshell atop the star chart, Li Qing focused his mind on it and silently recited the incantation. In the unseen, his consciousness seemed to enter an endless starry sky.
That boundless starry sky seemed to reflect the past, present, and future.
Li Qing was reflecting information about the Dream Grotto-Heaven, countless fragments of content flickering before his eyes.
Because he had already gathered a great deal of information, the deduction of heavenly secrets seemed to grow clearer.
He saw a mysterious world within a dream. The world was indistinct, suffused with a hazy mist.
He observed carefully, striving to see scenes deeper within the grotto-heaven.
The first layer, the second layer, the third layer—the scenes within the grotto-heaven continuously emerged, and certain sights entered his vision.
When he saw the deepest fourth layer of the grotto-heaven—
An immense sense of danger enveloped his heart. A pitch-black figure shrouded the grotto-heaven, preventing him from seeing any deeper.
He saw that shadow expand without limit. Countless figures fled in panic, and all of Goose City was swallowed by darkness.
His heart jolted, and Li Qing awakened from his observation.
His expression shifted uncertainly. What he had seen was a scene that would unfold in the future.
A terrifying existence seemed to awaken from within it. Quite a few cultivators were fleeing from the dream, while all of Goose City was drowned in darkness.
Li Qing slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes gleaming with thought.
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