The earthquake continued for a full quarter-hour before gradually subsiding.
All information within the Mist was obscured, and Li Qing's Shadow Paper Dolls could not enter it either.
Horror filled his eyes. "A terrifying battle must have taken place inside—one that even affected an area spanning hundreds of li."
"Is Longevity-level combat power truly this formidable?"
Drawing a quiet breath of cold air, Li Qing waited in silence.
Beneath a pitch-black abyss, Li Qiuxian and Ming Shen Kong had both arrived.
Below them lay a terrifying Anomaly, a mass of shapeless, twisted matter.
To the naked eye, it seemed to be formed from countless bodies melted into one lump—humans, beasts, and things unknown.
Countless tentacles, twisted spirals, enormous eyes, and grotesque mouths grew from its body, constantly writhing and changing.
Ring after ring of black light radiated outward, as though they wished to twist all things in the world.
Mysterious restrictions blanketed the surroundings, while a black treasure sword hung silently at the center of the restrictions.
The treasure sword appeared to be the core of power for all the restrictions, suppressing the entire Anomaly beneath it.
The two figures observed this wondrous abyss.
Li Qiuxian said, "This is an ancient tomb, likely from the era of the Great Gan Dynasty ten thousand years ago."
"From before the two Extinctions."
"To think someone managed to find this place. This Anomaly was probably suppressed here."
"What a pity. This Anomaly has contaminated every trace of aura. Otherwise, we could have cast a spell to learn who came here."
Ming Shen Kong gave a faint sneer. "After we return, contact every force conducting business in Hundred Gates Alley through the Scripture Tower and the Treasure Tower."
"Should any ancient book or treasure from ten thousand years ago appear, have the news sent