The Shadow Paper Dolls searched the nine points. They were clearly marked on the map.
But actually finding them was no easy task, because the nine locations were thick with vegetation and piled high with countless layers of silt, burying everything beneath them.
At this point, the Shadow Paper Dolls had to carefully burrow into the surrounding silt, searching downward bit by bit.
Seconds and minutes passed. In the blink of an eye, another three days went by.
The first stele was found. It was a tiny stone tablet about the size of a palm, engraved with a strange symbol.
Clearly, the formation here was the same as the one in the Capital City. They were all Heaven-Sealing Arrays.
Over the next two or three days, one stone stele after another was dug out.
Then, the nine Shadow Paper Dolls swiftly traced every symbol onto each stele.
At the central intersection of the nine steles, a wondrous vortex appeared.
The vortex was exceedingly mysterious. No power could sense it; it could only be seen with the naked eye.
By then, Li Qing's Divine Body had already arrived.
When he got there, he discovered a startling problem—the vortex was actually located inside a mountain peak.
This underwater mountain was immensely tall. After arriving, Li Qing's Divine Body carefully examined it.
Before long, he noticed something wrong. He realized that the mountain seemed to be some object concealed beneath mud, sand, and aquatic plants.
His body turned incorporeal, and he passed straight through the silt.
To his surprise, he found himself entering a vast hall as well!
This palace was highly unusual. Spirit Awareness was completely unable to detect its existence; it was constructed from some exceedingly peculiar material.
Wonder flickered in his eyes as he began carefully surveying the stone hall.