Chapter: Revelation
"White-Bone Bats generally only live within the spacetime of the Abyssal Realm." Guan Qiu came back to his senses and lowered his voice. "They build countless nests deep beneath the earth and favor dwelling in places of utmost evil and malignancy. Perhaps it is their nature. Ancient texts say that wherever White-Bone Bats nest, it is usually at the edge of a forbidden land."
"Where there is wind in an empty cave, there must be a cause. If such a saying exists in the world, it must have some basis."
Elder Hida nodded. "White-Bone Bats are exceedingly fond of nesting in dark caves. The turbid qi, yin qi, Killing Intent within the earth, as well as the corpse-fiend qi found in environments such as Bone Paths, are all nourishment to the White-Bone Bat race.
Such terrain is often naturally perilous and malign, hardly a good place for most people. Devil Canyon is precisely this sort of terrain, so it is no wonder these White-Bone Bats have appeared here."
"I'm a little worried that an entrance to the Abyssal Realm might appear here."
Guan Qiu voiced his opinion.
This was also what worried him. White-Bone Bats rarely ventured into the human realm, much less chose some spot in the desert to make a nest. That somewhat contradicted their habits. If this had happened, it most likely meant that some accident had occurred—for instance, turbid qi from underground had pierced through the strata, linking the subterranean world with the human realm and forming a passage.
"That is indeed possible," Elder Hida sighed. "But the odds are still rather low. The great desert is the birthplace of Buddhism and also the place where the Buddha attained the Dao.
The dragon veins within this desert have been influenced by Buddhist Dharma and