Three feet away lay the darkness.
Actually, it was not that lights had not been lit within; rather, all sources of illumination were confined within a limited perimeter by an invisible force, impossible to perceive unless one drew close.
This was inside the great hall.
The majestic hall was built using some unknown architectural method, possessing barely any pillars within, yet it supported a weight like towering mountains and granted the interior an incomparably vast space. No matter how vast, any space had its limits, but this invisible power sealing away the light made it impossible to see the end of the hall.
None of those present perceived the world purely through their five senses and six consciousnesses, and the darkness meant little to them. Yet, the intense sense of detachment between them and the darkness was what proved most fatal. All perception was cut off three feet away, and sword qi that would normally strike ten miles away vanished there without a sound. It was neither blocked nor dissolved; it simply vanished inexplicably, with the entire process completely missing in the middle.
Faced with this situation, Yang Zhu remained unruffled. He glanced back to see Daoist Duanyang still sitting cross-legged and motionless. This Longevity True Man, proficient in the Great Luo Heaven Void Mind-Manifestation Technique, was probing the full details of this place with all his might, while the others were relatively idle.
Pondering slightly, he unbuckled the jade pendant hanging at his waist and flung it out. This action drew a portion of everyone's attention. Aside from Daoist Duanyang, the spiritual intent of the five cultivators—some overt, some hidden—pursued the moving jade pendant. In the blink of an eye, the pendant plunged past the three-foot mark and abruptly vanished from sight and shape.
Seeing that this jade pendant