Song Wen watched the Origin Qi around him, so dense it resembled a black curtain, his face full of wariness.
He finally understood why the cultivators Chen Jing had mentioned had all turned back after venturing several thousand li into this place.
The Origin Qi here was astonishingly dense; his spiritual sense could now reach less than fifty zhang.
If he went any deeper, never mind the dangers lurking in the darkness-the Origin Qi itself might cause him to lose his bearings and become trapped in the Source-Qi Death Domain, unable to escape.
"How far can you sense now?" Song Wen asked.
"The same as before," Nether Fox replied casually, as though this were something utterly trivial.
Hearing this, Song Wen could not help marveling once again at Nether Fox's extraordinary abilities. The changing density of Origin Qi did not affect its sensory range at all, or at least affected it very little.
"Master, are you going to keep exploring or not?" Seeing Song Wen remain rooted in place for so long, Nether Fox began urging him on.
Song Wen shook his head. "We're not going any farther."
"Why?" Nether Fox asked, somewhat dissatisfied.
"Have you not noticed something unusual about this Source-Qi Death Domain?" Song Wen asked.
"What's unusual about it? I haven't noticed anything wrong." Nether Fox looked puzzled.
"We've traveled ten thousand li without encountering a single Wraith. Don't you find that strange?" Song Wen said.
Nether Fox froze, a flicker of wariness crossing its eyes.
"We... we really haven't encountered a single Wraith. What's going on?"
"I don't know," Song Wen said. "But from what we've seen, the Source-Qi Death Domain in the Profound Realm isn't entirely the same as the Misty Ghost Domain in the lower realm. There are other mysteries here. We'd better retreat