Song Wen rested in the valley for half a day.
Then, he had Geng Qian lead the way to the "Ghost Domain" he had mentioned.
The two left the valley and headed south. After traveling some seventy to eighty thousand li, they stopped before a cliff.
Geng Qian pointed at the steep cliff face and said,
"Senior, all we need do is crash into this cliff face to enter the Ghost Domain."
Song Wen stared at the cliff face for a moment but saw nothing unusual.
"You lead the way."
"At your command, Senior, this junior naturally obeys. However, this junior's strength is meager, and I cannot protect myself in the Ghost Domain. After this junior enters, please follow promptly, Senior." Geng Qian said.
Song Wen nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Geng Qian hesitated no longer. With a flash of his figure, he crashed into the rock wall.
Song Wen's eyes remained fixed on Geng Qian's back, while his divine sense, like an invisible web of silk, held Geng Qian firmly in its grasp.
Gu Que and Shadow Void within his sea of consciousness were likewise watching Geng Qian's every move.
The instant Geng Qian touched the rock wall, the seemingly solid stone rippled outward in circles like water. His body sank into it as though plunging into a deep pool, silently vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Looks like it truly is an array. This place is one of the array's nodes. Passing through here leads to another region of the array."
Hearing this, Song Wen seemed to think of something. Spiritual power surged around him, and his eyes gradually turned completely black, without the slightest trace of white.
After scrutinizing the cliff face for a moment, a smile suddenly appeared on Song Wen's face.
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