Within Heaven Will Continent, there were mirages, and within those mirages stood passages that linked heaven and earth. Marked beforehand with the Unified Will, they could span the river of stars, though establishing them was by no means easy. Comparatively speaking, they were rather stable, because troops and horses could pass through them. If they were unstable, they would collapse before reaching their own people.
The passage Qiu Yan opened now, however, was a winding path into the netherworld and was far from stable. The instant Han Jia entered it, he felt the world spin around him. Yet the acupoints throughout his body had been sealed by Qiu Yan, leaving him unable to use any means. Like an ordinary man suffering seasickness, his mind grew increasingly muddled and heavy.
Before long, all manner of chaotic thoughts arose even in his heart, while his inner residence churned like rivers and seas. Had he not achieved success in cultivating breath and nourishing life, he likely would have vomited at once.
Even so, after only a few breaths, his face had turned livid, and he looked ready to collapse. At that moment, the ever-changing spacetime passage suddenly shook. Then Han Jia felt a jolt against his back and heard an impact, knowing that he had landed on solid ground.
"Ugh..." Han Jia was still dizzy and disoriented, so how could he regain his senses so quickly? Only after gasping for breath several times did he rise from the ground and look around, only to find one stunned face after another.
Yet these faces had something in common—they were all clad in pitch-black garments.
"Where is this..." Taking a deep breath, Han Jia rose from the ground and savored the familiar scent in the air. He immediately understood. "That thief Donghua opened a winding