After the old Taoist finished speaking, he strolled over to the White Jade Bridge by Clearwater River.
Looking at the magnificent city walls ahead, a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits... Supreme Elder Lord, reveal your divine power..."
"By the law, swiftly obey!"
The old Taoist muttered an incantation, and golden light suddenly emerged from his palm!
The instant the golden light appeared, it transformed into a golden five-clawed dragon and flew forward!
Crack!
Fine cracks immediately appeared in the void before them, accompanied by a sound like shattering glass!
As the cracks widened, the scenery before them changed once more!
Looking closely, Clearwater River had instantly dried up, its bed overgrown with black weeds that looked exceedingly strange.
The white marble bridge spanning the river had also turned completely black and become covered in weeds.
The red city walls behind the bridge were likewise mottled and weathered.
After the ravages of time, patches of plaster had peeled away from their surfaces.
Some sections of the walls had even collapsed, leaving several enormous holes.
Looking through those holes, they saw a stretch of ruined palaces and pavilions.
The palaces had collapsed, rubble covered the ground, and black weeds grew everywhere.
Whether flowers, grass, or trees, everything grew in bizarre forms and bore eerie colors.
It was an entirely different scene from the breathtaking beauty Lin Chen had seen just moments ago.
"What is going on... Why did this happen..."
Upal said in disbelief:
"Wasn't everything fine just now? Old Taoist, what did you do?"
"Without the nourishment of Heaven-and-Earth Dragon Aura, this place naturally became a land of death!" The unconcerned old Taoist said with a smile.
"Coupled with the terrain of the Nine-Dragon Burial Ground, this place became a corpse-nurturing ground long ago. There's no