Shen Luo stirred and immediately shot toward the flying sand and stones.
As he drew near, he finally saw an enormous tornado raging ahead, with powerful surges of heaven-and-earth vitality spilling out of it.
Everything within a hundred miles is barren and ruined, yet the heaven-and-earth vitality here is so dense. If there really is primordial qi, surely it must be inside this storm? Shen Luo thought.
With that thought, he sprang forward, plunging straight into the vitality storm like a steel blade.
The moment he entered, the chaotic vitality storm swept sand and stones around him, scouring his body like countless steel brushes. The powerful impact whipped him around and hurled him into the air.
Just as he reached the highest point, an immensely powerful suction suddenly surged from the hollow at the center of the vitality storm, dragging him into a rapid plunge toward the ground.
Shen Luo circulated the magic power in his dantian. An invisible force burst through his robes and, with a boom, shattered the suction.
He steadied himself again and looked down.
Beneath the vitality storm lay unfathomable darkness-a cavern leading underground.
Shen Luo frowned slightly and flew downward once more.
After he entered the hole, his surroundings sank into utter darkness. Even his keen eyesight could make out nothing.
He waved a hand, and ten Pure Yang Flying Swords flew out, forming a wide circle several dozen feet around him.
All ten Pure Yang Flying Swords shone with crimson light, illuminating their surroundings like torches, both lighting Shen Luo's way and protecting him.
One man and ten swords descended through the darkness like this for half a quarter-hour. All around them was silent; even the storm above could no longer be heard.
Shen Luo surveyed his surroundings by the swords' light. Just then,