Within the Star Abyss.
The cultivators trapped in the Floating-Dust Sand were initially somewhat restless.
But gradually, that restlessness was replaced by helpless numbness.
There was a dead end ahead and behind them; whether advancing or retreating, there was no way out.
Other than waiting, there was nothing they could do.
Thus, everyone found a secluded spot to sit cross-legged, absorb spiritual energy, tend to their injuries, and recover from their earlier exertions.
The inside and outside of the cave gradually fell silent, leaving only the rise and fall of breathing, along with the muffled rustling of the surging Floating-Dust Sand.
Ji Yuan sat in a corner at the deepest part of the cave, his back against the stone wall and his eyes half-closed.
His blood and qi surged like a tide through his meridians, washing away and healing the congestion accumulated from the Floating-Dust Sand over the past two days.
The blood and qi of the Golden Body Mystic Bone Realm were already exceptionally abundant. After regulating his breath for a short while, his complexion had recovered seven or eight parts out of ten.
Then a light set of footsteps sounded beside him.
Ji Yuan did not need to open his eyes to know who it was. In the entire group, only one person walked with such a skipping gait.
A yellow dress entered his vision first, followed by Huang Lou Lou's pretty face brimming with curiosity.
"Brother Qiu, where are you from?"
Ji Yuan keenly noticed that, at the same moment those words fell, two gazes turned toward him almost one after another.
True Person Qingyuan remained seated cross-legged without moving, but his eyelids had already lifted.
Xu Youxia was even more direct. Lying on his side atop a bluestone with a wine flask resting on his knee,