Some stretches of the rift were so deep and narrow that sunlight could barely reach them, leaving them shrouded in gloom.
Looking up, they saw only jagged, twisting rock. With no daylight in sight, they had to kindle Fire Burst and cast Light Shine to keep moving.
Elsewhere, the rift opened up without warning, as though they had stepped into a flat valley with ample light and even ground.
If the towering walls of the rift had not still been visible in the distance, it would have felt no different from walking through an ordinary desert. The contrast was startling.
The rift was as silent as the land outside, eerily so. Only their footsteps echoed clearly around them.
The group walked through the broad, dim rift, using flames and orbs of light to drive back the darkness and murky air. Their eyes searched warily for Demon Beasts hidden in the shadows.
"This way."
A bespectacled young man with a scholarly appearance opened eyes glimmering faint purple. His gaze moved between the two passages ahead before he pointed to the entrance on the left.
The scholarly young man was a Sound Mage at the peak of the Advanced Level, carefully chosen by Mo Xie for this expedition to Tianshan.
Mo Xie had also chosen a Psychic Element Mage, whose abilities were invaluable in the wilderness, in case anything unexpected happened.
Since they were heading into a land rich in Ice Element energy, there were only three Fire Element Mages. Most of the group were Ice Element Mages skilled at fighting in the cold, and cultivating here would benefit them greatly.
"Mm. With Haotian in the team, getting through a maze like this is much easier."
Xiao Hui patted the scholarly young man on the shoulder and smiled.
The Sound Element worked