Endless darkness appeared, along with billowing masses of mist so thick they seemed almost solid.
The mist obscured everything. Nothing else could be seen clearly!
Tang Changsheng put away the Three Realms Mirror without a change in expression, though inwardly he was startled. He had never expected even the Three Realms Mirror to be unable to pierce this place...
He pondered for a long while, then suddenly said, "Everyone, stand back. Put up a canopy for me to block the sunlight. I'll send my soul out to investigate!"
"Yes!" The man in charge was shaken to the core and immediately cleared everyone away.
A Hun wandering outside the body was at its most fragile. At first, it was no stronger than the weakest Grudge Ghost; merely approaching a living person might cause that person's Blood Essence and yang energy to burn it away. So the onlookers had to be moved back to avoid disturbing him.
The man also had a canopy erected over the well to block the sunlight. That, at least, might help a little.
But in truth, all this was merely the man's guess.
Tang Changsheng practiced the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Heart Method. Even when he left his body, it was his Divine Soul that emerged. The corporeal soul remained close to the body and was naturally made of turbid energy, so it had little fear of a living person's Yang Fire or Blood Essence.
But—
Besides, Tang Changsheng had no intention of putting himself in danger!
He had originally planned to wait until nightfall to investigate, but now he had no intention of staying that long...
He took out a Chess Piece marked with the character for "Pawn" and commanded softly, "Yin Soldier, heed my order. By decree!"
A stream of black smoke rose from the Yin