In the Sea Emperor's Puzzle Palace, amid a barren mountain of picturesque scenery, Li Chen stood in midair above a treetop several dozen feet high, gazing at the distant landscape.
Through his Dharma Eye, he could see radiance flowing like rosy clouds, with visions resembling dragons and serpents coiling around the entire mountain before vanishing into a small valley over ten miles to the east.
A natural rift in the void seemed to lie hidden there, forming a stable Boundary Gate. Dense currents of energy had accumulated around it, flowing silently like a spring eye between mountain rocks for who knew how many years.
"Fortunately, Heavenly Pivot launched detection instruments beforehand and mapped the flow of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy here. Otherwise, finding it really wouldn't have been easy."
Having found the key point where the energy had accumulated, Li Chen wasted no more thought on it. He immediately released thousands upon thousands of Reconnaissance Flying Discs, sending them out like a swarm of bees to search in every direction.
Any ruins, inscriptions, or artifacts that offered evidence of civilization were to be collected for careful study. The natural scenery would also be recorded for posterity and used to construct digital models.
He was about to destroy this place's original appearance completely. Once he drew in the invading energy of the void, the entire Minor Grotto-Heaven might well be destroyed.
The Flying Disc Swarm searched for an entire day, discovering several distant ruins and recording countless audiovisual files and images. Once Li Chen confirmed that there were no more valuable targets for the moment, he finally headed to the small valley and arranged his prepared devices along the ridge.
These were Sun Divine Thunder bombs shaped like enormous artillery shells, each several feet long and painted in alternating black