"We're finally here. This is the place."
"Elder You and the others have already gone inside. If we lend our aid here, we should still be in time."
In an instant, everyone leaped into the air, streaking off in every direction like rays of escaping light.
Many cultivators aboard the ship were at Foundation Establishment, and those dispatched were equipped with excellent magic treasures. Before long, they had traveled hundreds of miles, reaching various locations around Lai'er Island.
To the east, on a sea cliff, an ancient stone stele lay tilted and forlorn on the exposed ground.
One of the cultivators arrived there and waved his hand, catching the stele with his dharma power and setting it upright.
The stele pointed toward a particular spot in the sky. Starlight poured down like a celestial river descending.
To the west, in an ocean trench, ruined walls lay buried in the silt on the seabed.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Demonic Path used the Water-Repelling Art to dive down. After swimming around a few times, he located the right spot and dug it open.
The pointed tip of a stone tower emerged from within, likewise pointing toward the firmament.
To the south, on a nameless island, a towering volcano rose from the earth like a burial mound.
Green hills and clear waters surrounded it, brimming with life, presenting a flourishing landscape where spring reigned throughout the year.
Someone arrived, observed it for a while, then suddenly threw a large basket of Thunderclap Bombs into the crater.
Rumble!
Heaven and earth shook, and billowing smoke rose from the crater.
Like a giant beast that had slumbered for ages, it immediately awakened.
To the north, in an island kingdom of mortal people, a place called Troutfall Mountain held an enormous fossilized fish skeleton,