"Is this the Ancient City ruin from the Near-Ancient Era? It really is oppressive. Apparently, a terrifying catastrophe that shook heaven and earth occurred during that era. Mighty beings descended one after another to fight for the chance at eternal life. In the end, only the victors ascended, abandoning this lower realm forever."
"Many ancient cities and worlds became ruins as a result, with only a handful of survivors remaining."
"Was a city like this destroyed because its inhabitants failed to evacuate in time, or did the Ancient Cultivators abandon it of their own accord?"
"Probably the latter. Apart from the surrounding void being somewhat shattered, even beginning to collapse and suck the whole city into a sunken pocket world, this place doesn't look as though it suffered any calamity."
"That's true. Look at the buildings around us. They're extremely well preserved. The walls and Formation Arrays are still intact, and there are even guards!"
"But a city like this won't last much longer. It's already beginning to enter our world. Perhaps when the pocket world collapses, it'll all be destroyed in an instant."
"Who knows what the future holds? Perhaps the Formation Arrays guarding the city are strong enough. Perhaps some remnants of the Ancient Cultivators or mighty beings from the Ancient Era remain inside, powerful enough to keep the space from perishing and preserve the city. Or perhaps even this 'short time' must be measured in millions or hundreds of millions of years. The morning mushroom knows nothing of the moon's waxing and waning; the summer cicada knows nothing of spring and autumn."
"None of that has anything to do with us, does it? We came here to see whether there are any treasures. That's all we need to concern ourselves with."
As they talked, the group entered