A heavenly chasm was a naturally formed trench that barred passage.
When Chen Yu and Lü Yanyan arrived, all they saw was a bottomless rift stretching endlessly in both directions, nearly a hundred zhang wide.
The rock walls on either side were smooth and even.
It looked as though a single sword stroke had cleaved them apart.
On this side lay the Dao Sect's Outer Sect.
On the other lay its Inner Sect and core.
Across the rift, an enormous mountain rose from the ground. Its cliff-facing side also looked as though it had been cut by a sword, exposing a smooth wall of yellow rock.
"So this is... Heavenly Chasm Peak."
Lü Yanyan was somewhat awestruck.
Then she looked around.
A puzzled expression crossed her face.
"But how are we supposed to get across?"
There was no passage across the rift, and a distance of nearly a hundred zhang was impossible to leap.
Chen Yu surveyed their surroundings.
Just then, a white-robed disciple on Heavenly Chasm Peak walked toward them from the opposite side.
He moved exceedingly quickly.
Before long, he stood directly across from them.
Holding his sword, he shouted, "This is restricted sect territory! Outer Sect disciples are not permitted inside. Leave at once!"
Hearing this, Lü Yanyan immediately took out the two blank silver Tokens and called, "Senior Brother, we've reached the qi refining seventh layer. Elder Li told us to come to Heavenly Chasm Peak to complete the procedures for promotion to the Inner Sect."
"Newly promoted disciples?" The white-robed disciple put away his sword. "Wait a moment."
Then he formed a hand seal.
A streak of spiritual power shot down into the rift.
The next second.
"Kree!"
A piercing bird cry rang out.
Chen Yu peered curiously into the bottomless rift ahead. A large