Somewhere above the Turbid Abyss Sea.
"We're here." Xuan Cheng came to a halt and waved his hand. A brilliant radiance flew from his palm and landed a short distance ahead.
The radiance spread rapidly, becoming a gateway suspended in midair in the blink of an eye.
"This is the place." Xuan Cheng pointed at the gateway. "This secret realm had no name, so I took the liberty of calling it the Azure Hidden Grotto-Heaven. It isn't large, only ten thousand li across, but its secrecy makes up for that."
Chu Mo gazed at the gateway, his eyes flickering slightly. He had never expected something like this to exist near the Turbid Abyss Sea.
"Let's go in." Xuan Cheng beckoned and stepped through first.
Chu Mo followed closely behind him through the gateway.
His vision blurred, and he found himself within a vast, boundless landscape.
There was neither sun nor moon here, yet a hazy, clear glow spilled down from every direction. The sky was a deep blue-green, with no end in sight; the earth beneath his feet was ocher, solid and expansive.
Rolling mountains rose in the distance, while streams murmured nearby.
"What a treasure of a place."
Chu Mo voiced his praise and looked around. The spiritual energy within this grotto-heaven was exceptionally abundant, with yin and yang and all five elements present. It truly was a rare treasure for cultivation. He wondered who had created it.
Xuan Cheng pointed at a distant mountain. "That is the center of the grotto-heaven. I've already set up the formation there. Shall we head over?"
Chu Mo nodded, and the two rose into the air, flying toward the mountain.
An intricate formation had already been laid out on its summit.
Xuan Cheng landed within the formation and sat cross-legged. Taking a