High in the sky.
A dark silver flying boat sped toward its destination, carefully avoiding the territories of third-tier spirit beasts.
Li Ping stood at the bow, meticulously comparing the surrounding terrain with the map in his mind.
Several days later, he finally stood above a canyon.
A faint smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes. "Found it at last. According to the map, the teleportation formation should be in the underground cavern beneath this canyon."
Whoosh!
With a wave of his hand, he put away the flying boat, then flew straight down into the canyon.
But the sight inside made him frown. It looked as though a great battle had taken place here, with scorch marks and signs of destruction everywhere.
The scene at the entrance to the underground cavern was even more extreme.
The entrance, recorded on the map as several dozen feet wide, had been blasted open into an enormous skylight. The surrounding walls were covered in sharp claw marks gouged several feet deep, clearly left by a high-tier demonic bird.
"What...?"
An ominous feeling rose in Li Ping's heart, and he quickened his steps toward the depths of the cavern.
But the farther he went, the more alarmed he became. The stone walls had taken on a crystalline appearance after being melted by scorching flames, and an unpleasant odor filled his nostrils.
It was like the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.
Hurrying to where the teleportation formation should have been, Li Ping could not help frowning.
Everywhere he looked, he saw the same traces of intense scorching as on the earlier walls. Even the air seemed to carry lingering waves of a burnt smell.
"Where's the teleportation formation? Where did my great big teleportation formation go?"
Standing in the vast cavern, which stretched for dozens of li,