The landscape before him had changed completely. He had no idea where the sandstorm had swept him, and only hoped he had not fallen into a Life Forbidden Zone.
After traveling about half a kilometer, he actually encountered Duan De again. The fat Daoist looked grim, but there were no wounds on his body. Clearly, he had not been injured in the blood-colored sandstorm.
As for the other young cultivators who had followed them in, not a single one remained in sight. Not even a trace of blood or a scrap of flesh was left. They had vanished completely from the world.
"Kid, you really do have nine lives!" Duan De's eyes filled with astonishment at the sight of him. He had never expected anyone who followed him in to survive.
"Fat Daoist, you're fine too, aren't you?" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"I failed to notice earlier, but you're no ordinary fellow!" Duan De circled him once, clicking his tongue in wonder.
"Likewise, likewise!"
As far as the eye could see, the surroundings were empty and utterly silent. This was a vast, blood-colored plain with no end in sight.
"Although we were lucky enough to survive, I'm afraid we're in serious trouble." Duan De's expression quickly darkened again, his voice grave.
"What's our situation now?" Lu Chen asked, inwardly alarmed.
"I'm afraid we've fallen into the Primordial Ancient Mine!" Duan De sighed.
"We've fallen into a Life Forbidden Zone!" Lu Chen frowned and turned to survey their surroundings. "This place doesn't look like a mining area."
"According to the rumors, the Life Forbidden Zone containing the Primordial Ancient Mine stretches a thousand kilometers across. Others say it's even larger, spanning ten thousand kilometers. We haven't fallen into the immortal mine at its center, but we're already within the