The hall doors rumbled open, and a surge of water spiritual energy washed over them, several times purer and richer than that of the outer hall, as though it came from the primordial dawn of time. Mingled within it was a faint, elusive fragrance that refreshed their spirits. Han Li and Yuan Yao exchanged a glance, each seeing the gravity and wariness in the other's eyes. The Inner Hall held greater opportunities-and surely greater dangers.
The two cautiously stepped inside. The scene before them opened up, but rather than the treasury or inheritance hall they had imagined, they found an endless expanse of deep-blue water! Its surface was as still as a mirror, its depths unfathomable. Countless blue crystals of varying sizes floated overhead, radiating gentle light like stars in the night sky and bathing the entire space in a hazy, mysterious glow. Where water met sky in the distance, the outlines of several islands were faintly visible.
"Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed... this Inner Hall is actually a small world unto itself!" Wonder sparkled in Yuan Yao's beautiful eyes, and her voice brimmed with amazement. "What a grand undertaking by True Lord Profound Water!"
Azure light flickered in Han Li's Profound Yin Spirit Eye as he surveyed the water and the crystals overhead. He said gravely, "The water spiritual energy here may be dense, but killing intent lurks within it. These floating 'Mystic Water Crystal Stars' aren't scattered at random. They seem to follow some profound pattern, forming an enormous formation. There are also concealed fluctuations beneath the surface. Protective restrictions or demonic beasts may be lurking there."
A blessed land could be a burial ground; an immortal opportunity could be a death warrant. His spiritual sense far surpassed that of others at his level, and he vaguely