In the void, the rift slowly closed behind them.
Unlike the Ascension Passage, here they could faintly see the vast phantom of Fusang. They were currently within one of its branches, following it deeper into nothingness.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Red Bean really has some impressive tricks."
Inside the passage, Black Mountain looked this way and that, marveling like someone who had never seen the world.
Meanwhile, deliberately or otherwise, everyone had surrounded Si Chen in the very center. Not a word needed to pass between them.
Si Chen: "..."
What are you all getting at?
Before Black Mountain could offer another word or two of praise, the phantom of Fusang suddenly blurred. A flash of white light filled their vision, and their surroundings shifted.
By the time they gathered their wits, they were standing in the boundless void, with a few dim stars faintly visible in the distance.
They checked their bearings and confirmed that they were indeed within the Forgotten River's territory.
"We're... out already?" Luo Hongyi looked around, surprised. Wasn't that a little too fast?
Zhu Yao's teleportation was just like her: crisp and decisive, without the slightest dragging through mud and water.
Gray Gray gave an "ee-aw" beside them, nodding like a chick pecking grain. Much better than that Ascension Passage. That thing sways and makes me dizzy. This donkey feels like throwing up every time. Red Bean's way is much more comfortable.
Black Mountain scratched his head. "I hadn't had my fill of the experience yet..."
Red Wind glanced at him. "You think you're riding in a sedan chair?"
Looking at the few dim stars in the void, Zhou Yan suddenly chuckled. "Come to think of it, ever since that inexplicable ascension, the things we've been through over the years... have really been outrageous."
He shook