Lan Huaiyu scanned her surroundings. Aside from the wailing wind and deathly silent rocks, there was nothing.
Even the Calamity had been cleared away completely.
"The mastermind brought us here but won't show themselves. What are they waiting for?"
Ye Buyu bent down and picked up a stone. The instant it left the ground, it weathered into fine sand and vanished completely.
"Something's wrong with this ground. Some kind of power must be sustaining this land. Lou Guanshan, what do you... think?"
Ye Buyu turned her head and froze. What was that beneath Lou Guanshan's feet? It was green, and there were even little flowers growing on it.
"Grass?!"
Ye Buyu rubbed her eyes and looked at the stunned Kou Ying. "Am I seeing things again? Grass is growing under Lou Guanshan's feet."
Kou Ying closed their mouth. "No, you're not seeing things. This time, we're seeing the same thing you are. A patch of... lush, vibrant grass."
"It isn't real grass." Su Wuwei walked over and reached a hand through it. "It's a phantom. This land's past."
Lou Guanshan raised a hand to his chest and felt the reviving power of the World Core within his heart flowing into the land at a slow pace.
I should probably walk around, he thought.
So Lou Guanshan began walking. The grass beneath his feet spread with him, a wash of green opening across the barren, crimson land.
The others followed Lou Guanshan, watching the land revive. Although they knew it was a phantom, that did not stop them from recording with their own eyes the memories of a world that had been destroyed.
As Lou Guanshan walked, buildings with a distinctive character emerged one after another. Then stone paving spread to their feet like a red carpet, inviting them to witness