Towering waves roared, pounding the reefs along the shore and sending clouds of spray into the air.
This was a barren island less than a hundred li across, surrounded by sheer cliffs dozens of zhang high, like an enormous stone platform.
The island itself was covered in jagged black rocks, without the slightest trace of life. Even spiritual energy was exceedingly scarce.
Above the barren island, space abruptly flickered, and the figures of a man and a woman appeared in an instant.
Both wore white. The man was handsome and dashing, with a free-spirited, unrestrained air. The woman wore a white veil over her face. Though her features could not be seen clearly, her exposed brows and eyes, together with her figure and bearing, made it clear that she was a beauty of exceptional looks and grace.
The pair were none other than Lin Yun and Nangong Wan, who had come from the Ancient Cultivator Ruins.
Glancing at the barren island below, Lin Yun extended his spiritual sense and swept it over the island before saying, "It seems the Fengle Merchant Alliance hasn't laid any traps here."
Nangong Wan frowned slightly at his words. "This wretched island barely has any spiritual energy. What sort of trap could they set? Isn't it more likely that Elder Liu chose this island for our rendezvous to keep us from recovering our magic power?"
Lin Yun paused, taken aback. That was indeed possible. The spiritual energy on this barren island was insufficient even for a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator to cultivate, much less for Core Formation cultivators to recover their magic power.
Moreover, there were no other islands within a thousand li where they could land. Had they traveled by their original method and at their original speed, they would certainly have expended a