Dizziness washed over Lin He. Exhaustion covered his face, but he still forced himself to control a flying sword magic artifact and destroy the Ancient Teleportation Array.
Only then did he sit down on the stone house's floor, no longer caring about appearances. His flight had not lasted long, but the strain on both his body and mind had left him utterly exhausted.
Nangong Wan was no better off. Controlling the giant corpse puppet twice had nearly depleted her spiritual sense. Without the Spirit-Concentrating Pills Wen Min had given her, she would never have held out.
The two rested back to back. Xin Ruoyin had been here once before and remained fairly composed, but this was Senior Sister Chen, Yan Ruyan, and Xiao Mei's first visit, and they were all astonished. Still, since Lin He and Nangong Wan stayed put, they naturally did not wander outside.
After they had rested for quite some time and the dizziness had eased, Lin He and Nangong Wan led everyone out of the stone house.
They immediately discovered that they were on a nameless little island, surrounded by a boundless sea with no way to tell one direction from another. Had they found themselves here alone, they would surely have been at a loss, but Nangong Wan and Lin He already knew the route well.
Nangong Wan took out her fiery-red flying sword magic treasure. Once the sword had enlarged, everyone stepped aboard.
Nangong Wan flew the sword slowly, partly to let Senior Sister Chen and the others take in the unfamiliar scenery of the Chaotic Star Sea, and partly to recover her spiritual sense and magical power while preserving enough strength to fight. Otherwise, an unexpected incident could spell trouble.
After taking several precious medicinal pills, Lin He closed his eyes to rest