[Challenger Prompt: The collective quest "Purify the Dark Cavern" has been completed. Rewards have been distributed according to campaign contribution as follows]: Contribution rankings: First place: Gold-Farming Gamer (body tempering level +3) Second place: Divine Wing (body tempering level +2) Third place: Xiao Ban-Iron Hammer (body tempering level +1) ...
The game notification sounded, and every player who had participated in the campaign received their rewards.
At the same time, the Corrosion Core the players had shattered together dissolved into crystalline black specks of light, and Qi Sheng's power of Emperor Zhao once again enveloped the domain node crystal.
The crystal, its surface originally covered in black spots, finally turned a clear, pure scarlet.
The cavern immediately shook violently as an invisible power enveloped this land.
Viewed from high above, a massive black vortex formed around the Dark Cavern and rapidly expanded until it swallowed the entire stretch of land.
The terrain twisted before finally closing up into a flat expanse of black soil.
After the Dark Cavern vanished, Emperor Tomb Village shook in turn, its interior expanding at a rate visible to the naked eye.
South of Emperor Tomb Village, near the edge of the black fog, an enormous beast's head rose, shaped as though it were roaring at the sky. This was the entrance to the Dark Cavern.
A Challenger Prompt then sounded in every player's mind:
[Challenger Prompt: Emperor Tomb Village has expanded, adding the special area "Dark Cavern." Players can reach the Dark Cavern directly through the southern entrance of Emperor Tomb Village to mine spirit ore resources.]
Along with the notification, a large amount of information relayed by Guide appeared in Qi Sheng's mind.
``` Dark Cavern:
Territory type: Resource
Territory trait: Spiritual proliferation (continuously imbues ore with spirituality, producing spirit