Su Zhiyuan stood at the entrance to the ruins, watching helplessly as Yun Che and Bai Qingyan were sucked away by the black hole that had appeared without warning. She froze where she stood, unable to react for a long while.
She hurried to where the black hole had been, only to feel lingering spatial turbulence whipping between the stone walls. There was not a soul in sight.
"Niu Hun! Niu Hun!"
Su Zhiyuan called several times in succession, but only hollow echoes came back. She bit her lip, then immediately turned to the disciples behind her and said gravely,
"Guard the entrance here. I'm going inside to see what's happening!"
Meanwhile, Yun Che felt the world spinning around him. Turbulence lashed his entire body painfully, and his hand nearly lost its grip on the Immortal-Splitting Saber. When he finally managed to steady himself and land, he stumbled several steps forward before coming to a stop.
He hurriedly looked around. A gray expanse of void filled his vision, with only scattered glowing crystals floating in the distance. The Immortal Power in the air was pitifully thin. This was nothing like the Ancient Pill Furnace Ruins they had just been in.
"What the hell is this place?"
Yun Che cursed under his breath. Just as he circulated his Immortal Power to probe his surroundings, a sword rang out behind him. Bai Qingyan held the Ice Jade Immortal Sword, watching their surroundings with equal wariness. When Yun Che turned, both saw surprise in the other's eyes.
"A rift in ruins that have already collapsed?"
Bai Qingyan frowned and flicked a fingertip, sending out a strand of ice spirit power. It struck the distant void barrier and rebounded straight back.
"To think it threw us into a place like this. It seems what