The Black Robe that appeared before Evan Lin let out a series of low, keening wails.
The strange visions circling the hall faded a bit after the Black Robe forcibly suppressed the Heavenly Dao tomb.
The entire hall seemed to sink back into the same eerie silence as at the very beginning.
The Black Robe kept trembling in front of Evan.
It looked like it was trying to convey some special message.
But Evan couldn’t make any sense of it at all.
Meanwhile, the White Robe above Evan’s head started to fade away.
Until finally it vanished completely.
When the Black Robe in front of Evan saw the White Robe about to disappear, it suddenly grew frantic.
A burst of radiance flared out.
In an instant.
All the spiritual qi seemed to find an outlet and surged toward Evan’s left hand.
“This is…?”
Evan didn’t hesitate, trying to absorb the vast spiritual qi drawn by the Left-Hand Dragon.
But Evan quickly found that this spiritual qi seemed completely beyond his control.
It was all devoured by the Left-Hand Dragon.
“This dragon!”
Evan tried several times and failed, while the Black Robe over there seemed to notice the spiritual qi was forcibly taken and stopped releasing more.
Such vast spiritual qi would have been enough for me to form a core again.
Evan saw the spiritual qi stop and glanced at the Left-Hand Dragon.
After absorbing the spiritual qi, the Left-Hand Dragon fell back into slumber.
Its scales became noticeably more vibrant.
The entire Left-Hand Dragon now faintly exuded a sense of majesty.
“What a pity.”
Evan shook his head, still regretting the spiritual qi that was forcibly taken by the Left-Hand Dragon.
Suddenly, a faint, ethereal sigh came from within the Black Robe.
A human sigh.
Evan looked toward the sound.
He saw the Black Robe suddenly sweep its sleeve.
Almost at the same moment.
Evan found the scene before him had changed in an instant.
The hall was gone, and before him was the same forest as before.
He looked around, but saw nothing unusual.
Evan walked a few steps deeper, but still didn’t find the swamp.
“It’s gone?”
“Did it send me out?”
Evan took out the map.
But this time, under the sunlight, the map showed no change at all.
It hovered in front of Evan, but no radiance appeared.
If my guess is right, there must be a divine sense left by predecessors in that Black Robe.
That precious treasure might be something that burst out from that nameless tomb.
That mysterious place is said to be the burial ground for Heaven, Heavenly Dao, and countless eras.
Evan sorted out his thoughts, but the more he thought, the stranger it felt.
The Black Robe tried several times to wrap itself around Evan, but ultimately failed each time.
Moreover, when entering, I found many skeletons at the door. Clearly, that place is truly dangerous.
Yet Evan went in and out, walked around, and didn’t encounter any danger.
Evan was puzzled, standing there and still thinking.
“Why are you standing here motionless?”
“What… are you thinking about?”
A gentle female voice sounded.
Evan turned toward the voice and saw Lily Zhao walk out from the Soul-Sacrifice Beauty Scroll.
Lily Zhao stood not far in front of Evan.
At that moment, she looked calm, gazing at Evan, her beautiful face showing curiosity and inquiry.
“You…”
Evan looked at her, paused, and asked: “Have I been here the whole time?”
“Yes. From the moment you entered this forest, you’ve been standing here for hours. I was worried, so I came out to check.”
Lily Zhao nodded, then looked around.
She walked around the area: “Is there anything special here?”
“No.”
Evan shook his head and looked at her: “You mean, since I came here, I’ve been in this spot and haven’t moved?”
Yes.
Lily Zhao nodded seriously, not looking like she was joking.
Did you see something?
She looked at Evan, her gaze flickering slightly.
Evan looked at her and fell silent.
He looked into her eyes, the two of them quietly meeting each other's gaze. After a long moment, Evan shook his head: “No.”
Maybe it was just my imagination.
Mm, as long as you're okay. I was a little worried about you.
After a brief exchange, Lily Zhao didn't hesitate and returned to the Soul-Sacrifice Beauty Scroll.
Evan then used his Earth-Spirit Mortal Body and Wood-Spirit Mortal Body to survey the area, but found nothing.
That mysterious place seemed to have vanished completely.
Anyone who can create such a pocket world truly has sky-piercing power.
But he actually didn’t make a move against me.
And then there’s that White Robe.
Evan looked up at the spot above his head.
But all he saw was emptiness.
The White Robe was nowhere to be seen.
The red cord around his neck had completely disappeared as well.
It was as if everything had vanished without a trace.
Evan checked the Left-Hand Dragon again.
If not for the Left-Hand Dragon’s scales being shinier and exuding faint dragon might, Evan would have thought everything that just happened was a dream.
If that pocket world doesn’t want to be found, Evan’s current strength definitely isn’t enough to find the path again.
“Could that place be the reason Earth’s spiritual qi has dried up?”
Evan thought about this, shook his head, and let out a heavy breath. The future felt more uncertain than ever, as if an invisible hand was secretly manipulating everything.
But the mastermind behind the scenes, no one knows where they are, watching all of this unfold.
Especially Lily Zhao.
Evan frowned. Lily Zhao’s gaze just now felt a little off.
But he couldn’t quite pinpoint what was wrong.
It was a strange feeling.
Yet he couldn’t go ask Lily Zhao directly.
With Lily Zhao’s personality, no matter how Evan asked, she probably wouldn’t reveal anything.
And the origin of that precious treasure has become even more mysterious.
What really happened in that era when even the Jade Emperor was wiped out?