Chapter 983: Begging To Loosen It (II)
Dingjiao gazed at the scene, his voice low and distant as he said, "Before the ancient cataclysm, this used to be a vast continent. It was as broad as Jiangnan but only sparsely populated. Jiangnan had tens of millions of people back then, while this place had only a few million.
"During the cataclysm, two Immortal Lords fought here and shattered the entire continent. Not only did all spiritual energy vanish, but it still does not contain life. We of the Dragon Clan call it the Grave Abyss... it stands opposite to Shiqi Island in the Eastern Sea."
White Banyan nodded, seemingly also visiting this place for the first time. He looked around with great interest and spoke softly, "I heard there’s no spiritual energy here, which means no great void. Even Purple Mansion Realm cultivators must descend and physically fly here..."
"Exactly." Dingjiao replied quietly, "This abyss extends all the way to the Underworld. It is said that the spirits of the Underworld pass in and out through this very place."
He continued descending as he spoke. The three quickly vanished into the boundless darkness. Li Zhouwei watched the surging seawater pouring down on both sides. His brows furrowed as he murmured, "This Grave Abyss is terrifyingly vast. Why haven't the waters of the Southern Sea drained dry? It’s hundreds of times larger than the sky pit in the Northern Sea. Even if it rained over the entire Southern Sea, it wouldn’t be enough to refill it...
"Could it be like the ocean’s edge, where the seawater falls into the depths and instantly transforms into water veins that rejoin the sea?"
Dingjiao shook his head and explained, "The seawater doesn’t pour into the abyss everywhere. This is merely a drainage outlet. If you fly a bit farther south, the land actually rises above sea level, and no water flows in."
Li Zhouwei nodded and reminded, "There’s no spiritual energy here. If we run out of mana, we’ll be in trouble..."
"Don’t worry." Dingjiao took out a few white pearls from his sleeve, thought for a moment, then put them away and instead pulled out a black circular spirit artifact. In a blink, it expanded beneath them. He apologized and said, "My cloud-riding mount isn’t practical inside the abyss."
White Banyan nodded, then asked with some doubt, "I’ve never heard the claim that this leads to the Underworld... but then again, we’re unfamiliar with affairs beneath the sea. Could the Crown Prince elaborate?"