Void Cultivation

Chapter 276-

After arriving in this place, they did not attempt to explore or investigate their surroundings. Instead, both Roxanne and Grey sat down on the cold floor and began to recover their strength.

Roxanne was bleeding from both her ears, nose, and mouth. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her aura was chaotic and unstable.

Grey was not faring much better either. Several of his internal organs had ruptured and were on the brink of collapse, while many of his spirit perforations were riddled with cracks and holes.

His face was pale as blood flowed from his seven orifices. When the Mosasaur exploded earlier, he had also been severely affected by the shockwave. At the moment, his sea of consciousness was in complete chaos, and the various elements within it trembled violently as if a storm was raging inside his mind.

However, they did not spend too long recovering. After all, the main reason they had come here was already before them.

At the same time, the threat of the sacred halberds was still fresh in their minds. None of them knew whether those two terrifying weapons would suddenly appear here and strike them down without warning.

Because of this, they were anxious and restless.

After speaking a few words earlier, the captain remained silent. Her tired expression was downcast as she heaved a small, heavy sigh.

Grey, who was holding the eyeball, noticed this. But he did not say anything and simply continued to recover his cultivation base in silence.

Right now, his spirit perforations were on the brink of collapse. If he forced himself to break open additional perforations, his cultivation might increase slightly. However, the chances of his perforations shattering completely were also extremely high.

Moreover, because of the countless cracks in his spirit perforations, Grey could not ignite his Spirit Fires even if he wanted to. The strain would place an unbearable burden on the fragile perforations, and they might completely collapse as a result.

However, Grey soon discovered that his third Spirit Fire, which had been formed from the Cold Yin core energy, was still active.

Unlike the other Spirit Fires, the third one had not been ignited through his spirit perforations. Instead, it originated from another source entirely, his Cold Yin core. Because of this, it had not been affected by the violent shockwaves that had ravaged his body earlier.

Therefore, even though his power was severely limited, he could still use a small portion of it.

Moreover, now that he could only activate a single Spirit Fire, one equivalent to the third sphere of Spirit Energy, the rate at which it consumed his spirit energy was significantly lower than before.

After about thirty minutes had passed, Grey slowly opened his eyes and looked toward the ancient stone slabs floating quietly in the air.

They carried an indescribable air of mysticism, along with the deep tranquility of something that had existed since ancient times.

Although he could not clearly see the murals and inscriptions carved upon them due to his weak cultivation base, Grey could still sense that the slabs contained words of immense value.

Earlier, he had asked Roxanne and the Captain whether they could see or understand what was written on the ancient stones. However, both of them had remained silent in response.

Later, Grey passed the eyeball that contained the reflection of the Captain to Roxanne.

Yet even with the help of the eyeball, the inscriptions and murals still appeared blurry to them.

As for the strange threads that pierced through the stone slabs and held them suspended in the air, only Grey could see them for some inexplicable reason.

Both Roxanne and the Captain had strange expressions on their faces when he explained this to them. However, it seemed that neither of them could see the countless threads that stretched across the air, converging together before extending far into the distance like an invisible web.

Many of these threads glowed with an ethereal light, while others were dark and lusterless. Grey could not discern the meaning behind this strange phenomenon, but it stirred a deep curiosity within him.

Thus, after recovering to some extent, he slowly stood up and began to study the ancient stones and the inscriptions carved upon them.

However, even after observing them for a long time, the writings remained blurry and indistinct, as if some invisible force was deliberately preventing him from seeing them clearly.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Grey suddenly heard a soft sigh drift through the air around him.

Grey immediately started and instinctively retreated.

The expression on his face became one of wariness and extreme caution.

Ever since arriving in this place, he had never once lowered his guard. Even while silently recovering earlier, his perception had remained spread out around him, ready to alert him to any sudden danger.

Therefore, when the soft sigh suddenly echoed through the air, Grey was greatly shocked and retreated without a moment of hesitation.

He instantly activated his third Spirit Fire, which originated from the Cold Yin core energy, and rapidly rushed backward. At the same time, an icy aura spread out around his body, causing the surrounding air to grow colder.

However, when he arrived at the spot where Roxanne and the Captain were supposed to be, he discovered that the place was completely empty.

A cold chill ran down his spine, and Grey felt as though a bucket of icy water had been poured over his head.

The soft sigh sounded again.

This time, however, the voice was clearer in Grey’s mind, and he could almost hear within it the vicissitudes of life and the long passage of time.

The voice sounded extremely old and ancient, as if it had existed for countless years. Yet, despite this, its tone was gentle and soft.

However, Grey was not fooled by this appearance.

After all, it could easily be some hidden monster that had lived for millennia and was lurking in this place.

Or perhaps an unknown existence of immense power.

Just because the voice sounded calm and gentle did not mean that it was friendly.