"Strange, a Magic Sealing Stone? This thing isn’t seen often."
As the excavation passage continued to extend, the surrounding rock walls began to change, yet the change felt subtle to Veronia. If she remembered correctly, Magic Sealing Stones were not common at all.
In fact, upon closer analysis, this stone had a considerable connection to the Meteorite Spirit Beast. Although it wasn’t exactly a Meteorite Spirit Beast, the only source of the Magic Sealing Stone was the Heaven Falling Meteorite.
At least she had never heard of any mines that could produce Magic Sealing Stones. Additionally, these stones were relics of magical civilizations; after the brief era of magical civilizations ended, even falling meteorites no longer birthed such stones.
Of course, if some strange object used this stone for a different purpose, she wouldn’t be surprised.
"Magic Sealing Stone? What is this doing here?"
Stunned for a moment, Feng Yuan continued to dig the passage while pondering. He was well aware of the origins of the Magic Sealing Stone; it was the top-tier sealing object complementing magic civilizations, capable of easily suppressing and sealing nearly all magic-related creations and powers.
This is precisely why these stones only appeared during the fleeting period of magical civilizations. Being top-tier materials, their production was naturally scarce, and Feng Yuan couldn’t understand why there were so many Magic Sealing Stones here.
Could it be that these stones are to be reused? But they themselves are not irreplaceable, unless new uses are found. Otherwise, with effects like sealing, array patterns could easily substitute, making this special product of magical civilization unnecessary.
While considering these questions, Feng Yuan’s movements didn’t stop; after all, they were still at a certain distance from the massive energy source, and the Time Lockdown couldn’t be maintained for too long. They need to hurry.
"This quantity... What are they suppressing with these?"
Moving forward, Veronia noticed that the rock walls composed of Magic Sealing Stones hadn’t changed. This was quite absurd, as such top-tier sealing materials shouldn’t require much to easily seal most magical creations. Such a staggering amount, what were they using it to contain?
Agunas said blandly. Not to mention that the energy reaction hadn’t reached the level of Divine Beasts, Magic Sealing Stones couldn’t hold Divine Beasts for long, even in such excessive quantities.
Of course, in such quantities, temporarily trapping a Divine Beast for a month shouldn’t be an issue. So what is this many Magic Sealing Stones for?
Tamur followed silently behind. His foresight abilities were affected by the Magic Sealing Stones, even preventing him from probing any clues about the truth behind these stones.
To prevent the Time Lockdown from lasting too long, Feng Yuan had been digging quickly, so they soon arrived in front of the gigantic energy source.
"It’s just ahead. Agunas, be prepared to unlock the Time Lockdown and intervene promptly."
Feng Yuan didn’t directly break through the last rock wall but instructed Agunas instead. After all, he didn’t know what lay beyond the wall.
Swinging its tail, Agunas nodded in agreement. Feng Yuan then hesitated no more, launching the final attack that broke through the rock wall. Behind the wall, no surprise, lay a huge cave.
The cave was estimated to be as large as the Maomu City district, at least. Veronia’s temporary Arrogant Sun Sinking into the Sea couldn’t illuminate the cave.
Agunas glanced at Veronia as she unlocked the Time Lockdown. Veronia dared not let the full effect of Arrogant Sun Sinking into the Sea unfold. Before the grand sun descended, she swiftly dropped it into the Mirror Space and weakened it with unique power.
Arrogant Sun Sinking into the Sea, being a Fire Attribute Big Ultimate Move, had terrifying power, extending its lighting range far beyond conventional lighting techniques because it literally created a miniature sun.
"This is..."
Before the grand sun disappeared, Feng Yuan took the opportunity to examine the cave environment. To his surprise, it seemed like a peculiar underground building, with various styles of ancient stone houses intermingling to form a bizarre city.
"What we just saw seemed like a city, though unsurprising. But it sure felt problematic."
Veronia commented on the newly illuminated scene, which she also saw. The thing, let’s say, had a noticeable difference from a regular city. Those buildings were melded without any regard for order, making her wonder if the energy reaction aimed to sustain the peculiar city’s architectural structure.
Even if she had little knowledge in this domain, she could tell these constructions defied natural rules and mechanics. Simply put, without the intervention of special forces, such an architecture wouldn’t stand upon building.
"A twisted city, hopefully not a special spot related to the Qi Realm, or things could get troublesome."
Sighing, Feng Yuan expressed his frustration. Recently, he encountered most of these twisted things connected to the Qi Realm power. However, he couldn’t fathom why this place would associate with the Qi Realm.
Molan Giant Pit existed for a long time, and Feng Yuan saw no sign of time correction, indicating this thing didn’t suddenly pop up recently. Although Qi Realm was unique, it was indeed a modern additive power appearing due to time correction in history; to Feng Yuan, it was categorized as modern.
He couldn’t understand how modern items tangle with ancient relics.
"How could it be? The Molan Giant Pit predated the Qi Realm Timeline significantly, but perhaps its twisted nature is influenced by the Qi Realm."
Eyeing Feng Yuan as he prepared to jump onto Xiao Ji’s back, Veronia fretted, while Agunas swung its tail and said,
"No, this feels less like the twisted form of the Qi Realm, more like a nightmare..."
Unlike the Qi Realm’s constant distortion aura, Agunas sensed a strong nostalgic aura from this city, even with just a glance.
That aura was pure, straightforward, and clean, entirely different from the Qi Realm’s twisted power.
"A nightmare, hopefully."
Feng Yuan murmured while directing Xiao Ji to fly toward the city. As for the Flame Chasing Furry Dogs? He could only let Veronia and the others help carry them, at least Xiao Ji didn’t have the capacity to fly with them.
Feng Yuan’s response echoed his thoughts; handling nightmares was tricky but easier compared to dealing with the Qi Realm. Besides, nightmares don’t spread freely; they remain confined to specific places unless special events trigger them.
Unlike the Qi Realm that spreads and pollutes, nightmares differ vastly.
Xiao Ji glided over the dark sky, carrying Feng Yuan to land on the roof of a tilted small residential building on the opposite side. This building was merged with a structure resembling a barn, but the fusion point was the barn’s wall, and the angle was problematic.
This sky-tilted second-floor residential building was just an ordinary member of the chaotic city’s architecture. Structures that physically couldn’t naturally exist, possibly supported by supernatural forces.
Approaching, Feng Yuan surprisingly discovered unexpected aspects.
Originally he thought the massive energy reaction was needed to sustain the erroneous structure of this bizarre city. However, upon approaching, he realized the city was sustained by a very peculiar energy.
The quantity and intensity of these energies were low yet sufficient to keep the city from collapsing.
Of course, this means the city doesn’t have any additional defense against attacks.
At this moment, Agunas and the others floated over, similarly noticing this city’s low energy demands, curiously inspecting the vast city. What was this massive energy reaction about?
"Something seems off. This place doesn’t look like ancient ruins."
Agunas wagged its tail, as Feng Yuan nodded, ready to say something, but suddenly, the ground trembled beneath them. Veronia tangled herself up to float and elevate the Flame Chasing Furry Dogs while watching the buildings transform like building blocks. Veronia said,
"It looks like they’re welcoming us."
"Let’s go. I want to see what kind of den of dragons and tigers this is."
Stepping onto the suddenly reconstructed stone brick path, Feng Yuan fearlessly announced.

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