Lin Mu reached the end of the narrow tube and felt the ground suddenly open up before him.
SHUA
With a small flick of his fingers, a wisp of immortal flame illuminated the space, revealing a massive cavern stretching far into the distance.
His eyes widened.
A colossal underground lake shimmered beneath him, its surface calm and mirror-like, disturbed only by faint ripples of Qi that danced atop the water.
The cavern ceiling arched high overhead, covered in faintly glowing moss that bathed the entire area in a serene green-blue light.
And there, floating atop the lake, were hundreds of lotuses.
Each one resembled the mutated lotus he had seen earlier—violet petals etched with green veins, glowing softly as if imbued with a living essence.
The air was thick with Wood Elemental Qi—no, more than that. It was as if the very laws of nature here bent toward growth and life.
Lin Mu took a slow breath and immediately felt his body respond.
