"Dear Lord, what is that!"
"Goodness!"
"Green... rot?"
"What is that, let me see?"
Jungles, deserts, tribes, palaces, all seemed to be stirring restlessly.
Below the sands, Sui Yi was pulled into a vortex like someone captured by a black hole, into water, into air, among the dirt and sand, transported far, far away in such a bizarre state.
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Bubbling noises filled her ears and when Sui Yi regained consciousness, her eyes opened to water choking her throat. The first thing she saw was an underwater world of emerald green tinged with yellowish murk. She was disoriented. Where was this?
Above her was water as well; it appeared deep, yet there was a hint of light above...
Moving her limbs, Sui Yi tucked the Xiezhi Dagger into her waistband and swam upwards, but she thought she heard the sound of something else slicing through the water...
Turning her head, she saw only darkness engulfing the world...