Seven days later, the magma receded.
In an underground void of Boiling Spring Valley, the cave was eerily quiet; the surrounding soil and rocks bore the scars of scorching and melting.
With a crash, a large chunk of rock suddenly fell from the rocky wall, revealing a pitch-black hole behind it, right after which Zhao Sheng emerged, his face covered in ash and dirt.
Breathing in the hot, murky air of the cave, Zhao Sheng was rendered speechless, albeit with a slight sense of fortunate relief having survived a disaster.
Undoubtedly, the magma eruption three days prior had completely altered the terrain of Boiling Spring Valley and, incidentally, destroyed the Zhou family's millennium of effort.
Zhao Sheng composed himself, released his Divine Sense, and began to search for an exit along this magma-forged passage.
