The entrance to the Jade Virtual Palace opened into a deserted hall lined with bronze pillars on both sides and ever-burning lamps. Past the hall was a cloister that led to a lake so vast that it seemed boundless. Yet there was not even a drop of water inside. The lake was so deep that it appeared bottomless. It was as if it led to the Nine Serenities of the Demonic World. One could not help shuddering upon laying eyes on this lake.
The cloister was constructed using timber that Meng Qi could not recognize. The timber was a blue so dark that it was nearly black and was suffused with a faint scent of greenery. When he stepped on it, he could not hear the sound of his feet landing on the floor. Neither could he feel anything concrete under his feet. He felt as if he was treading upon the void.
