Shen Mo raised an eyebrow.

“The dust accumulated here is thicker than an adult’s calf,” he observed as he examined the formation closely, growing even more surprised. “The formation patterns are far older than any teleportation array I’ve seen before.”

Clearly, Nine Nether Ice Flame had been right.

This teleportation array must have been established during the early period of the Jing Kingdom.

Shen Mo took out dozens of top-grade spirit stones and placed them into the various formation nodes, gradually activating the array.

This formation was far too ancient, and the activation process was quite complicated, but in the end, it was successfully activated.

A shimmering blue light blossomed forth.

Shen Mo braced himself, his whole body tense, and stepped onto the teleportation array.

After a dizzying swirl, the scene before him gradually cleared.

Around him, it was pitch black.

Occasionally, thunder cracked through the darkness.

The glowing blue light emitted by the teleportation array behind Shen Mo was one of the few stable sources of light.

Using this light, he slowly made out the surroundings.

As Nine Nether Ice Flame had said, this place was located at an extremely high altitude—a sky island.

It seemed to have been forcibly pulled from the Demon Suppression Sea by the Heavenly Dao Will’s great power, suspended in the sky.

Shen Mo could even see signs of sea creatures like conchs and starfish fossilized in the rocks.

Looking downward, relying on his sharp eyesight, he could barely make out a vast black sea below.

That was the Demon Suppression Sea.

The grand towering walls around it were the ten Demon Suppression Fortresses.

“I never imagined such a place existed above the Demon Suppression Sea,” Shen Mo clicked his tongue in amazement.

If Nine Nether Ice Flame hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have guessed that above their heads hovered such a huge sky island.

The Divine Thunder originated from here.

Shen Mo looked toward the west, where a faint glow was visible.

On guard, he quickened his pace toward it.

Soon, the light grew intense.

His entire field of vision was filled with bright thunderlight.

He saw countless golden lightning bolts leaping like dragons and serpents.

Crackling and snapping,

as if they were about to shatter this entire space.

At the center of these golden bolts was a silently burning dark golden flame.

For some reason, Shen Mo could sense a trace of decay and madness emanating from that dark golden flame.

It wished to die but could not.

Having wasted countless years here, even an Eternal Flame—such a divine treasure—would gradually go mad.

Sensing the unfamiliar aura,

the dark golden flame suddenly trembled.

The surrounding golden lightning surged toward Shen Mo in unison,

enveloping him in an instant.

It was like countless swords, spears, and halberds pressing against his neck.

Shen Mo’s skin prickled painfully.

Every hair on his body stood on end.

A proud Nirvana Realm expert like Shen Mo could still feel threatened here.

If it were a Dharma Manifestation Realm cultivator instead,

they might be crushed by the residual might of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame before the golden lightning even fully enveloped their body.

Shen Mo said calmly, “It’s your turn.”

Nine Nether Ice Flame hummed, flames blazing forth from its palm.

As the icy white flames appeared, the surrounding golden lightning immediately retreated.

The dark golden flame trembled slightly.

Memories sealed for thousands of years seemed to peel away like layers of an onion.

Shen Mo tensed his whole body, clenching every life-preserving technique he had.

Nine Nether Ice Flame was confident.

But it also prepared for the possibility that the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame might completely lose control.

Before doing anything, one must always prepare for the worst.

This was Shen Mo’s consistent principle.

“Do you still remember me, old friend?” Nine Nether Ice Flame said calmly.

The dark golden flame trembled more violently,

like an old man shaking as he stood, trying to recognize his old companion.

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