There doesn't really seem to be any problem here.
The jade pendant hanging from the clothes at his waist slipped off at this moment, slowly swinging down and falling into the pile of lock chains on the ground.
Li Zhiyuan bent down, pushed the lock chains aside, intending to pick it up.
But even though he'd already cleared away one layer, he still couldn't see the jade pendant, and the further down he pushed, the more he noticed the lock chains felt different—faintly warm.
At that point, the idea of looking for the pendant faded, and the boy started focusing on "digging."
Earlier he'd thought it was only a single layer laid out here, but in reality, this place was truly bottomless.
Because Li Zhiyuan had previously estimated based on the number of Lock Chains extending down from the pillar, but in fact, there must have been countless broken lock chains over the years thrown down here.
Very likely, right under his feet was actually a deep pit completely filled with lock chains.
