Inside the Ancient City Ruins.
The air was thick with the smoke of battle, and corpses littered the ground. Amidst the traces of time's erosion, a new, acrid scent of scorching hung in the air.
Among the broken walls and ruined ramparts, embers still glowed in some places, and wisps of faint smoke drifted about. The resulting burnt odor permeated the air, causing Hong Long and the others who had just entered the ancient city to frown. "Why does it look like there was just a fire here?"
"What are you overthinking for? This is the Cyan Cloud Secret Realm. It's all just an illusion!" Hong Long scoffed.
He found a broken stone pillar and sat down.
Glancing around at the ruins, he ordered, "You lot, go take a look around!"
"Yes!"
Several dozen people dispersed, fanning out to explore the area.
"Brother Long, look! There's a sea of fire up ahead!" a disciple suddenly exclaimed, nudging Hong Long and pointing eastward.
"A sea of fire?"
