"Congyun Sea, Luoyan Province, Cangwu Abyss, Qianling Province…"

Lord Jinglun recited the names of various locations, some familiar to Li Fan, others entirely foreign.

"The common denominator," he continued, "is that Abyssal Passages have been found in all of these places.

"The true nature of an Abyssal Passage remains undetermined. However, our research indicates that if one is left exposed, the frequency of Oddity outbreaks in that province increases dramatically.

"Therefore, they must be suppressed with the Xuantian Abyss-Sealing Array."

Li Fan had not expected this answer from Diyi Jinglun at all.

"When Myriad Immortals Island still stood, we never managed to detect the Abyssal Passage beneath it. We could only infer its existence from the...