Two days later.
Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, and their junior sister Lin Qingxin finally arrived at the outskirts of the Ink Abyss.
The Ink Abyss was located within the Ten Thousand Great Mountains of the Southern Border.
It was a canyon of unfathomable depth.
The canyon was perpetually shrouded in black mist, exuding an aura of death.
Even from the outermost perimeter, it sent shivers down one's soul.
"We're here. You can tell me now," Lin Hao glanced at the vast expanse of mountains and then at his junior sister, Lin Qingxin.
With about ten li left to reach the Ink Abyss, he wanted his junior sister to explain things clearly so she could return sooner.
Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, the junior sister first smiled, then looked at Lin Hao and asked, "Brother Lin Hao, have you ever thought about why Grandpa adopted several children, yet I'm the only one who knows nothing?"
Lin Hao was taken aback. Then, upon reflection, he realized that what junior sister Lin Qingxin said seemed to be true.
Grandpa had adopted a total of four children.
Eldest sister Lin Qingwan knew medicine, possessed exceptional medical skills, and had a keen business sense.
Second brother Lin Qingnan was like a phantom, proficient in assassination.
Xiao Hei was obsessed with martial arts and had already reached the Grandmaster realm, becoming a true master of Hua Jin.
And then there was junior sister Lin Qingxin.
But as she had just said, Lin Hao realized that among the four children Grandpa had adopted, it seemed he had taught nothing to junior sister Lin Qingxin.
By all rights, this should not be the case.
If one were to say junior sister was clumsy or foolish, that would be one thing.
But junior sister was neither clumsy nor foolish; in fact, she was very intelligent.
Lost in thought, Lin Hao immediately looked at his junior sister and asked, "Did Grandpa secretly teach you anything?"
"No," Lin Qingxin giggled and then said, "You don't need to guess. Grandpa didn't teach me anything, but he once said."
"My path would one day appear beneath my own feet, and I wouldn't need him to teach me anything."
"But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Grandpa said I was born with good fortune and would bring good luck to others."
"Born with good fortune?"
Lin Hao was stunned, then instantly understood.
"You really are," Lin Hao looked at his junior sister and shook his head with a smile, then said, "Alright, stop making things up. Hurry back."
"Brother Lin Hao, I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying to you," Lin Qingxin became anxious when Lin Hao didn't believe her.
"I'm not lying to you, nor am I making things up. Everything I'm saying is true. Grandpa told me this himself back then."
"This is precisely why he didn't teach me anything."
"He said my fortune was deep, and I wouldn't need his teachings, so I never learned anything growing up."
Seeing junior sister Lin Qingxin's anxious expression, Lin Hao was momentarily stunned, then said, "No, whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter, does it? Hurry back."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Lin Qingxin became anxious.
She immediately blocked Lin Hao's path and said urgently, "How does it not matter? Grandpa said I was born with good fortune and could bring good luck to others. If I went with you and Brother Xiao Hei into the Ink Abyss, I would definitely bring you good luck."
"Then, you wouldn't encounter any danger and would come out safely."
"If you don't let me go with you, I... I'll die for you to see."
"Let's go."
Lin Hao shook his head helplessly, looking at junior sister Lin Qingxin with her stubborn neck.
Half an hour later.
Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, and junior sister Lin Qingxin finally arrived at the Ink Abyss.
Gazing at the canyon shrouded in black mist, exuding an aura of death, and never seeing daylight, Lin Hao frowned.
"Such dense deathly aura!" Xiao Hei also frowned, looking at the canyon.
"Senior brother, how do we get down?"
Lin Hao looked around, then at the abyss-like canyon, and said, "Let's slide down along the cliff face."
"What about junior sister?"
"I'll carry her."
"Alright, I'll go first to scout the way for you."
Lin Hao nodded, then told Xiao Hei to be extremely careful.
Xiao Hei responded, grabbed a vine, and began to slide down the cliff face.
Lin Hao casually broke off a vine, hoisted Lin Qingxin onto his back, secured her, and then began to slide down in the direction Xiao Hei had gone.
Lin Qingxin hugged Lin Hao's neck, her face slightly flushed, and she felt a little nervous.
She was nervous about the high cliff, and also nervous about Lin Hao.
Although Lin Hao often carried her around when they were children, that was in the past.
But there was no other way now; if she was going down, she had to be carried by Lin Hao.
Time slowly passed.
Lin Hao didn't know how long he had been sliding down the cliff face.
It had been at least two hours.
After descending the cliff face for so long,
Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, and junior sister Lin Qingxin finally safely reached the ground.
If they were correct, this should be the bottom of the Ink Abyss.
In contrast to the area above,
the bottom was not covered in black mist but rather a faint white mist.
Within the white mist, there were even traces of spiritual energy.
However, this spiritual energy could not be absorbed.
Because besides spiritual energy, the most prevalent element was the aura of death.
Lin Hao looked around. The surroundings were deathly silent, with no living beings in sight.
"Senior brother, that looks like a door."
Xiao Hei suddenly pointed to a door-like frame in the distance.
However, the door-like frame was not tall, as if it had been buried by something.
"Let's go and take a look."
Lin Hao took Lin Qingxin's hand and walked towards it.
Upon reaching it, Lin Hao's gaze sharpened.
He saw that the ground was littered with bones everywhere.
There were human bones and the bones of wild beasts.
What was most shocking was that in front of the door,
a mountain-like pile of remains blocked the doorway, leaving only half of the grand entrance visible.
And in this mountain-like pile of remains, human skeletons were the most numerous.
Besides human skeletons, there were also some beast skeletons that Lin Hao had never seen before.
Those skeletons were oddly shaped, and their bone structures were much larger than those of common animals.
"This..."
Xiao Hei was stunned into silence by the scene before him.
Similarly, Lin Hao's brow furrowed, and he was speechless.
Lin Hao wondered why there were so many human remains here.
Furthermore, what made Lin Hao feel somewhat surprised was.
This half-buried great door looked very similar to the great door inside Kunxu.
"Brother Lin Hao, it looks like there are words here!" Lin Qingxin suddenly pointed to the location on the door frame that was buried by the remains.
Lin Hao looked and indeed, there seemed to be writing.