Chapter 711: Opening the Chamber (1/2)

Obviously, Krune didn't tell Lila or Kalame since Mental Energy was supposed to be a secret. But Krune told Iem since he also had the Soul Cultivation Technique. It's just that he wasn't at a high enough level to use Mental Energy yet.

'Hum? This thing can eat Mental Energy? What does that mean?'

Krune shook his head.

'I have no idea. First of all, this thing is a new cultivation system that wasn't supposed to exist. But now I'm in doubt if this really is the case. Of course, it might be just a coincidence that whatever is inside happens to react to Mental Energy.'

Iem nodded.

'I understand. However, our Divine Sense also can't tell what is happening in there. Mental Energy will be eaten if you try to use it too. We don't have another choice. Let's enlarge the hole so that we can look inside.'

Krune then looked at Lila before asking.

”Did Senior Lila find anything through this gap? Iem and I only fell into deep darkness when we tried to check with our Divine Sense. However, Senior Lila's Divine Sense is definitely several times stronger, so you might have noticed something.”

Lila shook her head in response.

”Nothing. I also fell into that darkness you talked about. I feel like it has nothing to do with its strength or how far the Divine Sense can go. At the moment, I can't even tell whether there is some kind of Sealed Space inside or if the chamber's size is really just that.”

Krune already expected that answer.

”Alright, then. We already opened a tiny hole, so we just need to enlarge it now. Of course, it will also take a long time to do so.”

Lila didn't mind.

”Take as long as you need. A few years makes no difference to someone at my or Zuitou's level.”

Krune and Iem nodded.

”Very well, we will continue then.”

The work continued after that. As the hole became bigger, the slower it became to spread the aperture. In the blink of an eye, another year went by. It has now been a year and three months that they initiated this job. The hole finally got large enough so that they could use other methods to check the contents.

Zuitou left for a few minutes and then returned. This time, he had a small camera attached to a cable. Since Divine Sense didn't work, they thought about using physical objects and technology. Even if the camera broke, the Kalame Sect wouldn't mind. If not, they might be able to take a look behind that darkness.

”Alright, I'm sending it in.”

Krune and Iem kept the hole stabilized as the camera passed through. Zuitou was also careful to not touch the Purple Lightning and Black Flames on the surroundings, using his own Godly Energy to 'coat' the camera. The cable connected to the outside had the link to transmit what they could see and a small gap around the electrical part for Zuitou to use his Godly Energy. Like that, he could keep the camera afloat inside.

Everyone paid attention to the monitor as the camera passed by that black wall. There was no problem with the link as the camera transmitted all the images from inside. Zuitou then turned the light on the camera, but everything was still dark. It was as if there wasn't a wall on the other side of the chamber.

”Does it mean that there is really a sealed space inside? Otherwise, the camera should have illuminated the walls there.”

”That might be the case. But it is also easy to check. Zuitou, there is a lot of cable remaining. More than enough to send the camera all the way to the other side of the chamber and touch the wall there. Try to make it fly straight ahead. If you run out of cable, then we know it is a sealed space.”

”Yes, Ancestor.”

Without wasting any time, Zuitou controlled his Godly Energy to send the camera further. Sure enough, they were right. Zuitou ran out of cable while flying the camera straight forward, but the camera did not reach the end of the chamber. That meant that the space inside was much larger than it looked from outside.

”So it's a sealed space. The only doubt is how big it is. There is no other choice. We need to send someone in to check it for us. Zuitou, I'll leave the arrangements to you.”