Pei Hengyu had thought that when Yuwen Junan carried him up into the highest clouds, it was simply to show him the lingering moonlight at the edge of the sky.
Instead, half an hour later, the Luan Bird plunged them into a thick, heavy gray fog. Before Pei Hengyu could adjust to the gloom, the mist abruptly dissipated. Light flooded his vision once again, and he found himself looking down into a massive sinkhole.
A sinkhole is a naturally formed depression in the earth. Unlike an ordinary cave, this one was enormous. Through the opening at the top, the moonlight revealed that the vegetation inside bore the distinct scars of fire.
Chapter 212