Even Master Gu Chenxiao could not identify the peculiar flame within the hourglass. Chen Xuan had no choice but to follow Gu Chenxiao’s advice: once they reached the black market in the scavenger encampment of the Ember Wasteland, he would seek out an appraiser specializing in such mutated spiritual artifacts.
By now, the twelve-winged silver sculpture had largely recovered, its grogginess fading away. Chen Xuan, Ji Tingsha, Gu Chenxiao, and Lingsu climbed onto its back and departed from the ruined town.
About a day later, Chen Xuan, still on the creature's back, spotted a city of ruins dominated by shades of black, nestled within a zone where the light and shadows appeared warped.
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