In the stillness, everyone watched.
Over a thousand people stood on the rim of the basin, opening their minds and senses to feel the mysterious unknown before them.
This place was new to them; many had never even heard of it before joining the Heavenly Rain Meteor Conference.
Most hadn’t even heard of the Insect Essence Crystals.
The world of cultivation is vast and boundless, and they were still young.
In the midst of their relentless cultivation, they hadn't had the years to learn about all the corners of this expansive world.
The maps described the Moon Sea as a dangerous forbidden zone of the Western Extremes, filled with unpredictable perils.
The Parent-Child Talismans would lose connection once inside, though the exact nature of the threat wasn’t explained.
The message was clear: participants should not enter.
Parents and sects alike, through various means, tried to gather information about the Western Extremes before sending their disciples.
What they found was what these young cultivators now saw: desolate, hardly suitable for life.
Ironically, the Moon Sea, the most favored location of the Insect Essence Crystals, was the only place that seemed lush amidst the barren lands.