The open stone pavilion situated atop the highest precipice of Azure Peak stood shrouded within the heavy, turbulent mists of the Void-Shrouding Sanctuary Formation. The ambient atmospheric pressure in this elevated domain remained thick, laden with the profound water-qi drawn from the surrounding ocean. Far below the jagged basalt cliffs, the sprawling, neon-lit commercial districts of Abyssal Pearl City hummed with frantic trade, oblivious to the terrifying predators gathering above the cloud line.
Yue Lingshan, draped in her pristine white robes woven from Thousand-Year Spirit-Silk, stepped away from the massive array nodes bordering the pavilion terrace. She held a glowing jade compass, her virtuous face set in a mask of intense concentration. She had spent the past three hours meticulously calibrating the spatial barriers to ensure the Myriad Ocean Palace surveillance grids remained blind to their location.
