The Void Ocean fully reasserted itself so the krakens and leviathans had taken the role of helping those cultivators that could not endure sustained flight to travel on them. There were very aggressive bans on certain people but otherwise, they compromised.
Lind's remaining ships were also used to carry the bulk of their materials and allow crafters to work their magic the best they could. They could not make miracles but they could make more standard weapons.
It took them 4 years before the horizon changed. The krakens and leviathans were their guides. The once unbroken blue sky and white clouds became darkened in the distance.
Lind emerged onto the top deck and let his aura shoot outward. The previously hidden artifacts were now so much trash smoldering in ruins. He had expected that but the barrier around the continent was wrong.
It was still shimmering smokey black and cutting off all access, but his instinct told him there had been a chance.
