Beneath the yellow sands of Lop Nur lies the forbidden grounds of the ancient Starfall Clan. Wu Xie is invited to investigate the bizarre skull of a Loulan priest, but crystal-shelled corpse beetles slaughter the expedition, forcing him to flee into the abyss. An inverted pyramid, a battlefield of bones, and a fungal sea that devours the mind follow one after another. The Twin-Fish Jade Pendant triggers spatial reflections, and Wang Pangzi is infected by spores, half his body crystallizing. Zhang Qiling's bloodline awakens, shattering the seal on his memories. Yang Xueli bears the secrets of the Mountain-Moving Sect and a fragment of the star map left behind by her father. Searching for the missing Yang Xuanwei, they brave prehistoric ecosystems inhabited by crystal lizards and flash eels, only to be ambushed by the Guixu organization. The Eye of the Nine Abysses is within reach, and the ancient god of Entropy is about to tear apart the cracks in reality. Can the key to the Starfall Clan reactivate the seal? Where bones lie buried beneath the sea of sand, the ultimate gate is slowly opening...
