Xuanyuan Liting looked into the distance, her gaze gradually shifting from bewildered to resolute, while a touch of gentleness and warmth crept into her eyes. Taking a deep breath, she slowly began to speak, "After being swept into the Spirit Realm by a temporal turbulence, I landed on a desolate riverbank where I was discovered and taken away by several black-robed men. They looked like members of some secret organization. Somehow, they had acquired your dossier and kept interrogating me about the Sun Bead and you." Clenching her fists tightly, she seemed to relive that experience as if it were yesterday. "Those people were cold, caustic, and bizarre in their demeanor; I knew they were far from simple. Later, I finally managed to escape during the chaos, but unfortunately, no sooner had I gotten away than I was caught by people from the Wuyin Sect."
She bit her lip gently. "By a twist of fate, I was locked away in this karst cave. I tried escaping many times, but could never shake off their surveillance."
In Hu Yuan's mind, countless images flashed instantly: the ancient and mysterious altar deep inside Tianyan Mountain; the runes blooming with a faint blue glow in the hidden depths beneath the Abyss of Fallen Demons; and the warning inscription carved in blood-red at the bottom of the jade coffin: "To seek your true face, first shatter the illusion." These fragments gradually pieced themselves together into a grand mystery, making his heart heavy yet all the more determin…
Chapter 334