Heaven Realm: First Heaven!
Early morning.
A faint rustling came from the bedroom of Tianya Residence.
Lu Ran stood before the large wardrobe. Having changed into a bamboo hat and coir rain cape, he had once again become a mysterious Jianghu wanderer.
He then put on the Blood Crystal Mask, covering the lower half of his face and making his entire bearing all the more enigmatic.
Lu Ran slowly turned his head toward the bed.
Jiang Ruyi lay on her side, sleeping deeply. A thin blanket rested over her waist, tracing a graceful body curve while leaving him only her back.
The room was utterly silent.
The Xianmo Flower tree gave off a faint jasmine fragrance that drifted in through the skylight, winding through the room as though silently asking him to stay.
Lu Ran gazed at his fiancée, lingering for a long while before quietly turning to leave.
The moment his figure vanished behind the screen, the woman who had seemed to be sleeping so sweetly quietly opened her eyes.
There was none of the bleary haze of someone just awakened. In her eyes, there was only the sorrow of parting.
Slowly, Jiang Ruyi picked up a corner of the blanket and pulled it over her head.
Within the pitch-black blanket, one hand fell upon the Red Bean Bracelet around her wrist, her fingertips gently rolling the tiny red bean.
She might break through at any moment now and enter the peak of the Sea Realm.
Yet even if she advanced at this very moment, the breakthrough process would still take five to ten days.
Jiang Ruyi did not think there would be any problem with her Dao Heart, but even under the best circumstances, after entering the peak stage and seamlessly stepping into the Heaven Realm, the breakthrough