Inside a dark red jeweled hall.
The seal on Lian Luan's memories broke once more, and a flood of memories surged into her mind.
In those memories, a kindly, white-haired face appeared again and again. It was Lian Luan's Master.
For Lian Luan's sake, her Master had perished amid the flames of clan warfare. At the moment of her death, she had used her remaining Origin Essence to envelop Lian Luan, forcibly tearing open Time-Space and sending her through it.
By chance, after entering Time-Space, Lian Luan had collided with Heng Xuan Nether Soul, which Xuan Yuan Ao had scattered across the realms. Thus, she had become tainted with a trace of Heng Xuan's aura.
That was why Liu Yun had mistaken her for Heng Xuan Nether Soul while searching for it.
However, when Lian Luan, wrapped in Origin Essence, entered the Time-Space passage, her weak cultivation had caused her to be shredded by the Time-Space Rule, turning her into a Nether Soul much like Heng Xuan's.
As for Lian Luan herself, she had fallen into slumber. When she awoke, she was inside a five-colored lotus, and all her memories had vanished.
That continued until she encountered Liu Yun, who had obtained the Heaven and Earth Fire.
"Master! Sob, sob, sob..."
With her memories restored, Lian Luan collapsed to the ground and wept uncontrollably.
The handsome man landed beside her once more and handed her the handkerchief.
This time, Lian Luan did not refuse. She accepted the handkerchief and began wiping away her tears.
"Actually, your Master can be resurrected," the handsome man suddenly said.
Lian Luan abruptly raised her head. "She can be resurrected? How?" Her tear-streaked, sorrowful face suddenly filled with hope.
"Get up first." The handsome man smiled faintly and pointed at Lian Luan, who was sitting