Lin Qi had not known that, though both were menial disciples, Jin Yue—who appeared shy and humble—already possessed Golden Immortal cultivation.
After arriving at the Heavenly Lake, all she could see was white mist, hazy and indistinct. Forget sight—she could not even send her divine sense inward to probe.
Lin Qi could only follow her instincts and walk deeper inside.
As she walked, strands of golden light suddenly flickered before her.
Only when she drew closer did Lin Qi realize that the so-called golden lights resembled golden eyes, one after another.
Perhaps because gold and white intertwined, making them too noble and majestic, they did not look frightening. Instead, they carried a faintly sacred air.
Dai Jun had once said that the situation within the Heavenly Lake was ever-changing and unpredictable, impossible for anyone to fully fathom.
When the Tianze Secret Realm was discovered, Immortal Qi in the air had condensed into countless Eyes of Space-Time.
These Eyes of Space-Time would randomly transport cultivators to some unknown place.
A cultivator with good luck might land in a place where opportunities could be picked up off the ground and soar into the heavens in a single bound. A cultivator with terrible luck might fall directly into a land of death, their Immortal Path destroyed forever.
Thus, choosing which Eye of Space-Time to enter was already a choice that determined one's future fate.
Lin Qi wandered around aimlessly.
She could only distinguish the Eyes of Space-Time by their size. Beyond that, she had no other insight.
Without insight, it meant that her opportunity had not yet arrived.
Lin Qi was in no hurry and continued strolling along at an unhurried pace.
Just as she was about to move forward, a crisp female voice suddenly rang out.
"Stop!"
The woman's voice was neither