Desolate Ancient Great Demon

The Stone Cave was silent. Chu Mu stood alone, a pensive look on his face.

After a moment, he raised a finger and tapped. Spirit light rippled across the Grand Elder Token in his hand. Roughly a dozen breaths later, an unusual fluctuation of the soul descended into the Stone Cave.

Not far in front of Chu Mu, an illusory projection of a soul appeared.

"Sect Master."

Chu Mu cupped his hands.

"Does Junior Brother have some matter?"

The Longevity Sect Master swept his gaze over the crude Stone Cave before turning to Chu Mu with a question.

"Junior Brother is Outside the World..."

Chu Mu slowly recounted what he had discovered Outside the World. He concealed nothing, describing every detail of what he had observed.

When Chu Mu finished speaking, the Longevity Sect Master was clearly startled and doubtful. After hurriedly asking several questions, he dispersed the soul projection. Clearly, he had returned to his true body to verify the anomaly Chu Mu had sensed.

The token returned to his palm. Chu Mu stared at the fading soul projection for a long while before seeming to come back to himself.

He turned to look. The cave wall, which had originally been solid, bore layer upon layer of inscribed runes that twisted and shifted. As solid turned to illusory, the mountain forest outside the Cave Abode appeared as though seen through a window.

Outside the Cave Abode, amid the mountain forest, a Thatched Cottage stood nestled within the trees. Stone paths wound through the woods, and sunlight scattered like shattered gold, shining upon a figure clad in red.

The woman held a token. With gentle taps of her slender fingers, one projected image after another appeared. Without exception, they all showed traces of Lie Yan's movements.

This woman was naturally