Sky-Peering Mirror

King Zhouyi's gaze locked onto the seemingly inconspicuous, even somewhat grimy mirror in Shen Qian's hand.

He did not actually know what this mirror was.

But the intuition of a "Destiny Controller" gave him an intensely bad premonition.

Among the symbols of the path of "fate," mirrors were never simple objects... illusory flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water were often outward characteristics of fate-type spiritual artifacts.

"Sky-Peering Mirror forged by the King of Jiangling?"

King Zhouyi muttered to himself. "No, that's not right. This isn't the aura of the Sky-Peering Mirror... What is it? What exactly is it?!"

The ever-calm and composed King Zhouyi actually became agitated. Shen Qian was somewhat stunned, because all he had done was take out the mirror. Still, it gave Shen Qian a little more confidence in the mirror he held.

Everything had seemed to fall into place naturally. Before leaving the Myriad Manifestations Tower, he had first gone to Wishing Lake, where he discovered the mirror left behind by the White Emperor. At the same time, the mirror abruptly reminded Shen Qian that he seemed to have let down his guard about certain matters. That was what led to his farewell with Gu Donglai.

Gu Donglai had thought he had exposed himself to Shen Qian of his own accord, but deep in Shen Qian's subconscious, he had long harbored the corresponding suspicions.

"You really did know the Sky-Peering Mirror existed."

Shen Qian gripped the octagonal mirror tightly, as though afraid a sudden cramp in his arm would make him drop it, and sighed.

"The First-Generation Nine Kings were never harmonious to begin with. I merely stood out as more of an outsider. The King of Jiangling had always guarded against me—how could I not know?" King Zhouyi gave a self-mocking