At the center of the secret chamber stood a couch of warm jade carved with cloud patterns.
A full-figured woman with graceful curves sat cross-legged upon it. She carried herself with languid elegance and effortless allure.
Her eyes remained lowered as she meditated in seclusion. Her aura was faint as drifting smoke, neither ostentatious nor sharp, yet she had the bearing of someone who stood above the mortal world.
The moment Xiang Ling stepped into the chamber, those gently closed eyes slowly opened.
They were exquisitely alluring eyes, soft and luminous, their gaze full of warmth and desire. Yet deep within them lay the cold light of someone who had seen through the ages.
As her eyes opened, the countless strands of Dao Resonance suspended throughout the chamber abruptly stilled.
Threads of chaotic light, flowing patterns of Law, and the drifting auras of divine objects all froze in midair.
The Dao Resonance of heaven and earth seemed utterly bewitched and sealed by that single glance. The entire hidden realm fell silent.
One glance, and ten thousand Daos fell still.
She was breathtaking, bewitching, and possessed of a supreme pressure that made the heart tremble.
Tian Feixue looked calmly at Xiang Ling before her. Her voice betrayed neither pleasure nor anger, only a faint inquiry at having her seclusion disturbed:
"What matter has interrupted my seclusion?"
Xiang Ling bowed her head, not daring to meet the pavilion master's Dao-bewitching gaze. With a solemn expression, she recounted Gui Ying's visit and his attempt to persuade them into an alliance.
She reported everything clearly, leaving nothing out: the shocking news of an invasion from beyond the domain, the alliances already secured with the Myriad Worlds Chamber of Commerce, the Treasure Pavilion, and the Li Family, and his plan to unite all the Sin