Amid an expanse of desolation and killing intent.
An ancient city rose from the ground, towering and majestic, its imposing grandeur enough to strike awe into the heart.
Ye Xuan led Shi Hao across that uninhabited region filled with strangeness and danger, continuing onward in exploration. Before long, they arrived before this ancient border city standing upon the plains.
Shi Hao halted and gazed at the city, his heart surging with turbulent emotions.
He knew full well the weight this place carried. From the previous era until now, this region had likely always been a land fought over by all.
Over that long river of history, who knew how many peerless heroes had appeared here, and how many had buried their bones in this place to protect the world behind them?
That sense of ancient, crushing gravity left Shi Hao with an exceedingly complicated expression.
Just as Shi Hao was quietly sighing to himself, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure outside the colossal border city.
It was a woman with a graceful figure, leisurely strolling outside the city.
She was still as spirited and mischievous as ever, beautiful and captivating. In this borderland steeped in oppression, she seemed to be taking a walk through her own backyard, without the slightest hint of tension.
It was the Witch of the Jietian Sect.
The Witch's spiritual senses were exceptionally sharp, and she soon noticed Ye Xuan and Shi Hao's arrival as well.
She turned around, and a dazzling smile immediately blossomed upon that peerlessly beautiful face capable of toppling all under heaven. Then, swaying her slender waist that could be held in one hand, she stepped forward with lotus-like strides, approaching the two in a thousand graceful poses.
The Witch's moist, fox-like eyes shimmered as her gaze swept over the two of