A place an unknown distance from Great Xuan!
At dawn, the sun had just risen.
Gentle sunlight spilled over a lake.
Sunlight floated upon the water, and the water turned golden beneath its rays.
A cloud-winged bird, speckled with a few patches of black, landed on the lakeshore. A Black Robe leaped down from its back.
She came to the lake, lifted the brim of her hat, and gazed at the beautiful scene before her. Even she was a little enraptured.
After bidding Chen Qinglin and Xie Jingyun farewell,
Jiang Qingyue had barely stopped during the past month, heading east the whole way!
She had crossed five or six dynasties and left the Eastern Ridge Domain!
This was the Eastern Lake Domain!
It had so many rivers and lakes that it was named for them!
For some reason, she had encountered an unusually large number of strange beasts along the way. From time to time, Beast Tides even attacked human cities.
This didn't match her memories. She didn't remember such a massive Beast Tide occurring around this time!
Or had it always been there, but she hadn't heard of it because it hadn't happened in the Eastern Xuan Domain in her previous life?
At the thought, she decided that must be it. The Eastern Xuan Domain was the heart of the Eastern Domain, its most prosperous region.
With so many King-level powerhouses, and the Shocking Gun Emperor himself holding down the fort, surely no Demonic Beast would dare invade.
Whenever she encountered trouble along the way that she could handle, she lent a hand.
If it was a third-tier beast or higher, there was nothing she could do.
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
A man in a plain white cloud-brocade robe was reflected on the surface of the lake.
He lay on