The Ancient Well: Past and Present

The first trial.

The Heart-Knocking Trial.

Commonly known as Heart Inquiry.

The scene ahead slowly twisted until an ancient, dried-up well appeared.

Ye Qingxian carried the little girl over.

The well's rim was high, so Ye Qingxian leaned forward to look inside.

Unlike the dry well she had imagined, there was about three feet of water at the bottom.

The water was crystal clear.

It reflected the face above it with perfect clarity.

Just then—

A weathered stone stele gradually appeared on the open ground.

Three lines were carved into it.

Heart-Knocking Trial.

Heart Inquiry.

Know your past life. Glimpse your future.

It said nothing about what was required to pass. Ye Qingxian suddenly gave a carefree smile.

She had underestimated the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

Know your past life. Glimpse your future.

What a grand claim.

Perhaps this opening of the Impermanence Secret Realm was of a far higher level than any before it.

Ye Qingxian looked down at Ye Xiaoyao's peaceful sleeping face.

Nothing like this had happened before.

Had Junior Sister's arrival caused the Secret Realm to become unexpectedly more difficult?

Ye Qingxian fell silent for a moment.

Why couldn't she shake the feeling that this trial had been designed specifically for Junior Sister?

She did not hesitate for long before deciding to take the trial in Junior Sister's place.

If she let the little girl attempt it herself, she might get hurt and put her pregnancy at risk. Who knew how long she would be upset afterward? She might not say anything harsh to Senior Sister's face, but she would surely have ten thousand complaints about her in her heart.

Ye Qingxian had, of course, completely forgotten the promise she had just made: if anything happened in the Secret Realm, she would wake Junior Sister at