Zi Jing opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't know what to say. Lu Yin was the ruler of the Fifth Continent, the Dao Master. She could kneel and beg for mercy, but Lu Yin couldn't. Nor could she scold him.
She had just gone out of her way to warn him not to commit blasphemy, fearing precisely this might happen. She hadn't expected it to happen anyway.
"Why haven't you knelt?" a pleasant voice scolded.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.
Zi Jing's face turned deathly pale. "My lady, he doesn't know the rules, and he isn't one of our Over Space people. I beg you to give him another chance. Please, my lady."
Just then, another voice came from the side, cool and proud. "What happened to make Sister He so angry?"
Lu Yin turned, staring at the newcomer in surprise. Bai Qian?
It was Bai Qian, the first woman to leave Earth, a woman shrouded in legend—the same woman who had been considered perfect on Earth.
Lu Yin had climbed to incredible heights on his path of cultivation. Even Progenitors had to look up to him. Yet he had never been able to forget Bai Qian. She was like a mark engraved deep in his memory. Though he had only seen her once or twice, the memory had never faded.
With Bai Qian's arrival, a piercing chill swept through the air. Ice covered the ground and spread toward the steps, freezing even the flowers. The creatures playing about shrieked and fled.
"Bai Qian, what brings you here?" the pleasant voice called from above, now calm.
Bai Qian's expression was cool. Her gaze was gentle, but it couldn't hide the chill that came from deep within her. She was like an iceberg, impossible to melt and