The layout of this old house was exceedingly simple: a small courtyard and a main room. Step out of the room, and there was the courtyard. Leave the courtyard, and there was the room.
The room was even simpler, with nothing but four bare walls. One glance took in everything.
So Yuan Yong naturally saw the shrine on the wall, and he saw the mirror as well. Though he could not make heads or tails of it, he casually walked over and reached out to take it...
From beginning to end, Jiang Wang, hidden within the mirror world, remained silent.
It gave him a peculiar feeling, as though he were coming to understand the world anew—clearly within this mountain, yet transcending it from beyond. It was as if he had already severed the threads of karma and leapt beyond the Five Elements.
Of course, he could easily dispose of this ape demon who had barged in, could use Samadhi True Fire to burn the ape demon and all his subordinates clean away.
But what then?
Based on his preliminary understanding of the will of Heaven, he guessed that if he acted so proactively, it would very likely provoke a fierce reaction from the will of Heaven in the Demon Realm.
Yuan Yong, Water Curtain Hall, Flower Fruit Society, the Cloud-Brushing Ape Family... this entire chain would lash straight at him like a whip.
Tiny ripples might spread without end, eventually stirring up raging waves.
Thinking back to Zhang Linchuan's downfall, had it not begun with nothing more than a single thought in Wildman Forest?
The overturned cart before was a warning for those behind.
Strictly speaking, whether the Red Makeup Mirror was in Chai Asi's hands or Yuan Yong's made little difference.
If Chai Asi himself proved incapable, there was