"Northern Nether, stay. I'm only searching for traces of my lost relatives and friends; there's no secret involved.
"Besides, even if the Mirror of Judgment gives me a clue, I might not be able to understand it. I'll still need your help interpreting it later."
Xiao Yan reached out and stopped Northern Nether Dragon Kun, who was about to leave.
Northern Nether Dragon Kun paused slightly, then nodded. "All right, but how many lost relatives and friends are you searching for?"
"Relatives and friends? There are slightly too many of them—eleven in total."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly.
"..."
Northern Nether Dragon Kun paused, then silently led Xiao Yan up the steps.
"First, use the bronze seal infused with Spiritual Energy to activate the Mirror of Judgment. Then place a personal belonging or lingering aura of the person you seek before it."
Northern Nether Dragon Kun took a small step back, yielding the central position to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan nodded gently and solemnly took eleven specially made sealed jade boxes from his Universe Bracelet, placing them down one by one.
Buzz!
As Xiao Yan channeled his Spiritual Energy into the bronze seal, a beam of light shot into the seemingly plain Variegated Ancient Mirror.
The mirror shook violently, ripples spreading across its surface. In an instant, a scene as profound as a starry sky appeared.
Click!
Xiao Yan carefully opened the first jade box. A wisp of soul thread immediately shot out like lightning, taking the form of a graceful figure in midair.
The woman's slender waist was as delicate as a willow branch, seemingly small enough to be held in one hand. Her long black hair was casually tied with a pale purple ribbon, giving her an ethereal and elegant air.
"What an incomparably beautiful and refined woman."
A