Ten Divine Mansions (Continued)

Deep within Luo God Palace, the Glazed Mountain Range remained shrouded in that never-fading seven-colored glow.

Halfway up the mountain, a jade-green lake reflected the sky.

Its surface was smooth as a mirror.

Suddenly, ripples spread across the center of the lake.

They were faint and gentle, as though something were slowly rising from the lakebed.

The water began to glow.

Black and white radiance seeped out from the depths of the lake's center. The two colors intertwined, outlining a slowly rotating Yin-Yang pattern within the emerald water.

Several female disciples in white dresses meditating by the shore opened their eyes at the same time.

"Has Senior Sister emerged from seclusion?"

A younger girl abruptly rose to her feet, her face brimming with delight.

The slightly older woman beside her shook her head, her gaze fixed on the figure in the center of the lake.

"Quiet."

A slender figure broke through the water at the lake's center.

Droplets slid down her cascading black hair, every single one reflecting a faint black-and-white gleam.

Her features were elegant and unearthly, and there was an indescribable gentleness between her brows.

Yet anyone observant enough would notice a trace of deeply hidden resilience beneath that gentleness.

Her eyes were clear as water, but two faint lights slowly circulated within their depths.

One black.

One white.

She walked upon the water.

The tips of her feet touched the lake's surface, sending fine ripples spreading outward.

She wore a moon-white gown embroidered with nine glazed lotus flowers. At the tip of every petal was set a tiny starlight stone.

This was the Nine-Lotus Star Skirt, which only core true disciples of Luo God Palace were qualified to wear.

She was Su Youwei.

Ten years had passed, and the little girl who once wore her hair in