The Water-Moon Sword Palace.
Black-and-white mystic light streaked across the sky, and a figure landed before the palace entrance.
Clang-
"Who goes there?!" Two women sensed the disturbance ahead. Before their minds could react, they had already drawn their swords.
"Greetings, Marquis Dongling!"
"Greetings, Marquis Dongling!"
The next instant, once the two women of the Water-Moon Sword Palace recognized the newcomer, they hurriedly sheathed their swords and bowed.
Jiang Ning nodded and walked toward the hall ahead.
Inside that hall stood the statue of the goddess.
As Jiang Ning entered the hall, the two women raised their heads and exchanged a glance.
"I'll inform the palace master that Marquis Dongling has arrived!" said the older woman on the left.
"All right. I'll stand guard here," said the younger woman on the right.
Meanwhile.
Jiang Ning strode into the hall.
A goddess statue carved from white jade came into view.
This time, it was different from the goddess statue he had seen before.
Every previous time he had seen it, he had sensed nothing unusual.
But this time was different. Without using any special ability, he could see at a glance that the statue ahead contained an energy of utmost purity and yin.
It felt similar to the bright moon he saw at night.
He could also sense that there seemed to be a world within the goddess statue.
The spiritual fluctuations of the Inner Landscape Grounds! he thought.
The next instant, he stepped forward and gently closed his eyes.
In less than a breath, his figure rippled before the goddess statue, then vanished without a trace.
A bright moon hung high in the sky, enormous and clear.
Below lay a boundless expanse of tranquil lake water, with points of light drifting through the air like fireflies.
Beside the lake