As space violently fluctuated, the scene before Su Shi'er's eyes twisted and sped past at an astonishing rate.
After roughly the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the warped space slowly returned to normal.
Focusing his gaze again, Su Shi'er saw that the surroundings had undergone a startling change.
The desolate land where the fierce battle had taken place had long since vanished, replaced by a clearing amid a bamboo grove of lush mountains, clear waters, singing birds, and fragrant flowers.
Ahead stood an antique pavilion constructed from verdant bamboo.
Within the pavilion, a graceful figure sat quietly with her back to Su Shi'er.
Under Su Shi'er's gaze, the figure in the pavilion slowly rose and turned around.
"Brother Su, it has been a long time."
Zhong Shenxiu's red lips parted lightly, her words as fragrant as orchids.
Compared to before, her voice carried several more traces of ethereal air.
Though she stood plainly before him, Su Shi'er had the strange illusion that she was like clouds and mist, like a drop of water, capable of vanishing at any moment.
She seemed even more shrouded in clouds and mist, leaving Su Shi'er unable to see her clearly.
Yet Zhong Shenxiu's cultivation realm was plainly only at the Body Integration Realm.
Still, considering Zhong Shenxiu's origins, as the successor of the Heavenly Dao Palace, she surely possessed powerful methods of divination.
With divination methods at her side, she naturally also had methods to veil heavenly secrets.
This sight clearly indicated that the heavenly secrets concerning her had been obscured.
And compared with the methods Su Shi'er had obtained from the Moon Palace and the Dunjia in his hand, hers were clearly superior by far.
"Fellow Daoist Zhong, it has indeed been a long time."
Though inwardly surprised, Su