No, it had to teach her a lesson.
The Secret Realm Spirit watched Jiang Lu hiding in the bushes. With a thought, the surrounding scene changed once more.
It revealed a satisfied smile.
Heh heh heh—
This was one of the Ten Great Hunting Grounds, not those childish places from before. Let her properly experience what real battle was!
Jiang Lu only saw a flash of white before her eyes. The geniuses of the Xuancheng Domain vanished from before her. Startled, she lay prone where she was, not daring to move rashly, her eyes wide as she watched the scenery around her spin.
Within a few breaths, the surroundings abruptly shifted, and she found herself lying atop a high ground elsewhere.
She immediately rose from the ground, her gaze constantly sweeping across her surroundings.
The area was exceptionally still. She was the only presence in the entire space. Taking a deep breath, she raised her head to look at the stars filling the sky. With every breath, she seemed to feel the loneliness of ten thousand years, and a faint restlessness and emptiness welled up in her heart.
Chi Li and Qiming crawled out of the cloth pouch. They too sensed the endless desolation around them, as though they would fall asleep the next instant. It felt as if they alone existed in the world, while every other living being had vanished completely. Even their connection with their master could not resist this shift in their state of mind.
They looked up at Jiang Lu. Her expression was grave as she immediately raised a hand and gripped Qianming tightly.
It was too quiet here—so quiet that even though there was nothing around them, she could still sense the boundless danger.
The next instant, her figure appeared in midair. A massive