"Don't change the subject." Qiao Ranran rubbed her forehead. "What are you thinking?"
"I know what's going on with this Secret Realm."
"Hm?"
"Have you heard of the Riftspace Mirror?"
Qiao Ranran shook her head, looking utterly lost.
Zhong Yunkun looked thoughtful. "Isn't that the thing from legend? They say the Riftspace Mirror can reveal scenes from other spaces, and that a whole world exists within it, layer upon layer, so real you can hardly tell them apart." Realization dawned on him. "Fellow Daoist Pei, are you saying this Secret Realm is actually a space inside the Riftspace Mirror?"
That would explain why they had been led astray before entering and spent ages trying to find the right path. After they got in, there had been the eerie Red Spider Lilies, and now they had lost their companions in the blink of an eye. If this really was the Riftspace Mirror, it all made sense.
"The Riftspace Mirror is what you came looking for?" Qiao Ranran tilted her head toward Pei Ling.
"It's an unexpected bonus." He had only come to find some snacks for Guai Guai while he was here. He had never imagined such an unremarkable Secret Realm would hide a surprise this great. "What I'm looking for is probably at the Formation Core of the Riftspace Mirror."
"The Riftspace Mirror has a Formation Core?"
"More precisely, it's the Formation that seals the Riftspace Mirror here. There's another treasure at its core." Pei Ling took a step forward. "Stay close from here on. One wrong step, and you might lose your way in another space."
The green mist had appeared nearby, which meant they were not far from the Formation Core.
The closer they got to the Formation Core, the worse the spaces overlapped. One wrong step would