Yun Yue knelt prostrate on the ground. Above her, a stream of golden light flowed.
"Yun Yue will faithfully obey your divine command. I will find the Otherworldly Demons and bring them before you under guard."
As her words fell, the golden light streaked into her brow, becoming a brilliant golden mark. Then the strange manifestations within the hall faded, and all was quiet again.
Yun Yue touched the mark on her brow, fighting to keep the corners of her mouth from rising.
"With this Guidance Seal... the fifth tier is within reach!"
This seal was the key to the Divine Realm. With it, she could ascend there, and her path to the fifth tier would be unobstructed. She had bitterly sought this seal for years, never imagining that the unexpected appearance of Otherworldly Demons would lead to her being granted it.
Yun Yue took several deep breaths, trying to calm herself. Though the seal was now hers, she still had to fulfill the divine decree as soon as possible. Rising, she called softly toward the outside, "Ling'er."
The hall doors opened, and a maid in a pale yellow dress hurried in and dipped into a graceful curtsey. "Young mistress."
Yun Yue looked at the newcomer, her personal maid, Yun Ling'er, who had grown up alongside her. Though Yun Yue was now a fourth-tier Saint, Yun Ling'er still preferred to call her young mistress.
She said evenly, "Summon the elders. I have an important announcement."
"Yes."
At her words, Yun Ling'er turned and left without asking why. "Strange... am I imagining things?"
Watching her maid's retreating figure, Yun Yue felt an inexplicable flicker of unease. Only after the maid disappeared from view did she step out of the hall and head toward the Sky Palace, the center of the Feathered