Li Xiaoya's present sensation was utterly strange. Although he was conscious, he could not think. He seemed to have become an ordinary grain of sand, a soulless plant about to wither, or perhaps a drop of water, existing between heaven and earth. It felt so elusive, yet so real, leaving him increasingly bewildered, as though this were what he had always been...
Li Xiaoya instinctively tried to think, but nothing came to him. He did not know where he was and could not sense any presence. This sensation was utterly unfamiliar, yet everything felt so natural!
And so Li Xiaoya slept in a muddled haze...
While Li Xiaoya lay trapped in this slumber...
"Hm!" A pair of beautiful eyes suddenly opened. Xi Lanruyu sat up, crying out in astonishment, "Where am I?" Everywhere she looked was golden light. It stung her eyes, and she hurriedly turned away...
Suddenly!
Boom! An earth-shaking explosion erupted overhead, making her scalp prickle and her expression change. A tremendous ringing filled her ears, shaking her delicate body again and again. She hastily covered her ears, feeling as though she could scarcely summon any strength. Her lovely face went deathly pale. Only then did she see the countless twisted spatial rifts filling the sky. The heavens trembled constantly, bursting with golden light, while a golden light barrier stood directly above her...
"Hm?" After looking around for a while, Xi Lanruyu finally made out where she was. She stood right at the edge of this golden light barrier. The tremendous explosion that had sounded as though it went off beside her ear had come from a nearby spatial rift striking the barrier overhead...
Xi Lanruyu clambered awkwardly to her feet, feeling weak all over and deeply astonished. Ever since she had begun cultivating immortal arts, she