Seven days earlier.
Almost the instant Su Jiu arrived, she came under attack from a Demon Beast on the Hongsheng Heavenly Road.
At the same time, she sensed a very familiar power of the laws.
This same power of the laws had appeared when she advanced.
Now, the Hongsheng Heavenly Road felt to Su Jiu like the interstice spaces she had experienced on Netherworld Mountain.
Only its rules were clearly more complete than those of those interstice spaces.
These thoughts flashed through Su Jiu's mind. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered the terrible situation she was in.
Could you imagine entering a Secret Realm only to find yourself appearing in midair?
Yes, that was exactly her current predicament. The entrance she had passed through was... in the air.
Directly below her was a pool, its water seemingly crystal clear at first glance.
But she clearly had no mind to admire the scenery around her.
She hurriedly summoned her Flying Sword, stopping her body from plunging straight down. Her first thought had actually been to hover, but with her Heart Discernment sealed, who knew whether hovering would cause her further harm?
Fortunately, she was quick enough on her feet...
Yet even with such nimble reactions, she still ran into trouble.
Indeed, she had only just steadied herself on her Flying Sword when she sensed danger behind her.
Only when it swept straight through the hem of Su Jiu's robe and flew in front of her did she see what had attacked her.
Another fire-breathing bird...
Su Jiu glanced at her scorched hem and understood. This bird was probably no low-tier creature. Although her outer robe was not particularly high-grade, it was still a low-grade Magic Treasure.
For a patch of it to be scorched just like that was proof