Now, only the Buddhist Prayer Beads and she remained in this tiny secret chamber.
Su Jiu lowered her eyes slightly and asked softly, "Why me?"
Little Pearl, the artifact spirit of the Buddhist Prayer Beads, floated out, looking just as puzzled by Su Jiu's question.
Su Jiu felt even more like sighing.
A flower that had lost its memory, a string of Buddhist Prayer Beads that had lost theirs.
Why had the secrets surrounding her been bound in so many shackles?
They had not left her even the slightest opening to break through.
Little Pearl looked at Su Jiu with clear eyes. "I don't know why either, but trust me. I won't hurt you."
Su Jiu knew Little Pearl would not harm her. She simply could not quite reconcile herself to it.
She knew she was once again stubbornly wrestling with an inexplicable question.
Su Jiu conjured a golden formation. Little Pearl's eyes lit up, and the spirit returned straight to the Buddhist Prayer Beads, leaving them suspended above the formation.
Su Jiu bit her fingertip, sending her blood flying into the formation to settle upon the Buddhist Prayer Beads.
As though the Buddhist Prayer Beads had tasted some sweet delicacy, golden light instantly blazed forth, melting the surrounding walls.
The instant the Seclusion Room dissolved, a shaft of golden light shot into the sky.
At first, that shaft of golden light was very narrow, and Su Jiu's entire body basked in its warmth.
Then, as the shaft of golden light spread, something seemed to appear within her Sea of Consciousness.
"A Jiu."
The moment the golden light appeared, many people noticed the disturbance. After it spread, the members of the Azure Tide Sect seemed to sense something, and quite a few even gathered before the entrance to Ice Veil