"Is this... the Immortal Realm?"
Yu Jiutian looked at the world around him, a flicker of astonishment crossing his eyes. "How did we end up in the Immortal Realm's territory?"
Shi Yin gazed down and said calmly, "The course of fate makes no distinction between immortals and demon-beasts. A flower of karma capable of bearing such a heaven-defying law could grow anywhere. There is nothing strange about that."
"Come on. Let's take a look."
The two concealed their forms and auras, then descended silently into the Inner Courtyard of the Murong Residence.
In the courtyard, a girl who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen sat quietly on a stone stool.
She was exquisitely beautiful, as though sculpted from jade, but her slightly pale face held a loneliness utterly at odds with her age.
She simply stared blankly at the sky as the spiritual energy around her surged uncontrollably into her body. Clearly, she was already on the verge of breaking through to the True Immortal realm.
"Is it her?"
"How is that possible?!"
Yu Jiutian cried out involuntarily, "She isn't even a True Immortal! How can a mere mortal body contain such a terrifying law of fate?!"
"How could such heaven-defying true intent of the Great Dao appear in a little human girl?"
Shi Yin remained far calmer. "There's no need to doubt it. The Heavenly Dao is ever-changing. Some living beings will always receive its special favor."
He looked at the girl. "Just as we dragons of the four surnames are born with dominion over laws."
"Humans are vast in number. Across these endless epochs, it is hardly strange for an individual to be born favored by the Heavenly Dao."
"This human girl is the darling of this world."
Yu Jiutian nodded. That was indeed true.
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