陆阎心底骤然掀起惊涛骇浪,双眼绽放出精光,急忙追问道:
“季师姐,你是从哪里得到的这一则消息?”
季星瑶有些意外陆阎急切的态度,开口回应道:
“这是浊法禁地之外群仙碑上所记载的传说,...
陆阎心胸膈部突然撞击出一股强烈的精气,双眼flashedoutaburstofbrilliantlight,hervoiceshookslightlyasshehurriedlyinquired:“Wheredidyougetthisinformation?“
SeasonStar‘sexpressionwassomewhatsurprisedbyLian‘ssuddenurgency.Hervoicerepliedslowly:“Thisisalegendrecordedonthegroupofsages‘tabletoutsidethemurkylawdomain.“
Thenewsspreadquicklyacrosstheland,andmanypeoplebegantospeculateaboutitsmeaning.Somebelieveditwasaclevertrickmeanttolurethemintothemurkylawdomain,whileothersthoughtitmightbeagenuinemessagefromthegroupofsages.
Lian‘swordshadsparkedafiercedebateamongthepeople,withsomecallingforcautionandothersurgingboldaction.Thegroupofsagesremainedtight-lippedabouttheirintentions,fuelingthespeculationandrumorsthatspreadlikewildfire.
Inthemidstofthischaos,Liansatcross-leggedontheground,hereyesfixedintentlyonSeasonStarassheponderedhernextmove.Sheknewthatiftheyweretobelievethemessage,itwouldmeanthatthegroupofsageshadindeeddiscoveredapowerfulartifactcapableofunlockingthesecretsofimmortality.
Asshepondered,Lian‘smindwanderedbacktoherownjourney,whichhadtakenherdownmanydarkandtreacherouspaths.Shethoughtaboutallthetrialsshehadfaced,frombattlingferociousdemonstounravelingancientmysteries.Andnow,itseemedthatthegroupofsageswereonasimilarquest.
“Butwhatdoesthismeanforus?“LianaskedSeasonStaraloud,breakingthesilence.
SeasonStar‘seyesnarrowedassheturnedtofaceLian.“Weneedtobecareful,“shereplied,hervoicemeasuredandcautious.“Ifthisisindeedanartifactcapableofunlockingthesecretsofimmortality,itwouldputusinauniqueposition.Wecouldpotentiallygainamassiveadvantageoverourrivals.“
Lian‘sgazeneverwaveredfromSeasonStar‘sfaceasshespoke,hermindracingwiththeimplications.Sheknewthattheyhadtotreadcarefully,foriftheirrivalsdiscoveredthelocationoftheartifact,itwouldmeanwar.
“Butwhatabouttherisks?“Lianasked,hervoicelacedwithconcern.“Ifwe‘regoingafterthisartifact,arewepreparedfortheconsequences?“
SeasonStar‘sexpressionwassomberasshenoddedslowly.“We‘vefacedmanychallengesbefore,andwehaveeachothertorelyon.Wecan‘tletfeardictateouractions.“
Liantookadeepbreath,hermindmadeup.Sheknewthattheyhadtomoveforward,nomatterwhatlayahead.
“Thenlet‘sdoit,“Liansaidfinally,hervoicefirmwithdetermination.
SeasonStarsmiledslightly,hereyesflashingwithafiercelight.“Together,wecanfaceanything.“
Thetwoofthemstoodup,theirmovementsfluidandsynchronizedastheybegantomakeplansfortheirnextmove.Theyknewthatthejourneyaheadwouldbefraughtwithdanger,buttheywerereadytofaceithead-on.
Astheylefttheclearing,Liancouldn‘tshakeoffthefeelingthattheywerebeingwatched.Sheglancedaroundcautiously,hersensesheightened,butsawnothingoutoftheordinary.
Perhapsitwasjustherimagination,shethought,smilingslightlytoherself.
Butastheywalkeddeeperintotheforest,shefeltanunsettlingsenseofbeingstalked,likeunseeneyeswerefollowingtheireverymove.
Lianquickenedherpace,herhandinstinctivelygoingtothehiltofhersword.Sheknewthatinaworldwheremagicandpowerhunginthebalance,onecouldneverbetoocareful.
Andastheywalkedfurtherintotheunknown,Liancouldn‘thelpbutwonderwhatotherchallengeslayaheadforthem.