The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

Who would have thought that her four souls, lost deep in the years and torn apart by fate, would all be sleeping here?

Tang Xixue stood in the Wuchi Pond, the deep blue water reaching above her waist, chilling her to the bone, yet unable to suppress the burning sensation surging from the depths of her soul.

She sensed it.

It was a sense of fulfillment she thought she would never experience again in her life.

A powerful force of fortune surged in from all directions, passing through layers of rock walls and reaching the deepest part of the soul.

That power was pure and boundless, without a trace of impurity.

The pool water churned and surged under the force of this power, each ripple carrying a fortune powerful enough to change the very fabric of the world.

Tang Xixue slowly raised her head.

"If I fear the Guixu Palace and the Heavenly Dao, then I will never be able to gather all the souls in this lifetime."

Her voice carried a resolute quality that penetrated to the bone.

The fortune that was usurped and stolen was originally condensed at the bottom of this pool in the form of four fragments of souls.

They were enveloped by layers of restrictions and suppressed by countless runes, locked like prisoners in this dark and sunless abyss, providing sustenance to those high and mighty Heavenly Apostles day after day.

May they escape misfortune and be blessed by fate, and may they believe that they were born to be the darlings of heaven.

What they relied on was her good fortune, Tang Xixue.

This matter was kept extremely secret, known only to the Palace Master of Guixu Palace.

Even though Jiu Fangzhi, the Xuan Tian Pavilion Master, held a prestigious position in the Gui Xu Palace, he had never heard a word about it.

He searched everywhere he could, turned over every file he could, and even sneaked into the Palace Master's study, but he still couldn't find any trace of his junior sister's soul.

The Wuchi Pond in Guixu Palace was so well hidden, with layers of restrictions and multiple arrays protecting it, that it seemed foolproof.

But who could have imagined it?

In order to save a tomb keeper, Tang Xixue risked her life to enter the Guixu Palace and even jumped into the Wuchi Pool without hesitation.

The most intricate chess games in the world are often ruined by the most unpredictable variables.

"Are those fragments of Ah Xue's lost soul?"

Feng Zhuo stood by the pool, the flames on his Crimson Flame Sword reflecting his expression.

His voice was a mixture of surprise and anger, two completely opposite emotions colliding fiercely in his chest, making his eyes burn and the veins on his sword-wielding hand bulge.

To everyone's surprise, they finally found Ah Xue's soul.

What's infuriating is...

"Those Heavenly Apostles are nothing but a bunch of thieves!"

His voice was filled with barely suppressed anger.

They stole Ah Xue's soul and hid it in this dark, ghostly place.

If it weren't for this fortuitous encounter and Xue's insistence on saving Chu Qiao, who would have been able to find him?

Even a magical artifact as wondrous as the Soul-Seeking Lamp could not penetrate the waters of the pool, nor could it illuminate the filthy secrets beneath this abyss.

"It's actually in Wuchi."

Jiu Fangzhi's voice was low and deep.

He made a rare trip to Guixu Palace specifically to investigate this matter.

He had long known that a large number of Heavenly Dao Apostles had been secretly searching for something throughout the Nine Provinces on the orders of the Palace Master.

With such a large-scale mobilization and such secrecy, how could he not be suspicious?

He was almost certain that it must be related to the fragments of his junior sister's soul.

So he came.

He searched every corner of Guixu Palace, even risking his life to sneak into the Palace Master's study to examine secret scrolls, but he still couldn't find a single clue.

Good heavens, it turns out it was hidden in the deepest part of the Wuchi Pool.

Despite his meticulous planning, he ultimately failed to anticipate this aspect.

"The seven souls return to their places, and the vital energy returns to unity."

Tang Xixue stood in the center of the pool, where the water surged like boiling water, and countless rays of light burst forth from her body.

The light was not dazzling, but it carried a majesty that could make heaven and earth bow down.

Her robes spread out in the water, and her dark hair was lifted by an invisible force, floating gently in mid-air.

At this moment, the true master of destiny finally appeared.

She stretched out her hand and gently clenched her fingers in mid-air.

The fortune that had been stolen, suppressed, and forcibly plundered rushed towards her like a prodigal son finally returning home.

The immense power of destiny re-condensed within her soul and returned to her control.

She regained control of this immense fortune, a fortune coveted even by the Heavenly Dao.

She was meant to be this dazzling!

"Zhizhi's destiny star shines incredibly brightly."

He Lichen, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly opened his eyes.

He strode to the star map, his pale fingers trembling slightly, almost unable to believe his eyes.

Above him, the Weaver Star, which had been dim for twenty years and whom he thought would never shine again, finally burst forth with dazzling brilliance.

The light pierced through layers of clouds and mist, and across the starry sky, as if it were pouring out all the brilliance that had been buried for the past twenty years.

The Weaver Star finally shone brightly in the sky.

She was never one to wait for dawn.

She herself is fire, light, and the blade that cleaves through the endless night.

She doesn't wait for dawn to arrive; she herself is the dawn.

"Twenty years of planning, all for naught!"

The Palace Master of Guixu Palace stood on the other side of the light wall, watching all of this unfold before his eyes.

Watching Tang Xixue's seven souls return to their places, and the fortune of the world re-condense, he saw the person of destiny that he had spent countless efforts to suppress.

She rose again step by step before his eyes, reclaiming everything that was rightfully hers.

Beneath the golden mask, coldness and rage surged in the eyes, almost devouring the last shred of reason.

He painstakingly planned for twenty years, starting when Tangxi Xue was still an infant.

He personally sealed those four fragments of her soul at the bottom of the Pool of Nothingness, setting up layers of restrictions and transferring her life force to the Heavenly Dao Apostle.

He believed he had calculated everything perfectly and was absolutely certain of success.

But in the end, she just barged in so easily, and right in front of him, she returned it to its rightful owner.

What enraged him even more was...

Chu Qiao, the guardian of the Ice Abyss Dragon Nest who should have perished, also opened his eyes in the pool of nothingness.

Chu Qiao was chosen as the tomb keeper because of his special destiny.

His natal star is Tianfeng, which signifies a period of breaking through obstacles.

Tianfeng Star, hanging alone at the edge of the Southern Dipper, is reddish-gold in color, like molten iron that has not yet solidified.

Beside it, tiny sparks flew like fireflies, like the dust that bursts forth when a sharp blade is first sharpened.

Star trails are unconventional, with their paths often jumping around.

Those with Tianfeng in their destiny are born with the ability to counter any move.

Use words as a blade, and insight as a shield.

He is a debater as fiery as flames, a strategist born to devise plans, and someone who doesn't even know how strong he truly is.

He was the one who broke the deadlock, sealed within the Dragon's Nest by the Guixu Palace, his sharp edge hidden in the abyss, waiting only for the right opportunity.

And now...

Tianfeng Star has been unsheathed.

Beneath the golden mask of the Palace Master of Guixu, his voice lost its haughty composure for the first time, carrying a chilling tone that bordered on exasperation.

"Sect Master Xuantian, do you even know what you've done?!"

His gaze was like a knife, fixed on the dark figure blocking Tang Xixue's path.

"You have betrayed the will of Heaven! You will be a sinner of the world! A sinner condemned for all eternity!"