In the vast Northern Divine Region, Yun Che did not know a single person. Today, he had finally taken the first step… and auras familiar to him should not exist in this world.

Furthermore, the owner of this aura definitely should not have appeared in this place.

But...

After he appeared, that aura seemed to notice it too. As the ground and the space around them violently shuddered, nearly half of the royal city split down the middle in a single instant. Every obstacle that lay between the two people, no matter whether it was living or inanimate, was obliterated. A black figure descended from the sky, landing right in the middle of the royal city.

Landing right in front of Yun Che.

It was a woman.

She was dressed in black robes that concealed the sect she was from and she was covered in wounds and dust, but they were unable to hide her astounding beauty. Her hair glowed with a luxurious golden sheen but it was far dimmer than what it had been in Yun Che’s memory.

She wore a black half-mask on her face… Covering up her features was something that had long ago become a habit for her. Because her face was simply far too exquisite and perfect, it was so beautiful that it could overturn the heavens and bring ruin to the world… This was the greatest blessing that the heavens had given to her, and it was also her greatest curse.

Even though the upper half of her face was covered, that jaw and those lips, which seemed to be carved from pearl and jade, were still so beautiful that they...