"Could it be that a sudden change occurred here?" Lyralei murmured, her gaze sharp and wary as she scanned the shattered lakeshore.
Clouds of rare energy still shimmered in the night, flowing through the broken bluestones and swirling across Echo Lake.
She shook off lingering uncertainty. To her, the energy of heaven and earth—especially the elusive earth vein qi—was a fortune too rare to ignore.
"No matter the cause, this is an opportunity. If I can absorb enough earth vein energy here, I might reach the threshold for seventh-turn Mahayana."
Just as she settled her thoughts, a streak of white light flashed overhead, and a familiar figure descended: Mr. Stone, the Grand Library's famed elder.
"Girl Lyralei, is that you?" Mr. Stone called, landing lightly before her.
"I've met Mr. Stone," she replied. Calmly, she added, "This vision has nothing to do with me. I sensed it from a distance and came to investigate. Honestly, I thought it might be Master."
