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.