Yue Lan saw the friendly, handsome young man, but she didn't let her guard down.'
Something about him felt… off.
'...A demonic cultivator?'
It didn't take long for her to recognize the familiar qi that most demonic cultivators carried.'
This wasn't her first encounter with a demonic cultivator, which made the recognition even easier.
She frowned slightly. 'But why would a demonic cultivator be here…?'
She knew this hidden realm was under the control of the righteous sect.
Unless he had somehow managed to sneak past the elders, there was no way he could have gotten in.
But then, a memory clicked as Elder Yu's words resurfaced in her mind.
'The secret realm is indeed under our sect's control, but there have been rare cases where wandering cultivators slipped in through a small, unpredictable portal. It's uncommon, but it does happen.'
Realizing she was facing an enemy and one with bad intentions, Yue Lan's eyes narrowed.
