The sanctuary was on the other side of the tunnel, like a hidden paradise. Unlike the dark night outside,
sparkling light as bright as a full moon would appear as you entered the tunnel.
Even a ray of light the size of a grain was enough to provide clear vision within a dark area for
cultivators. Hence, this vast light source was as bright as a sunny day to them.
âCareful, this sect is no easy opponent. I feel like somethingâs up!â Ishac reminded.
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âI donât care what moon they are. Iâll kill everyone who comes forward!â Claudia looked fierce. Sheâd
been practicing Serenity, which made her look kind of similar to Madam Kill-it-all.
The tunnel leading to the inner caves had obviously been widened, and marks were left from the
demolishment. Shortly into their walk, they saw the barrier of the sanctuary. On it was an opening, but it
was blocked by a scab, as though an injury on human skin.
Luna pointed to the scar-like mark and said, âPast here and onwards is the true sanctuary.â
Xerxes asked, âWhatâs with that opening? It looks like a scar, though!â
Luna said, âThe barrier is very mysterious. It even has self-healing abilities. This opening was made by
my dadâs tool. It used to be bigger, but right as I passed through it, I noticed it closing back up as if it
was alive.â
âThatâs weird.â The young Freya was still rather curious about the world.
Hearing her sister talking about something so special, she immediately stuck out her finger to touch the
scar-like mark. She poked it a few times, and to her surprise, she felt something gooey, making her
frown in disgust.
âWhatâs this?â She looked at her finger. It looked like some kind of mucus. It was quite smelly as well.
Luna looked over at her and made a funny face. âSis, youâre all grown up now.â
âWhat do you mean by that?â
Freya was confused. At first, she didnât get the joke, but she finally understood that Luna was making
fun of her. âLunaâs being so mean, making a joke out of something so disgusting.â
âDamn it!â Freya pouted angrily and casually glanced at Ishac.
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She just happened to have an iron hammer in her head that she had meant to open the mountain
roads with. Yet, now, she hammered fiercely at the opening as if venting her anger.
Crash!
The hammer produced a low crack as it hit the barrier. Not only was the barrier quite tough, but it also
had some elasticity too. However, Freya could no longer keep her cool with what happened next.
âOh my, whatâs that? Is it blood?â
The rest were stunned. Freya had actually made the barrier bleed.
Ishac squinted. Right at that moment, he felt the turtle shell in his mind palace move vigorously. It
shook non-stop as if it were about to burst through his mind palace.
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Claudia extended her hand out and dipped it in the blood. She smelled it, and her expression changed.
âItâs really fresh blood, and itâs not the normal kind. The vitality of its owner is strong.â
The others felt even more confused.
âIt canât be that this sanctuary has flesh and blood?â
âLetâs break it open, and weâll see.â
Despite this, they were here to save, not investigate some blood. Time was very precious, and no
matter what was up with this opening, now that the members of the Lunula sect were all inside, the
safety of Jade and the others were at stake.
âLetâs attack together!â
Boom⦠Boomâ¦
The opening widened in an instant.
It felt weird indeed as if some beingâs flesh was being torn open. Fresh blood spewed out, but after a
little while, it seemed to come to an end, and the opening turned white. It formed a tunnel the height of
a man.
âIâll go in first!â Luna took the lead and went through the tunnel.
The whole process was kind of like going through some sort of enchantment. When she truly entered
the tunnel, it was like a large screen separating the two spaces, just like a portal.
âAh..?!â