A flash of silvery light rippled across the mirror's surface. The mirror, originally gleaming with silver, suddenly turned an intense, vivid red. As the silvery light curtain dispersed, it vanished completely, and was instantly replaced by a vibrant, multicolored radiance. An astonishing phenomenon unfolded. As the multicolored radiance reformed the light curtain, a series of creamy-white spiritual mists rose from its surface. These mists surged and rolled, then coalesced into a remarkably clear image. Every element within the image was manifested as mist! Aside from being shrunk to a fraction of their original size, everything else was vividly lifelike and profoundly real. Han Li gazed at the image within the mist, his pupils suddenly narrowing in astonishment. The scenery in the image was unmistakably familiar—located near a small mountain on the edge of the Black冥Mist Sea. On the mountain's summit, two beings of different ethnic origins stood side by side. Two outsiders at first appeared somewhat similar to humans. One was tall and handsome, with a bright silver horn growing from his head, as if only in his thirties. The other had long, crimson hair reaching down to his waist, dull fish-like eyes, and faint scales resembling those of a fish on his cheeks, clad in green animal hide. At that very moment, an unexpected upheaval occurred. The white-robed, single-horned young man who had been conversing suddenly turned his head, meeting Han Li's gaze with deliberate significance. Instantly, a brilliant silver glow erupted from his eyes. Han Li felt a sharp stinging pain in his vision, hurriedly stepped back two paces, and gasped, closing his eyes in astonishment. At the same time, the previously crisp and clear image began to blur, then emitted a resonant hum, and finally burst apart in a dazzling display of silver light. With a sharp "thud," it dissolved into a misty haze, dispersing completely. Han Li stood motionless, his eyes wide with shock. What he had just witnessed was the result of his own effort—drawing upon his vital energy to activate a divine effect inherent in the Lóng Jū, allowing him to temporarily transmit the scene around him back to the present, while concealing it from view. Yet he had never anticipated that the young unicorn from the distant race possessed such profound awareness. Having merely glanced at the scene, the young man had immediately detected his concealment and then cast a spell that effortlessly broke his protective seal. These two are undoubtedly at the combined-tier level, and possibly even at the mid-to-late stage of the transcendent rank. Now that the opponent knows of the moves he's made, should he depart immediately? Han Li remains hesitant. This is not out of mere hope, but rather out of fear that his sudden actions might invite a fatal consequence. Just as Han Li is deeply anxious, thousands of miles away, at a scene identical to the one shown, the young钝-angled foreigner's blue-glowing eyes are gradually fading. "Min, have you noticed anything?" the foreigner with the lifeless eyes asks. "Nothing significant. Someone used a subtle seal to quietly observe us earlier, but I've already broken it. These seals are quite impressive." The unicorn youth smiles slightly, then raises one hand and gently reaches into the void toward a specific direction nearby. With a soft "pffft," a white orb buried deep beneath the mountain's surface is drawn upward and lands directly into the unicorn youth's hands. This magnificent, exotic being grasped the pearl in its palm, held it up before its eyes to examine it closely, and murmured in wonder: "I didn't expect to find such a refined monitoring artifact here. Though its rank is quite low, it's extremely practical—such elegant devices are rare even among our two peoples." "Ming brother praises this item so highly! Surely, there must be more than one of these buried here." The fish-eyed being was momentarily startled, then cast its spiritual awareness toward the surrounding area. A flash of blue luminescence rippled across its body, and suddenly, it vanished from its spot. At the next instant, it appeared far away, gently reaching down to the ground. Another "Wanlong Pearl" shot forth and landed in its hands. The fish-eyed being then shifted slightly, vanishing once more, returning silently to its original position. "Though unique, such items are truly nothing special to us. Our people have many monitoring artifacts even more refined than this." After examining the fish-eyed foreigner, he sneered and with a flash of blue light, the Wanlong Pearl instantly solidified into ice. Then, with a loud "pop," the pearl burst into a heap of ice fragments and vanished entirely. "Your statement is mistaken, Brother Jian! While our people may not be entirely unfamiliar with similar items—indeed, such items have numerous shortcomings—this clearly demonstrates that the flying spirit people's craftsmanship surpasses what we originally believed. It seems our initial assessment of the flying spirit clan was somewhat inaccurate," said the young unicorn-like foreigner calmly. "Ah, if you say so, then perhaps we should return and capture this individual, interrogating him thoroughly." The fish-eyed being's eyes twinkled, and a sudden grim smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Well, we have come here merely to negotiate with the flying spirit clan—we haven't formally issued a challenge. How the flying spirit people's craftsmanship truly is, we'll see once we enter their territory. We won't need to go through all these extra steps." This person's cultivation isn't to be underestimated—should he happen to be related to any of the elder beings of the Feilin clan, he might actually jeopardize our plans. Besides, don't we now have an unexpected windfall?" The unicorn youth spoke, his eyes gleaming with intensity as he fixed them on the distant black mist, a hint of greed now visible. "Heh, Lin brother makes a good point. The Feilin people are truly greedy—they simply leave such rare true spirit yin qi untouched here, letting it gather dust. It's a perfect opportunity for us!" The fish-eyed man, hearing this, brightened visibly. "Ordinary Feilin people may be hard to predict, but those elder beings in the Feilin clan surely must know the value of this mist. We should be cautious, then! Honestly, if it weren't for our current pressing need for this, I'd rather avoid any unnecessary complications within the Feilin territory." The unicorn youth's gaze softened, a touch of hesitation returning. "Hah! Even Lin brother thinks the Feilin elders will dare to take action against us?" We have come here representing our two clans. Unless the ancient elders of the Feilin people have gone mad and intend to see their entire lineage erased from the Spiritual Realm, they would never dare take any action against us—even if they knew we had taken away these negative energies. Fish-eye man laughed loudly, clearly unconcerned. "Perhaps that's true. Still, we are uncertain whether our journey across the seas has been a matter of good fortune or bad luck. The region where the Xuan Tian Zhuan Ling Sword was originally detected—after performing the blood sacrifice—proved unable to summon this sacred artifact. Had it not been for the Grand High Priest's latest prediction, we would have had no idea that this treasure had been brought all the way to the Feilin people's territory. This is indeed strange—does it mean the Xuan Tian Zhuan Ling Sword has already been seized by the Feilin people? "The young unicorn sighed. "It seems likely. Perhaps the smaller clans deliberately sent representatives to carry this Xuan Tian treasure away from its birthplace and brought it here. But to us, what difference does it make?" "The fish-eyed man sneered, 'Indeed, there's no difference. Our two clans have spent an astonishing amount of spiritual stones to ferry us across the sea to this continent. We absolutely cannot allow the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword to fall into the hands of any other great clan. Ordinary Xuan Tian treasures would be sufficient, but the moment the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword appears, it ranks third among the Xuan Tian treasures. Such a powerful treasure must not end up in the hands of those few clans. Should any clan on the Tian Yuan Continent dare to refuse to hand it over, we will jointly eliminate them. The Fei Ling clan has a certain standing on the Tian Yuan Continent, yet they are utterly insignificant before us. The only inconvenience is the difficulty of sending envoys across the sea. Otherwise, why would we treat them so politely?" The young unicorn青年 flashed a cold glint in his eyes, subtly carrying a hint of menace. "Indeed, although with just one-tenth of the strength of your Jiaochi clan and our Haibing clan, we could easily wipe out a race like the Feilin clan, a prolonged campaign over long distances might present them with opportunities to strike. The Feilin clan had better remain obedient!" The fish-eyed outsider smiled grimly. Immediately, the Fish-Eye Man opened his mouth and expelled a translucent, crystal-clear gourd several inches high, which he gently held in one hand and swayed it slightly in the waves. A continuous roar echoed, and the surrounding water waves instantly began to whirl wildly around the gourd, one wave surging higher than the next, eventually rising to dozens of zhang in height and completely engulfing the Fish-Eye Man within. At the side, the young unicorn with a single horn smiled slightly and suddenly struck his celestial crown with a single hand. A powerful gust roared forth! A surge of misty green wind erupted from the young man's crown, rapidly expanding in volume, and after several flickers, grew into a colossal entity several zhang in diameter, soaring straight toward the heavens. A resonant, far-reaching roar rang out from within the wind, which then abruptly ceased and dispersed like a sheet of paper, revealing a towering creature of a hundred zhang in height, shimmering with jade-like green light, and adorned with horns, floating in the sky. This creature has a silver-long horn growing from its head, a broad mouth with sharp teeth, and wears a green bronze armor. Its upper limbs are slender, while its lower limbs are short and robust. It holds a black, strange blade in one hand and a green jade bottle in the other.