Jade Lotus Peak - Moonlight Sect Territory
The mountain peak pierced through low-hanging clouds like a sword thrust toward the heavens, its pristine white stone formations glowing softly under the afternoon sun.
Ancient jade formations carved into spiraling lotus patterns decorated the cliff faces, marking this as sacred ground within the Moonlight Sect's territory.
A streak of violet light tore through the sky, moving with the desperate speed of someone fleeing their own thoughts.
Yu Xiang materialized on the peak's highest platform with barely controlled grace, her feet touching down on polished stone as residual qi crackled around her trembling form.
Her usual composed demeanor was nowhere to be found—instead, her violet eyes blazed with an irritation so intense it made the air around her shimmer with heat.
'What is wrong with me?' she thought furiously, pacing back and forth across the platform like a caged beast.
