That night, An Fei felt as if her nerves had been strained to beyond their tolerable limits. Taking the chance to regain much of her previously reliable vigilance and habits, the young girl had elected not to rely solely on the safety within the Sanctum and instead had chosen to rest in the forest. She had wandered around the stream’s …

The stream of water that An Fei had exerted an entire day and a half searching for, could be considered a small river. The stretch of water spanned a distance of twenty meters, the water traveling throughout a major vein of the forest. From where the young girl stood, she could faintly discern that the other end of the forest …

Satisfied with her selection, the young girl rolled her neck to loosen her muscles, before proceeding to reach for the complementary sheath of the qama. Just as An Fei had grabbed onto the leather strap of the dagger’s fabric sheath, she abruptly paused, tilting her head to her right in confusion. “Who?” A faint keen of protest, a barely audible croon …

A book bound in goldleaf clutched to her chest, a young girl finished exchanging the goods stored within the leather bag that had followed her from Jiang’an. She dumped the contents onto the crystalline floor, a quaint expression on her countenance. The jars of cosmetics were carefully set aside atop of a nearby table on the platform, and a bundle …

A whole day was wasted as the young girl gradually became accustomed with her new physique. An Fei lounged around within the Sanctum, completing various odd-tasks to waste as much time as possible, and to discern the grasp of her abilities to the maximum. At the end, the young girl could only give a single appraisal as she sat on …

The instant An Fei’s consciousness resurfaced from its unusual slumber, a dull headache slammed directly onto the young girl’s mind. The young girl squeezed her eyes in agony, her hands reaching upwards to tenderly massage her temples. Her head felt as if it were on the verge of splitting apart, and a faint metallic and raucous odor drifted into her …

The young girl released a smile, the pair of scarlet irises displaying a proud look. An Fei rubbed her chin while displaying a triumphant smile towards the infinite darkness that surrounded her existence, a lazy look on her stunning countenance. An indeterminate length of time in mindless experimenting had permitted the young girl to realize that she could manipulate information …

It was accepted knowledge in the world of science that an object with the mass and density of a grain of sand, confined a sufficient quantity of energy within its inner structures that once unleashed without restraint, could deploy the intensity and destructive appeal of several hundred nuclear warheads. Similarly, the grain of sand could sate an entire supernation’s electricity …

Throughout the night, An Fei felt as if she had immersed herself into an incredible dream. The instant her eyes closed, the world fell below her feet, revealing an infinite and limitless void that encircled her from all directions. The voices of the ever-circulating currents of vitality and spiritual qi ceased to whisper in her ear, returning the young girl …

“Lord Minister…” An uneasy voice trailed into Wei Xuan’s ears, filled with a tinge of bitter worry and anxiety. The minister set aside his scroll onto the drawing table, before walking towards the entrance of the study. The First Madam stood before the double wooden doors, dressed in a plain purple lily robe. The woman clenched her hands in the …