At the same time as Zhang Xiaohua entered Lycui Valley, at a location on the west slope of Yixiang Peak, there were a dozen mysterious masked women standing in a strange arrangement in a large space.
In the middle of them was a raised stele on the ground, which was not large, engraved with peculiar patterns. The rising sun illuminated the stele, and under the sunlight, the faint patterns on it seemed to come to life, moving slightly as if they were swimming.
Around the stele, three similarly dressed masked women were sitting cross-legged, their hair pure white, giving a feeling of crane hair and childlike face.
These three women each placed their hands on their chests, their fingers bent or straight, in a posture similar to Zhang Xiaohua's magic spell gestures, but their fingers merely remained static, not moving at all.
Behind the three women stood another one, statuesque and majestic, eyes closed and silent.
