Chapter 235 Book 5 A Bold Scheme
Thunderclouds rolled across the sky above the Azure Feather Sect as though the heavens themselves mirrored the tense, dark undercurrent pulsing through the sect's inner walls.
Li An walked silently behind Yan Shengtian, her steps light yet unwavering. The morning mist had yet to lift, and the distant cries of spirit cranes echoed through the cliffs, like mournful songs for what was to come. The outer pavilion loomed ahead, a vast structure of cold white stone and ironwood, perched precariously on the edge of a chasm. The sect's symbol—a twin-feathered wing curling around a jade flame—glowed faintly on its arched entrance.
Yan Shengtian, his white robe embroidered with blue feather patterns, walked stiffly. Though he was known as the Sky Feather Prodigy—noble, strong, and unshakably elegant—his expression today was unreadable, and his usually vibrant eyes clouded.
