After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

The girl Ah Xiu, standing next to Li Musheng, was clearly attracted by the scene before her. Her eyes were fixed on the crack that was shining with dazzling light, and her expression gradually became infatuated.

The glowing black cat, however, acted out of character. Its bright green eyes revealed a wary look, and it even subconsciously took a few steps back.

Li Musheng glanced around, then without saying a word, grabbed the girl Ah Xiu and the big black cat and stepped into the crevice.

As the scene before them changed, the two people and the cat arrived at the eighth floor of the White Emperor Tower.

At this moment, the girl Ah Xiu gradually regained consciousness. She looked around blankly and realized that the floor she was on was different from both the false, prosperous palace and the decaying, real Baidi Tower.

The place looked extremely ordinary; the ground wasn't paved with luxurious jade steps, but with ordinary pine planks. The doors, windows, and pillars were all unpainted, and under the dim light of the oil lamps, it appeared very peaceful and simple.

"Xiuer, don't just stand there, let's see if there's anything good."

Li Musheng's voice rang in the girl Axiu's ears. After putting herself and the big black cat down, Li Musheng took a step and walked forward along the corridor.

The big black cat meowed hurriedly and immediately followed nervously to Li Musheng's feet, not daring to leave his side for even a moment.

"Your Highness...where did the maid who led the way go?"

Seeing this, the young girl Ah Xiu quickly followed and asked Li Musheng a question.

Before Li Musheng could reply, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out in the corridor:

"Please come in for a chat, guest."

The voice seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint its location. As the voice faded, the dim oil lamps in the corridor suddenly brightened, illuminating the surrounding area of ​​the corridor ahead clearly, as if guiding Li Musheng and the others forward.

Li Musheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand and continued walking forward with the girl Ah Xiu and the big black cat.

"Your Highness, I suspect that the maid may have ill intentions. Please be extra careful."

The young girl, Ah Xiu, spoke in a low voice. She felt that something was off about the maid and had a vague sense of unease in her heart.

The big black cat also used its enormous paws to tug at Li Musheng's clothes, gesturing as if to indicate that it also agreed with what the girl, Ah Xiu, said.

Li Musheng remained calm and said indifferently:

"Never mind her motives, as long as the result is good, that's all that matters. After all, she really did bring us to this eighth floor."

As they spoke, Li Musheng and his group followed the directions of the oil lamps that had been lit along the way, and after many twists and turns, they arrived at a small house lit by candlelight.

The door to the cottage was ajar, and a shadow of a person sitting at a table was cast out from inside, trembling slightly in the flickering candlelight.

"Please come in, guest." A cool female voice came from inside the small house.

The next moment, a creaking sound broke the silence of the surrounding space, and the door opened slowly and automatically without any wind.

At the same time, the shadow inside the room was also fully revealed.

The girl Ah Xiu and the big black cat stared blankly at the shadow projected from inside the house, their pupils shrinking.

In the eyes of the young girl Ah Xiu, it was the shadow of a terrifying monster with countless tentacles and ferocious fangs.

In the eyes of the big black cat, the shadow was a different creature altogether. It had a massive, mountain-like body, a long tail like a whip, and limbs like pillars. It was a majestic tiger shadow.

Standing outside, Li Musheng was also observing the situation inside. However, he wasn't looking at the shadow on the ground, but at the person sitting inside. It was a woman dressed in a light white gauze dress, her black hair tied up in a bun, a simple belt around her waist, her body slender and delicate, adorned with no gold or jade ornaments, yet radiating a subtle, clear glow.

As if sensing Li Musheng's gaze, the woman sitting at the table turned her head slightly to look outside.

Her exquisitely beautiful face, as smooth as jade, was sculpted with the contours of cold jade. Her dark eyebrows resembled frost and snow, and her clear, autumn-water-like eyes fell upon Li Musheng, giving him a subtle sense of refined elegance yet also a profound and chilling feeling.

"Did you see that? I never expected there to be such a beautiful and elegant girl here."

Li Musheng pointed at the woman inside the house and exclaimed in amazement at the girl Ah Xiu and the big black cat beside him.

Upon hearing this, both the girl Ah Xiu and the big black cat turned their heads hesitantly, looking at Li Musheng with astonishment on their faces.

At this moment, the thing sitting at the table seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist in their vision, so blurry that they could not see its true appearance at all.

But they could see the shadows cast by the candlelight very clearly.

"Your Highness, are you sure you're not mistaken? There's clearly a hideous and terrifying monster in that room!"

The young girl, Ah Xiu, spoke with a pale face, while the big black cat beside her gestured anxiously with its paws.

Li Musheng glanced sideways at the large black cat, naturally understanding its meaning, then turned to look at the aloof woman inside the room, stroked his chin, and said:

You're saying she's a white tiger?

Upon hearing this, the glowing black cat immediately nodded vigorously. At this moment, the woman sitting by the table in the room shifted her gaze from Li Musheng to the black cat.

The massive black cat, with a body as large as a black panther, suddenly stiffened. The next moment, in its vision, the shadow on the ground changed drastically, and the blurry figure sitting at the table in the room became clear, instantly transforming into a woman in white.

"The cat the guest brought was very interesting."

The woman in white inside spoke softly, gesturing for Li Musheng to come in and sit down.

Li Musheng nodded slightly and walked straight into the house. The big black cat that had been following closely beside Li Musheng was clearly hesitant.

The young girl, Ah Xiu, stood there, her expression shifting. From Li Musheng's words, she naturally guessed that the two people and the cat seemed to be seeing completely different things.

What she saw in the room was still a terrifying monster that seemed to be devouring people.

Just as the young girl Ah Xiu was struggling with her inner turmoil, Li Musheng had already entered the small house and sat down opposite the stunningly beautiful and aloof woman.

The big black cat circled around once, and finally turned into a black shadow and slipped into the house, quietly hiding behind Li Musheng.

Although the woman inside the house gave it a chill, it felt that there was no safer place than Li Musheng's side.

"Are you the princess that the maid mentioned?"

Li Musheng looked the woman in white up and down and asked, guessing what she meant.

Upon hearing this, the woman in white did not directly answer Li Musheng's question, but remained silent for a moment before saying:

“A thousand years have passed, but my sister is still persistent and single-mindedly wants to replace me.”

As she spoke, the woman in white extended her fair, slender wrist and lightly tapped the table with her finger. Ripples spread across the antique wooden surface, causing it to distort and become ethereal. (End of Chapter)