The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5325

She remembered his breath on her brow, tinged with faint celestial energy fragrance, more soothing than any pill or elixir in the world.

"Mr. Chance..." Gathering courage, Lyra tipped her chin up until her eyes met the smile hiding in his. "What does Earthly Immortal Realm feel like to you?"

"It feels like this..." He raised his hand toward a boulder half a dozen paces away and closed his fingers in the air. The iolite, waist-high, shattered without a sound into neat, even slabs.

"I used to look at a mountain and see only a single mass. Now I can read the veins inside every rock." Jared's fingertips brushed her cheek. "Just as I can sense the flutter in your spiritual energy right now. Thinking about the tower again, aren't you?"

Heat flooded Lyra's face. She yanked her hand free, stepped back, and gave him a mock-glare. "You're teasing me again, Mr. Chance!"