After calming down, she not only confirmed that her eyes could see, but she also noticed something else.
"I'm really not blind?"
"My eyes…"
"No, my cultivation — it's changed!!!"
Chu Lingxi said.
"Cultivation?"
Everyone had been so worried about Chu Lingxi that they hadn't noticed anything else.
Only after Chu Lingxi spoke did people turn their attention to her cultivation.
That was when they realized — Chu Lingxi's cultivation was no longer at the Third Rank Exalted. She was now at the Fourth Rank Exalted.
Chu Lingxi's cultivation had truly advanced.
But Chu Lingxi was a Heaven-grade Bloodline holder. Wouldn't an increase in her cultivation trigger the phenomenon of heavenly lightning?
Why hadn't that happened this time? Her cultivation had simply risen, just like that.
The Eye of the Deep Sea!!!
That was the first possibility that came to everyone's minds.
There was no way Chu Lingxi's cultivation would rise for no reason, and if one had to find a cause, it could only be the Eye of the Deep Sea.
"It's my eyes. They seem to be very special."
"I can feel it — it's what brought about this change."
As Chu Lingxi spoke, she released the power of her barrier, condensing it into a mirror.
Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Chu Lingxi actually froze. She remained stunned for a good while before speaking up excitedly:
"Oh my, my eyes are so beautiful, my eyes…"
"Mother, what's going on with my eyes?"
"Also, where exactly are we?"
Chu Lingxi asked excitedly.
Chu Feng and the others then gave Chu Lingxi a rough account of everything that had happened.
Of course, they only told her that they had come here to help her obtain the Eye of the Deep Sea.
They did not mention the countless dangers they had encountered along the way.
"So this is the legendary Bright Mirror Sea?"
Yet, even though no one had told her, once she learned that this place was actually the Bright Mirror Sea, a look of guilt surfaced in Chu Lingxi's eyes.
"I'm so sorry. I was too reckless — I insisted on challenging Linghu Hongfei."
"Otherwise, none of you would have had to take such a terrible risk just to heal my eyes."
Chu Lingxi became extremely remorseful.
"Lingxi, there was nothing wrong with you challenging Linghu Hongfei. The one at fault is that Linghu Hongfei."
"I will make this right for you. I will make sure the Linghu Heavenly Clan gives you a proper explanation."
Gu Mingyuan spoke to Chu Lingxi in a tone that brooked no argument.
"I will settle the score with Linghu Hongfei myself."
"I just… I don't want everyone taking such enormous risks on my behalf. After all, I brought this trouble upon myself, so I should be the one to bear the consequences," Chu Lingxi said.
She was a clever girl. Even though everyone had glossed over the difficulties and avoided talking about how hard-won the Eye of the Deep Sea had been, Chu Lingxi still guessed that obtaining it must have been fraught with obstacles. Chu Feng, in particular, looked extremely weak — he had clearly suffered a heavy toll from using the Nine Lightning Slashes earlier.
That made Chu Lingxi feel even more ashamed.