Upon arriving through the demonic passage, I found myself in a cold and dark space.

The chill seeped through the floor, penetrating deep into my bones.

The fact that I was feeling cold here was a problem on several levels.

‘My energy should be flowing again.’

After the restraints on my qi were lifted, warmth circulated throughout my body, making it so I shouldn’t be feeling this cold.

Yet here I was, faintly feeling the chill in the air.

Which could only mean one thing.

‘This place is absurdly cold.’

It implied that this space was intensely frigid.

As my …