Under Liu Meng's guidance, Su Bai swept his Primordial Spirit across this dream homeland known as the "Hill Ruins."
The rolling hills, formed from the weathered remains of primordial colossal creatures into a glassy texture, held rounded, naturally formed dwellings in the natural hollows, within the gaps between skeletal joints, and atop flatter stretches of their backs.
Using a unique dreamlike Spiritual Power, these dwellings further fused and shaped the already crystalline glass hills, forming translucent round or oval "glass cottages" of varying sizes.
The cottages' smooth surfaces flowed with faint iridescent halos, blending perfectly into the surrounding hilly landscape.
They looked like dream bubbles that had naturally grown from these ancient remains.
Su Bai's powerful Primordial Spirit could clearly sense that nearly every glass cottage housed a Dream Tapir aura, strong or weak, yet each carrying a unique rhythm of dreams.
Some slumbered, some engaged in secluded cultivation, while others carried out activities incomprehensible to outsiders, activities belonging solely to creatures of the Phantom Sea.
At the highest and most conspicuous point of this hilly terrain—
Atop a hill whose contours still faintly resembled the enormous skull of a primordial creature—stood a comparatively magnificent structure.
It too was made of glass, but its structure was far more intricate, and the outline of a grand hall could vaguely be seen.
Thick pillars supported a broad dome, while towering steps led up to the entrance.
This was the formal place where the Dream Tapir Clan gathered daily, discussed clan affairs, and occasionally received honored guests.
Liu Meng brought Su Bai lightly down before this hall atop the "Skull Hill."
Passing through an arched gateway rippling with water-like radiance, they entered a vast interior. The floor was polished glass, reflecting the violet-gold sunset glow cascading from the sky and shrouding the entire