The adorable green-clad sprite sat between the dragon horns.
Her tiny hands roamed everywhere, seeming to greatly enjoy the horns. She tugged at ears and grabbed hair. Bai Yujun felt comfortable and relaxed, vaguely recalling those peaceful, lovely days when Mu had fed her and fattened her up. Mu had also loved climbing all over her and sitting on her shoulders.
She raised her palm, and the green-clad sprite landed in it, happily humming a tune.
"My name is Bai Yujun. What's yours~?"
"I'm Xi~"
Xi was of the same race as Mu, but much weaker, with the appearance of a little girl. Through the stone gate of the secret realm, Bai Yujun could see that Xi's true body, a giant tree, was nowhere near as sky-shrouding and earth-covering as Mu's. It was a tranquil secret realm, with rich spiritual energy, a lake, grasslands, and an Ancient Giant Tree. Sunlight shone overhead—yes, genuine sunlight. The secret realm was not underground; it was most likely an independent space.
Xi. What a lovely name.
Bai Yujun had always felt that the fewer characters a name had, the more ancient and mysterious it was.
For instance, many ancient gods from primordial times had names of only one character. All were powerful beings. A single character also represented ancient depths and distant ages. Mu and Xi seemed young, yet they had actually lived through long, endless years. Ancient trees stood verdant and solemn. Compared to the many immortals and gods, they were small and unnoticed. They did not shake heaven and earth or illuminate the ages. They were ordinary and unremarkable.
Yet they possessed a special ability: given a suitable environment, they could live for a very, very long time.
Ordinary Immortals lived only a few thousand years, and few surpassed ten thousand. They