In the snow-covered courtyard, Black Mountain Little Demon carefully fetched a blanket and draped it over Li Bai, who was lying in a recliner.
Though she knew the chill was harmless, her desire to serve him burned intensely.
"What time is it?"
Li Bai suddenly muttered.
Black Mountain Little Demon became even gentler in her movements. "Young Master, dawn is almost here... This heavy snow still hasn't stopped."
"It will stop when the time comes." Li Bai turned over. "You may leave."
"Yes..."
Beyond the courtyard, white snow stretched as far as the eye could see, and the world seemed utterly silent. Black Mountain Little Demon stood on the roof, gazing into the distance, when she heard a faint rumble like thunder in the air.
"What is that...?"
The gray-black sky and thick layers of snowy clouds churned violently. Suddenly, they split apart, and an enormous object descended, stirring the winds and clouds over a vast area.
"Sky Fortress!" Black Mountain Little Demon's expression tightened. "This Sky Fortress has never descended since the day it was created... Has it really been forced to this point?"
Above the low-altitude city district, a streak of azure light shot past. Ye Yan came to a stop. He had been unable to find anyone from Luoshen Holy Land within Infinite City.
Of course, he had not gone far. Li Qingtong might already have taken her people back to the Jinghong.
But the descent of the Sky Fortress had interrupted his next move. He knew this fortress. It had already existed before he leaped from Huoyun City to Kunlun Capital.
This was also the first time he had seen the Sky Fortress make such a massive move.
A Sky Fortress had appeared during the battle in Kunlun Capital as well, but it was