At first light, Song Wanyi dragged me out the door. We sped along like the wind, sweeping past countless beautiful sights, and before long, a sacred mountain towering into the clouds came into view ahead.
"That must be the sacred mountain up ahead, right?" I asked with a yawn. Last night's wine had packed quite a delayed punch, and sure enough, I had fallen into a dead sleep halfway through. Yet when I woke a few hours later, my whole body felt drained. I must have suffered some sort of inhuman abuse.
Song Wanyi, on the other hand, looked full of energy. She must have rested far better than I had last night. Her face glowed like white jade, and her skin surpassed that of countless immortal maidens.
"It is indeed the sacred mountain. Follow me, Master." Song Wanyi swiftly flew onward. A moment later, as I focused my gaze, I spotted several things like streaks of lightning scattering in all directions. They avoided us as they raced through the mountain forests; without a close look, it was impossible to tell what they were.
"So many young wild qilins. Looks like they really have multiplied over the years." I smiled happily. An army of qilins required long preparation, but a mere few decades would not be enough to put them to use. After all, their growth cycle could not compare with that of human immortals. They could not simply grow rapidly by eating more, and their intelligence was not that high.
"Indeed. The army's qilins are being raised on the other side of the sacred mountain," Song Wanyi explained as she brought me to its foot. Sure enough, dense immortal clouds filled a vast area here, making it an excellent gathering place for immortal beasts. The qilins grew ever more