That day, Yi Yun and Fairy Youruo listened to music in Bai Shanhe's courtyard. Fairy Youruo also understood music theory. The melodies she played were unlike Bai Shanhe's, which flowed freely like lofty mountains and running streams. Hers held a touch more tranquility, like insects chirping after nightfall, or waves stirred by the breeze in the early morning.
It was not until the sun slanted westward that Yi Yun and Fairy Youruo bade Bai Shanhe farewell. Yi Yun naturally followed Fairy Youruo to her residence.
The legendary Hundred Thousand Jade Pavilions had one world every ten steps. Although that was an exaggerated claim, it was enough to show just how many small worlds there were within the Hundred Thousand Jade Pavilions.
When Yi Yun followed Fairy Youruo through a palace gate, the scene before his eyes suddenly opened up. He saw a divine peak over twenty thousand zhang tall, occupying an area hundreds of li across. It resembled a god standing between heaven and earth. Various kinds of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi swirled around the mountain like surging ocean tides, vast and unending.
At the foot of the mountain stretched a boundless grassland. There were countless rare and wondrous plants, while various Spiritual Beasts raced across the plains. Some chased and played like streaks of light and shadow; others stopped to leisurely munch on immortal herbs.
The place where Yi Yun stood—the palace gate he had originally entered—was thirty thousand zhang in the air, towering above the peak's summit. From there, he could overlook the land below: snow-capped mountains, blue skies, green grass, and scenery as picturesque as a painting!
The sight was truly refreshing and uplifting.
Even Yi Yun had to marvel at the Baiyue Divine Kingdom's foundations. The immortal herbs alone, used to feed these Spiritual