Inside the Cave Heaven, the warm sun shone brightly.
It was early spring. A hundred flowers vied in splendor, and among them, peach blossoms reigned supreme.
The enormous Peach Wood tree had stretched its branches almost into the heavens. Every peach blossom bloomed with incomparable brilliance, while the Peach Stamen within each flower carried a glimmering spiritual radiance and Dao essence.
At this moment, Peach Wood's aura had clearly reached the late fourth rank.
Peach Wood's spirit projection emerged from the spirit tree and looked toward Stone Spirit's projection in the distance. The youth formed by the latter was still meditating.
Yet when he saw Peach Wood looking over, the youth immediately rose, respectfully cupped his hands, and flew toward a spirit mountain in the distance.
As the youth descended, the spiritual energy throughout the Cave Heaven began to gather frantically. In the end, it transformed into a spiritual rain that pattered down upon the spirit mountain.
The spiritual rain fell for a full quarter-hour before vanishing without a trace.
"Stone Spirit, you did well," Peach Wood said in the tone of a steward.
"I am still far inferior to Lord Peach Wood," said the youth formed by Stone Spirit again and again, not daring to claim credit.
Naturally, it actually wanted to offer more pleasantries, but it was not good at such things. It could only repeat a few words Peach Wood had said before.
"Inferior, perhaps, but not by much. For our master, only by treating him with true sincerity can you and I achieve greater heights in the future..." Peach Wood launched into a long speech, turning brief words into a lengthy discourse and talking without end.
Though Stone Spirit's gaze wandered, it still listened fairly attentively. It had long grown accustomed to this scene.
Besides, it