A Mystic Adept of Extraordinary Comprehension, a Fish-Cutting Mystic Adept, a Strange Mystic Adept, and a Foolish Female Mystic Master

Before heading to the Water Tower.

Hall Master Profound Master Lan Jiayao, traveling light, first took a stroll over to the Mountain Climbing Stone Steps.

Since she was already here, the Female Mystic Master suddenly felt that perhaps she ought to follow Envoy Cheng's example and enjoy the scenery, taking the chance to relax properly.

At that moment.

The Female Mystic Master subconsciously overlooked one thing—was it really appropriate for a Mystic Master to imitate a Mystic Adept? She climbed the steps.

The stairs were smooth and broad, neither too high nor too low, and quite comfortable underfoot.

She examined both sides.

Just as the Heaven Guard Hall Mystic Adept had said, the one-meter-long stone pillar railings bore embossed patterns on their surfaces.

Some were flowers and birds.

Others were fish and beasts.

Looking more closely.

The patterns showed no traces of cutting or carving, as though they had formed naturally. This was precisely a characteristic of the Stone Spirit Profound Arts.

Lan Jiayao said softly, "Envoy Cheng has only comprehended Profound Seals for one month, yet he has already reached this level. He truly is not far from condensing a second Profound Seal."

The Female Mystic Master's tone was filled with emotion. "To comprehend two Profound Seals in just over two months would be considered rare even across the entire Qing Han Profound Palace."

The maid followed behind her and chimed in, "Envoy Cheng really is remarkable!"

She could not help adding, "Envoy Cheng's artistic sense is remarkable too!"

The maid did not understand profound arts, so she paid more attention to the embossed patterns themselves.

In her view, the patterns were generally quite simple, yet they possessed an astonishing lifelike quality.

Take a Grey Spotted Finch, for example. It took only a dozen or so strokes, yet it