The Fox Immortal Realm, once a Sacred Realm, had originally been called the Fox Immortal Realm. Now, it had merely returned to its original name.
Boundless Garden, its former name—its people were gone and its halls stood empty, the remaining buildings becoming dwellings for some of the Fox Clan.
A lingering drizzle could not stop a group of Fox Clan members from chasing and playing in the rain.
They darted through grass and woods, tumbling, scrambling, and wrestling, drenched and muddy but no less joyous.
Within the pavilions and towers, a Fox Clan Elder stationed here stood with his hands behind his back, watching the rain.
Compared with their days hidden away in the Desolate Marsh Deadlands, they were now free and unfettered, no longer needing to live in fear.
Wind or rain, his face was now one of tranquil contentment.
Perhaps because the Fox Immortal Realm had been cut off from the outside world, preventing spiritual energy from leaking away, the weather had changed and the climate seemed abnormal.
He, along with the other Fox Clan members, had noticed it. Thunderstorms were gradually becoming more frequent in the Fox Immortal Realm, and the occasional lightning often intimidated the Fox Clan.
According to Fox Clan legend, the Fox Immortal Realm had been like this long ago, with frequent thunderstorms...
Boom! A clap of thunder exploded. The Fox Clan members playing in the rain immediately scattered in panic, only calming down after running back inside the buildings. They seemed to possess an instinctive fear of heavenly thunder.
After the peals of thunder gradually subsided, the rain stopped, and the sky soon cleared as well.
The Fox Clan began running about and playing again. One fox being chased darted over a stream and hid in a hollow surrounded by flowing water.
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