Su Miao slept especially soundly.
When she opened her eyes again,
she found that she was not with Master Yuanshi,
but cradled in a warm, solid pair of arms, speeding through the air.
The wind howled past her ears, but the biting gusts were easily blocked by a barrier.
"Little Miao Heng, you woke up at just the right time! Look, we're at Master's home!"
Master Tongtian's cheerful, smiling voice came from above her, brimming with obvious excitement.
Su Miao rubbed her eyes and looked around curiously.
This place was entirely different from Master Yuanshi's orderly, solemn, spotless cave abode.
It was a vast stone cavern full of Vitality, largely untouched by human hands.
The ceiling soared high overhead, where naturally formed crystal clusters cast shimmering lights of every color, bathing the interior in a fantastical glow.
The air was no longer cold and crisp,
but carried a freshness like a mountain forest after rain,
mingled with the scents of earth, ore, and other strange, indescribable aromas.
All sorts of oddly shaped ores, glimmering with different Spiritual Lights, were piled in every corner.
Massive white skeletons from unknown exotic beasts leaned carelessly against the stone walls.
Half-finished Dharma Treasure blanks, Jade Slips carved only halfway, even enormous colorful feathers and strange seeds giving off a faint glow...
All kinds of things lay scattered around.
Su Miao's attention was instantly captured by the wild, novel scene before her.
Her little head turned this way and that, her eyes sparkling,
and the last traces of sleepiness vanished in an instant.
Master Tongtian carried her down onto a relatively level patch of ground,
which was covered in thick, soft animal hide of an unknown kind, soft and springy beneath their feet.
He proudly pointed at his collections all around them, as though presenting