"Out of seclusion?"
The moment Eternal emerged from seclusion, Elder Zhuo Yun noticed him.
"What a freak. I can't even sense his cultivation level anymore."
"Greetings, Elder. Have they left the Ancient Saint Academy?"
Zhuo Yun knew who Shi Yongheng meant by "they."
"They have. Hundred Break Mountain has opened, and both of them went."
"Huh? Junior Brother has come out of seclusion?"
A woman in white stood there, her black hair draped over her shoulders. Her skin was as fair and delicate as mutton-fat jade, glowing with a crystalline luster. She had an oval face, long lashes, eyes as clear as crystal, a delicate tear mole at the corner of her eye, scarlet lips, and neat teeth as white as pearls.
She was curiously studying the person before her. She knew his identity as well—an unparalleled genius no less remarkable than Bear Boy or the Double-Pupil, Shi Yi.
He recognized the woman in white too. Xia Youyu had now reached the Spirit Transformation Realm as well.
"Senior Sister, didn't you go to Hundred Break Mountain?"
Xia Youyu smiled. "I originally planned to, but for certain reasons, I couldn't make it. Still, congratulations, Junior Brother. What cultivation level are you at now? Even I can't see through you."
"I've made a little progress."
This was a secluded courtyard with no one around. It contained all manner of plants and trees, along with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions, and halls. Yet it possessed one striking feature.
Everything here was extremely old. The bridges and halls looked as though they could collapse at any moment, as if they had not been repaired for thousands of years.
The vegetation remained lush, but the arched bridges and such seemed like relics left behind from ancient times, on the verge of ruin.
At the