Dragonheart World, Immortal Tree Grotto-Heaven.
Qian Xiaofeng's escape light descended before the grotto-heaven's entrance. After she sent a transmission to announce herself, a streak of immortal light blossomed forth and enveloped her.
As the immortal light receded, she found herself in a dreamlike world resembling an immortal realm, with towering mountains, secluded streams, white cranes perched upon junipers and cypresses, and monkeys climbing among the vines.
Dense wood-aspect spiritual energy had formed into streamwater and cloud mist, steaming up countless auspicious vapors. Ethereal rosy haze wound through the mountain valleys and lush forests, making the place seem ever more steeped in immortal intent...
This was Zhao Lingyin's cultivation grotto-heaven in Dragonheart World. Though it had been opened within the trunk of a seventh-tier immortal tree, it contained a world of its own, originally vast enough to hold a thousand mountains and rivers. After Shen Mo delved deeply into the Dao of time and space, he used the increasingly powerful and profound Cave Heaven Sword Style to expand it a millionfold through the properties of space. It could easily contain even a minor world.
A patch of soft, snow-white auspicious cloud lay spread amid exotic flowers and rare grasses. Two figures sat upon it: one was naturally Zhao Lingyin, while the other was Shen Mo. However, immortal light obscured his form and face, rendering him somewhat indistinct.
Qian Xiaofeng could not help finding this strange, but she did not dwell on it. Stepping forward, she bowed in greeting. "Disciple Qian Xiaofeng pays respects to Master and Mistress. May Master and Mistress's immortal fortunes endure forever, and may you live as long as Heaven."
"Rise!" an old, dry voice sounded leisurely.
Qian Xiaofeng's heart jolted. She hastily rose to her feet, her face filled with shock and concern as she looked toward