On the path from the chaotic Wa Huang Tian to Shouyang Mountain in the Primordial Wilderness, two dazzling streaks of light cut through the void. They were Golden Phoenix and Azure Luan, carrying Nezha and Sun Wukong, who had just arrived in the Primordial Wilderness and were full of curiosity and apprehension.
Away from the eternal rosy glow and stately halls of Wa Huang Tian, they were met by the broader, wilder, and infinitely more vibrant and unpredictable atmosphere of the Primordial Land.
Gale-force winds howled, the Sea of Clouds churned, and mountains and rivers stretched out below like a painting. Signs of life dotted the landscape. To the two little ones, who had only recently come into being and possessed keen senses, everything held an indescribable allure.
"Wow! What a huge bird! Is it even faster than Sister Azure Luan?"
Lying on Golden Phoenix's back, Nezha pointed at a prehistoric beast-bird flying across the distant sky with wings spanning several hundred zhang and cried out excitedly.
The fire-attribute spiritual power within him seemed stirred by the lively Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy around them, growing slightly warm.
Sun Wukong was even more restless with monkeyish excitement. If Azure Luan hadn't restrained him with gentle wind-attribute spiritual power, he would have leaped off to tumble through the Sea of Clouds.
His Golden Eyes darted everywhere as he scratched his ears and cheeks. "So many mountains! So much water! What's that down there? It's sparkling!
"And that cloud of black mist—it doesn't smell like anything good... Huh? That mountain over there is strange. It looks like it's breathing!"
Golden Phoenix and Azure Luan dutifully warded off any dangerous auras and unwary spirits along the way with their divine-bird presence, while patiently answering the two little ones' endless questions.
They had followed