Saving data, the scene shifted.
Xiao Qiao and Liushui were sitting cross-legged outside the Mountain and River Diagram. A full moon hung high in the night sky, like an enormous silver platter, casting a cool, sacred glow.
"Full Moon Night is here!"
Liushui slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the moon.
"Why hasn't Qin Feng come out yet?"
Xiao Qiao's slender brows furrowed slightly as she turned to look at the Mountain and River Diagram.
"He's probably still cultivating..."
Liushui finished her cultivation and exhaled. "Ever since Qin Feng entered the diagram, Immortal Qi has been pouring into it nonstop, along with the laws of the Great Dao. It's clear he hasn't had a moment's rest these past three days and nights."
"Is this kid trying to make the rest of us look bad?"
Xiao Qiao pressed a hand to her aching forehead. "His natural talent is already despair-inducing enough. Now he's even cultivating so diligently. I feel like it won't take a thousand years for him to surpass us and become an Immortal King Giant."
"Shh, someone's coming!"
Liushui suddenly made a hushing gesture, and she and Xiao Qiao began concealing their auras.
Deep in the ink-black forest, a figure appeared, faint and indistinct. Beneath the thin silver glow of the moon, they could make out a man dressed in an ornate robe.
He kept glancing around, cautiously making his way out of the forest, as if every step required the utmost care.
"Who is he?"
Xiao Qiao looked to Liushui, asking if she recognized him.
"I don't know!"
Liushui had no time to play guessing games, so she sent Qin Feng a message.
The scene shifted—
Qin Feng received Liushui's message, immediately pulled on his pants, and turned to leave.
He had been planning to press