In the stone chamber, the shadow was clearly taken aback. After a pause, it said, "I see... Jiang Wang has become someone else's pawn."
A voice from the hollow said, "That makes him all the more interesting the more talented he is. The faster he grows, the greater the threat he'll pose to Jiang Shu in the future."
The shadow said, "Then should we leave him alone from now on?"
"No. We should still target him whenever we get the chance; just don't actually kill him." The voice from the hollow said, "By attacking him, we're helping him. We're helping him advance further and win Jiang Shu's trust."
"...I understand," the shadow said.
"That's all. Keep a low profile for a while. Don't attract attention," the voice from the hollow said.
Then, once again, a mournful wind howled through the hollow in the stone disc.
Silence fell over the stone chamber.
The grasslands of the Northern Domain.
The lushest grass, the gentlest winds and rains, the fattest cattle and sheep on these grasslands...
Could be found at the foot of Qionglu Mountain, in the place known as "God's Pasture."
The mighty empire that now ruled over the entire grassland had first risen from the foot of this very mountain.
Under the guidance of the great Cangtu God, it had grown from a small tribe of a few hundred into the Great Mu Empire, powerful enough to contend with the strongest nations of All-Under-Heaven.
Its mounted warriors numbered in the millions, and wherever their horses rode, all bowed their heads.
When the sons and daughters of the grasslands turned their reverent gazes toward Qionglu Mountain, they saw the world's greatest wonder—and the place where life found its home.
The mountain rose beneath the Celestial Vault, with nothing but the