"Alright."
Su Qing nodded lightly at Ye Lin's cold words, tinged with a hint of ruthlessness.
Yet she felt no discomfort at all over Ye Lin's cold and heartless manner.
To her, it was only natural.
After all, she had never had any dealings with the man before her, nor did they share any connection.
His attitude, even his tone, seemed perfectly normal to her—entirely normal.
Ye Lin rose to his feet. Rather than pay Su Qing any mind, he began strolling around the area.
There were still several days until the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell was repaired, so he might as well have a look around.
After knowing the Spirit King for so long, he had never properly toured his residence.
This time, he finally had the chance.
The scenery here truly was quite good.
The Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan members he encountered along the way were all exceedingly polite to him.
It seemed he was somewhat popular here after all.
Ye Lin followed a small path paved with bluestone, walking forward without any particular destination.
On either side of the path lay tier upon tier of terraced flowerbeds, planted with a kind of spiritual vegetation he had never seen before.
Those spiritual plants stood about three feet tall, their leaves shimmering in seven colors. They swayed gently in the breeze like countless rainbows flowing through the fields.
At the top of every plant bloomed a palm-sized flower. The flowers were pale gold and gave off a faint fragrance.
The scent was not overpowering, yet it refreshed the heart and cleared the mind. After breathing it in, he felt invigorated, and even much of the fatigue from his days of travel faded away.
In the distance rose a chain of rolling mountains.
Those mountains were unlike any Ye Lin had