Time flew; the years passed in haste.
In the blink of an eye, two years had gone by, and the grotto-heaven had expanded considerably once more.
Several spirit lakes and spirit mountains stood at its center, while lush green grasslands had begun to emerge along its edges.
Thanks to the fourth-tier spirit veins and spirit springs, even these ordinary pasture grasses grew exceptionally rich and tender.
The Long-Horned Deer and Dense Forest Pigs Ye Jingcheng raised on spirit feed ran freely across the grasslands, occasionally lifting their heads and crying out to the heavens.
Of course, the liveliest place at the moment was naturally around the spirit mountains and the Spirit Herb Garden.
The Peachwood Demon's true body had once again burst into brilliant peach blossoms. Moreover, at the Peachwood Demon's insistence, the Gold-Quenching Origin Fruit trees had almost simultaneously bloomed with pale white spirit flowers. There were even more flowers than on the Star Pear Tree, making the Peachwood Demon nod repeatedly. This number was just right—more than the other spirit plants, but fewer than its own.
Thus, in a rare occurrence, it did not scold the Gold-Quenching Origin Fruit Demon.
Quite a few Five Poison Bees busily gathered spirit honey. However, since there had been no poisonous flowers for a long time, these Five Poison Bees had practically turned into ordinary spirit bees and no longer possessed potent venom.
Yet, because they had not suffered much attrition, their numbers had grown to an impressive scale.
Within the spirit lake, the Moon Spirit Clams had also grown much larger, drifting across the water's surface in scattered patches. Occasionally, when the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon caused too great a commotion, they would vanish without a trace.
Atop the mountain, Ye Jingcheng had also reached a critical moment. Before him lay a