"Most of the gemstones here are green, blue, or yellow. I haven't seen any red ones." Sixth Senior Brother examined the pile of gemstones Zhang Xiaofan had collected from the ground, turning them over with interest.
"Maybe there'll be red gemstones higher up!" Seeing Luo Yunji's happy expression, Zhang Xiaofan felt happy too.
"What? You flew that high and still haven't reached the top?" Wu Dayi looked up toward the ceiling of the cavern in surprise.
"No! It still looks like there's a long way to go!" Zhang Xiaofan replied, scratching his head.
"Could this be a hollow mountain?" Lu Daxin guessed, rubbing his neck.
"Little Junior Brother said this is the real Black Mountain. The one outside, which we thought was Black Mountain, is a nest built by the Yanshe Snake." Zhang Xiaofan recalled what Luo Yunji had told him.
"A nest?" The senior brothers looked at one another in shock, then turned their attention to Zhang Xiaofan, waiting for him to say more.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head and shook it. "Little Junior Brother only told me that much!"
"Creatures usually build nests to raise their young, but we haven't seen any eggs." He Dazhi frowned, deep in thought.
"But! It's probably difficult for monsters to reproduce. Maybe it built a nest for some other reason!" Wu Dayi speculated after thinking it over.
"Senior Brother, can you carve this into the shape of a Taiji Seal? Half green and half blue!" Luo Yunji asked, looking at Zhang Xiaofan.
"I... I've never carved jade before!" Zhang Xiaofan said awkwardly.
"Then what should we do?" Luo Yunji looked disappointedly at the two-colored gemstone in his hands.
"We can go to a larger town. There's sure to be a skilled carver there!" Third Senior Brother said, soothing the little