Three years later.
Palace of Vast Cold.
Frost held the shadow of the setting moon, snow carried the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms, palace towers appeared and vanished in silver mist, and wind and dew gathered cool upon the jade steps...
Within the nearly boundless, empty palace, Xu the Immortal Official stood with his hands behind his back, shrouded in Lunar Profound Radiance.
Fang Xianyuan stood to one side in a magic robe whose hem had been deliberately embroidered with moon patterns.
"They're here!"
At Xu the Immortal Official's quiet words, snow-white immortal qi billowed over the jade steps, and four small children suddenly appeared.
They looked only about three years old, each as lovely as jade and snow. Three girls and one boy—they were Qin Ruxue, Yu Xiang'er, Demon General Mingyue, and Zhong Lingxiu!
They had taken the Taiyin Pure Moonlight Elixir and retained their memories through reincarnation. Heavenly Baleful had brought them back to Peach Blossom Island one by one. Since birth, they had not eaten a single mouthful of grain; they had been nourished only with elixirs dissolved in Spirit Spring water. With their astonishing gifts and destinies, each had skin like an immortal's, bones like jade, a moon pattern on the brow, and the scent of osmanthus about them... Fang Xianyuan stared, dumbfounded. "Every last one is a top-tier Lunar Yin Destiny Child... In my Breath-Nourishing Dao, each would be prime material for an elixir..."
At the same time, he marveled at how exacting the Palace of Vast Cold was in choosing disciples.
Only now did he finally understand. *My aptitude really wasn't good enough. I could cultivate Lunar Yin only because Xu the Immortal Official made an exception for me... And that Moon-Palace Golden Blossom Pure Radiance Primordial Essence... It must be a supreme treasure of