After returning to his courtyard, Fang Yu did not waste much time before heading back to the Mortal World. Exactly three months had passed.
Looking at the little mountain, which had not changed much, Fang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out a sound-transmission talisman and tossed it toward the mountain.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a passage over thirty feet wide with no end in sight split open in the mist-shrouded mountain.
Seeing this, Fang Yu controlled the magical artifact beneath his feet and flew toward the passage.
Before long, he stepped into Xin Ruyin's bamboo house from before.
At this moment, Qi Yunxiao, Xin Ruyin, and the maid Xiao Mei were all waiting eagerly, their faces full of anticipation as they welcomed Fang Yu's arrival.
"Ruyin greets Senior. Senior, you truly are punctual. Please come in."
Xin Ruyin was the first to perform a respectful curtsy and invite him in deferentially.
Qi Yunxiao and the maid Xiao Mei followed close behind, bowing respectfully as well.
"Mm."
Fang Yu nodded slightly. Under the somewhat fervent and expectant gazes of the three, he entered the bamboo house's courtyard. Once seated, Xin Ruyin personally poured him a cup of tea and said softly,
"Senior, please have some tea."
After speaking, she gestured for Qi Yunxiao to bring out the illusion formation Fang Yu had requested.
Seeing this, Qi Yunxiao immediately bowed. When he returned from the room, he held more than ten formation flags and a palm-sized white formation plate.
"This is the formation Brother Qi and I have just refined: the Mountain-Sea Illusion Formation. Those who enter it will inadvertently fall into mountains of blades and seas of fire. Though it is an illusion, the sensation is exactly the same.