Thunder rumbled and exploded before Fang Shu, deafening and unceasing.
Facing such heavenly might, he was thoroughly alarmed.
His spiritual senses were especially keen, and with the Dao Insect's perspective, he could clearly see that even the laws of heaven and earth around this immortal mountain had been twisted into utter disorder.
This mountain's spectacle is no mere display. Since entering the city, it is by far the most formidable spell and divine ability I have seen! Fang Shu thought to himself. It seemed this Azure Lion Immortal truly possessed no small measure of strength!
He only hoped the other man did not have too foul a temper.
Fortunately, after Fang Shu called out and announced his identity, several breaths later, the enormous thunderous eye atop the immortal mountain slowly dispersed. A passage also appeared ahead through the mountain.
The True Immortal upon the mountain had clearly permitted him to enter.
Fang Shu immediately breathed a great sigh of relief. He cupped his hands once more, then stepped onto a cloud and shot into the immortal mountain with two whooshes.
The moment he entered the mountain, Fang Shu felt as if he had arrived in another world.
Entirely unlike the rolling thunder beyond the mountain, this place was mild and sunny, warm breezes drifting through the air. The instant he entered, it felt like he had stepped into a tranquil, elegant courtyard.
No one came to guide him. Fang Shu steadied his mind and simply proceeded straight ahead, eventually arriving beside a pond.
At the pond's edge sat a withered, skinny old man. He held a bamboo rod with a silver thread tied to its tip, his eyes closed as he fished in the utterly still waters.
Fang Shu approached without disturbing him. He consciously slowed his steps and stood