Following behind Jade-Faced Scholar, Li Yun traveled unimpeded across Flower Fruit Mountain and arrived directly at Battle Sage's place of cultivation—the Water Curtain Cave.
The Water Curtain Cave was now exceedingly grand. Near its entrance grew peach trees seized from the Heavenly Court, along with other spiritual trees and treasured flowers. Spiritual energy was dense to the extreme, presenting the air of an immortal sacred land.
"Monkey Brother, Old Pig has come to see you!" Jade-Faced Scholar strode into the Water Curtain Cave with a laugh, and Li Yun hurriedly followed him inside.
The furnishings within the Water Curtain Cave were very simple, all ordinary stone tables and stools. They looked unremarkable, yet under Li Yun's Double Pupil, every corner seemed to contain the resonance of the Dao.
However, there was no sign of Battle Sage here.
"Little fellow, you still dare use your Double Pupil so brazenly before Old Sun? Do you really think no one can see through your background?" A voice suddenly exploded in Li Yun's mind.
Li Yun's heart jolted. He turned toward a stone stool not far away, where a bald monk draped in a cassock sat eating a banana.
"How could this be?"
Li Yun was shocked. When he had entered earlier, he had swept his gaze over the place, yet he had not seen this person at all.
In fact, even now, he felt that the monk before him was exceedingly far away.
He was clearly right before his eyes, yet seemed as distant as the edge of the sky.
"Monkey Brother, this kid is called Li Yun. He's a little brother Old Pig knows." Jade-Faced Scholar sat down beside them, grabbed a banana, and gnawed on it as though it were a chicken drumstick.
Battle Sage shot him a glare, then looked