Beneath the dust-veiled sky.
Chen Xun and Black Bull exchanged a silent glance, a flicker of surprise passing between them.
"Old Bull, was Divine Mountain's body-tempering effect really this outrageous?"
"Moo moo..."
There was a sour edge to their words. Though they had long known of the Heavenly Foundation Stone's miraculous effects, the time had passed and could not return.
They were no longer in their youthful Great Vehicle Realm days. Naturally, they could not sever their Dao and cultivate anew. The heaven-and-earth aura of Divine Mountain Continent was not yet so extravagant that it could temper an Immortal Body.
"I remember, back when we were in the Great Vehicle Realm, we were still running for our lives. Hehe." Chen Xun smiled wistfully. "Where could we have found such a heaven-reaching opportunity? Still, seeing those youngsters doing so well... Old Bull, we were the real deal after all."
"Moo~~" Black Bull chuckled softly, understanding what Chen Xun meant.
They spoke no further. Everything was contained within their exchanged gaze, and then they went back to working hard.
Outside the mountain range, at the mine pit.
A pink, tender little elephant stood there looking around, bewilderment in its eyes as it sensed the commotion coming from above the mine pit.
Judging by its appearance, it was Little Anning.
Its body had now grown to the size of a lion. Many Heavenly Foundation Stones remained piled within it, not yet fully digested. It no longer ate, instead digesting them day and night... or rather, refining them.
A Nascent Soul Realm toad with profound eyes stood atop Anning's head, a stalk of Dust-Clearing Grass clenched in its mouth and its arms folded across its chest. It was none other than Frog Daoist, living out his second life!
"Anning, calm your heart." Frog Daoist