The Most Radiant Smile in the Human World

Three days later, in a peach-blossom haven nestled between mountains and waters, a bamboo raft was moored by the shore. A wooden table stood upon it, bearing a strange teacup.

A white-robed man with an ethereal bearing was painting atop the raft. His black hair drifted in the river breeze, his gaze meticulous, his brush never stopping as he worked with utmost focus.

A Black Bull floated in the river as well, leisurely drifting there and occasionally snorting through its nostrils. There was not the slightest trace of an immortal cultivator's aura about it.

On the ground.

Taiyu woke with a splitting headache. Two Primordial Ferocious Beasts, reduced in size, overlooked him. There was no longer any ferocity in their eyes, only concern. Even the wounds on their bodies had been healed.

They could endure mere fatal flesh wounds!

"...Where is this..." Taiyu's face was pale, his robes torn, his entire body stained with blood. He was still somewhat dazed, but when he saw the two Primordial Ferocious Beasts, a flicker of joy surfaced uncontrollably in his eyes. "Ah Da, Ah Er!"

He was extraordinarily tall, at least nine feet in height. His features were handsome and refined, yet concealed a trace of dominance. His brow bones were strikingly prominent, giving him the innate bearing of a king.

"Roar..."

"Roar..."

They clearly could not speak, only expressing their meaning through low growls: It was good that he was all right.

Taiyu slowly rose and sat cross-legged, recalling the scene from that day. A feeling of having survived a catastrophe unexpectedly welled up in his heart. Then he abruptly looked toward the man painting on the bamboo raft by the river.

Towering mountains surrounded them, and he did not even know where this place was!

Taiyu hurriedly got to his feet,