When Gao Shanggong saw those ancient buildings collapse, his heart ached.
He hurriedly told everyone not to move around. He would reinforce the other buildings before they went in, lest they bring those down too.
"Sorry, my dad's just like that. When ancient knowledge or artifacts are involved, he stops considering other people's feelings," Lucifer told Nameless.
Nameless watched Gao Shanggong fly into the ruins, then smiled at Lucifer beside him. "It's fine. Everyone should have something they love. Otherwise, what would there be to do through all those endless years but cultivate?"
"Exactly! If immortality is only for the sake of immortality, it's meaningless," Meimei said with a nod. "My mom and dad especially love eating and collecting treasure. I love delicious food too."
Maria said in surprise, "Meimei, what you just said was really profound."
"Hehe, my dad actually said it." Meimei looked a little embarrassed.
Lucifer glanced at everyone and smiled faintly. "Since we can't go over yet and shouldn't move around here, why don't we head down and wait?"
"Mm-hmm! I brought lots of delicious food. We can eat while we wait!" Meimei agreed happily.
Everyone went back down the stairs to the entrance. Meimei spread a picnic blanket on the ground, and in the next instant, a feast appeared out of thin air on it.
The picnic blanket was actually a spatial item called the Infinite Food Fortune. Every square in its pattern contained a vast space, all of them filled with tasty food Meimei's parents had prepared for her.
At Meimei's invitation, everyone sat down on the blanket. She looked expectantly at Nameless. "Uncle, could you... fill the area with flowers? The ones you make smell so good."
"No problem!" Nameless paused, then smiled and agreed.
With a thought, he conjured masses of flowers