Beside Book Mountain, Xie Yazi and Bo Pengzi sat upon the clouds. One wore a smile, while the other rested with his eyes closed. Neither spoke; they simply watched the peak.
Suddenly, Xie Yazi focused his gaze ahead, and Bo Pengzi opened his eyes.
A figure flew out from Book Mountain.
"Hm?"
Xie Yazi recognized the face at once.
"Isn't that Chen Fangqing? But his age is wrong. Shouldn't he be a youth? This one looks around thirty!"
As he spoke, the figure arrived before them, his gaze unfocused, his expression blank, and Five Colors radiance wrapped around his body.
It was Chen Cuo, now middle-aged!
"Chen Fangqing!" Xie Yazi did not stand on ceremony. "The abilities you've shown don't look much like Great Hua Mountain's arts. Where did you learn them?"
At those words, middle-aged Chen Cuo's eyes stirred, and he looked toward the two men.
At once, a restless heat surged through both their hearts!
They could not help exchanging a glance.
Neither ranked highly in his sect, but both had been chosen to investigate Great Hua Mountain and had at least attained Longevity cultivation. Yet a single look from this man had stirred their hearts. Something was amiss!
Five colors flow around Chen Fangqing. He seems to have perfected Qi Refining and completed his Dao Foundation! But he entered the Dao through Incense. At most, he should have some grounding in the Martial Path. Even if he's gathered some Divine Fire, he's been at Great Hua Mountain for less than a month...
As the thought passed through his mind, Xie Yazi saw the man standing silently in midair and gave a rueful laugh.
"Fine. I'll capture him first and ask later!"
With that thought, Xie Yazi flung out his sleeve. It expanded to cover heaven and earth,