With Bai Guanhong leading the way, Shi Feiyang flew southwest. After just under half a day, they reached the Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge Bai Guanhong had spoken of.
He surveyed the area from the air and saw an immense, sprawling Mountain Valley. One end led into a bottomless abyss shrouded in clouds and mist, while the other opened onto a jumble of rocks and rugged mountains. Along the middle stretch, towering cliffs enclosed the earth's vital energy, nurturing wildflowers throughout the valley. Clouds billowed and rosy mists glowed, butterflies fluttered and bees danced, and birds chirped—a feast of beauty for the eyes.
Bai Guanhong went ahead first, landing at the valley entrance and calling out, "Senior! Bai Guanhong, the Stone Silkworm who fled here for refuge, has shed his old body and been reborn. I've come especially to thank you for saving my life!"
No sooner had he finished than silver light flashed among the masses of flowers beneath the cliff, revealing a girl in white. She looked no more than five or six, with a child's small form, lovely features, and fair skin as tender as jade. She praised him as she spoke. "Your new body's innate constitution is truly exceptional. Never mind beings of another kind—even cultivators who have undergone Reincarnation many times under their sects' protection would struggle to attain such a body over several lifetimes."
Then she raised her head toward the sky. "Fellow Daoist, your arrival from afar brings splendor to my humble dwelling. Please come down so we can speak."
Shi Feiyang descended into the valley with the Beauty Python and the others, first introducing himself. "He told me an extraordinary female immortal here saved his life. He also said that a hundred flowers bloom here, with fallen petals dancing everywhere—a beautiful sight rarely