Heaven-Piercing Mountain Range, Dreamreturn City.
At the Snail's Nest Inn, Xuanming awoke.
After taking the Little Dream Tapir called Dream Maiden as his Named Disciple, he had not stayed to speak at length with the Dream Tapir chieftain.
He walked to the window and gazed up at the crescent moon high in the heavens, his thoughts surging. He had never imagined that Dream Granny from Tianhe Commandery had been reborn as the Dream Tapir Princess.
She was destined to enter his tutelage.
After a moment of quiet contemplation, he returned to the bed and lay on his side again, though this time he did not fall asleep.
The city's great formation could no longer affect him in the slightest.
Early the next morning, rooster demons crowed.
Xuanming rose and sat cross-legged on the roof.
He saw great quantities of Dawn Purple Qi being drawn down, in streams of varying sizes and thicknesses. The sight was magnificent.
Xuanming's display was the most extravagant. Violet sunlight enveloped his entire body, making him resemble a Great Sun.
Fortunately, he had set up a Concealment Restriction beforehand. Otherwise, he would surely have stirred towering waves throughout the city.
Half an hour later, he finished cultivating.
After eating the plant-based meal specially prepared by the inn, Xuanming parted ways with the Three Little Ones, and they wandered about separately.
As he experienced Dreamreturn City's local customs and sampled its specialties, the whole city opened his eyes.
He felt that it bore some resemblance to a society of great harmony. A hundred tribes lived together, and although there were minor disputes, the city as a whole flourished.
The longer he wandered, the more at ease he felt, and the clearer his heart became.
He began to feel that perhaps his original aspiration was to build a