Deep in the dim Great Void, a gateway flickered in and out of sight. Warped halos swirled around it, as though space and time had been crushed together within.
With their half-baked Moon-Chasing Art, aided by Jiang Yang's mystic pupils, Jiang Yang and Tai Pei'er had actually stumbled their way into the Great Void and arrived before the gateway to the Southern Peak Grotto-Heaven.
In an instant, Pure Light swept them through the gateway. The scenery before them abruptly underwent a Transformation, opening into a vast new vista.
Gentle weather filled the heavens, and a bright moon shone alongside the stars.
Spirit vigor was so dense it seemed tangible, refreshing their hearts and lungs with every breath and washing away the dust of the mortal world.
The moment they stepped into the grotto-heaven, its overwhelmingly abundant spirit vigor struck them so hard that their breathing caught.
The spirit vigor was so rich that, accustomed to the thin spiritual energy of the Mortal World, they actually found it somewhat uncomfortable. Fortunately, after a brief moment spent regulating their breathing, they adapted to the environment within the grotto-heaven.
Looking up, they saw a sea of clouds surging beneath several floating Immortal Islands, with Spirit Mist curling between them and rainbow bridges appearing and disappearing.
Looking down, they saw layers of distant mountains, cut off from worldly clamor in a realm of their own, standing there since time immemorial, wondrous beyond measure.
Tai Pei'er's eyes brimmed with curiosity. She cautiously extended her spirit sense, looked around, and asked softly:
"Is this the Southern Peak Grotto-Heaven?"
Jiang Yang glanced around and nodded.
"If our assumptions were right, we should be in the right place."
He had entered Azure Corner Heaven before. That feeling of leaving the human world behind had been unmistakable. It had