The more Chen Siyao watched the videos, the more familiar they seemed.
She thought of Shushan City, of the cats and dogs in Fu Family Village that could cultivate, and of the Flame Spirit Stones in the bear cave. The situation at Mount Lao was exactly like Shushan's.
"Brother!" She turned and called toward the balcony.
Chen Hao walked into the living room. Seeing Chen Siyao's expression, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Siyao handed him her phone. "Something's happened at Mount Lao. It's just like Shushan."
Chen Hao took the phone and looked through the videos and posts, his gaze lingering on General Pan Feng's face. There were traces of Flame Spirit Stone energy on the man.
"Brother, will you go?" Chen Siyao asked.
Chen Hao's expression remained calm, without a ripple of emotion. "When the opportunity comes, I'll naturally go."
Looking at her brother, Chen Siyao already had her answer.
At a guesthouse at the foot of Mount Lao, Qin Xiaoyu, Ye Chendong, Ying Wenjie, and Wu Tian sat around an eight immortals table. A map lay spread across it, with several locations circled in red.
They had met in Chen Siyao's livestream chat. As members of prominent families, they had begun socializing privately after arriving in Pengcheng.
Qin Xiaoyu wore her hair in a ponytail and had on an outdoor jacket. Holding a pen, she drew a line across the map. "Based on the information we have, the most severely affected area is around Giant Peak, deep inside Mount Lao."
She set down her pen. "My grandfather said these changes are related to energy stones. The closer you get to the energy source, the more pronounced the mutations become."
Ye Chendong wore a thin, dark blue down jacket. With his arms folded and his brows slightly furrowed, he