Wen Yufei personally led them into the palace. All around them, white stone filled the halls, holy and flawless. It truly felt as though they were living in a palace formed from solidified white clouds high in the heavens.
Fang Qianyuan clicked his tongue in wonder at the sight.
Wen Qingfei told him softly, "Brother Fang, this is the white cloud stone from nine-colored flowing cloud!"
White cloud stone was an exceptionally unusual treasured material. In its original state, it resembled an ointment and was extraordinarily soft and light. Before special treatment, it was like foam, which could be sprayed and piled up at will. After treatment, however, it could solidify into stone, becoming heavy and hard.
It could be light or heavy, soft or hard, large or small. This strange treasured material had an extremely wide range of uses, and its application in constructing this exquisite White Jade Traveling Palace provided the most vivid demonstration.
Fang Qianyuan nodded to show that he understood.
As they toured the palace, the group was led to their lodgings on its eastern side.
Since most of the people in the White Jade Traveling Palace were women, this area had been partitioned off specifically for guests. Before coming, Fang Qianyuan had also learned such basic etiquette as not wandering around someone else's grounds or using reconnaissance methods indiscriminately. He therefore followed local customs and accepted the arrangements.
He was assigned to a distinguished guest courtyard befitting his status, with an entire two-story building to himself. The Wen party occupied the neighboring courtyard.
"Master Fang, Second Brother, Third Sister, stay here for now. If you need anything, just tell the palace attendants," Jade Fairy Wen Yufei told them.
"My master is cultivating in seclusion. Since guests are arriving in groups at unpredictable times, she has