When Wang Xiwei emerged from seclusion, the Beginning of Spring had already passed. Time galloped like a horse, gone in the blink of an eye.
A chill still lingered in the season. Stepping out of his cave abode, Wang Xiwei saw a world dressed in silver, snow weighing down the branches, delicate flakes drifting everywhere.
He had not chosen Green Luo for his seclusion, but a cave in White Stone where earthfire surged fiercely. The fire vein of Rosy Dawn Peak was concentrated and pure, but its flames lacked the strength of those here.
Although the Fire-Crossing Unhindered Art was only a third-grade cultivation method, once he broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, a golden fire talisman had condensed within his Qi Sea.
This was his life foundation, which would help him control fire more precisely. He could now attempt many of the refining methods recorded in Ye Father's Fire-Tempering Manual.
Walking slowly forward, Wang Xiwei was in no hurry to return to Green Luo. He activated the Mother-and-Son Jade; his junior brother Xu Xuan should have received the news.
The place where Wang Xiwei had secluded himself lay in the Crouching Ox Wilds, an expanse of open country between White Stone and Green Luo. Many mortals lived here, with Qi and Jiang being the largest surnames.
Now that the mortals living near Eastern Secret had also been relocated here, the population had grown to nearly several tens of thousands.
Before entering seclusion, he had discussed matters with Xu Xuan. They intended to gather the mortals living between the three mountains here and build a large town, making both trade and defense against outside enemies much easier.
Snow drifted toward Wang Xiwei's shoulders, turning into wisps of vapor before it could touch him. Before long, a hunched