Dazzling golden light shone through the crack in the golden stone wall, veiling everyone's faces in gold.
A stone passage bathed in golden light slowly appeared before them, seemingly waiting for them to step inside.
Threads of flowing light shifted ceaselessly over the golden patterns along the passage. A faint floral fragrance drifted out from beyond it, but the dazzling golden light kept them from seeing the way ahead.
Everyone turned toward Little Su Mo and found him staring blankly at the end of the golden passage.
They exchanged glances, somewhat at a loss. They had never seen anything so strange, as though this place really were Little Su Mo's home...
"Let's go in!" Little Phoenix Woman tugged at Little Su Mo's little hand.
Little Su Mo turned toward everyone and nodded.
His Divine Sense kept urging him on, as though constantly calling for him to hurry inside. And just as he himself had guessed, he felt an intense sense of familiarity with what lay within.
As though he had been born to belong here!
Little Su Mo took a deep breath and stepped into the passage. Though those behind him felt something was amiss, seeing that he had already entered, they all followed.
If there truly was danger, they could face it together!
Golden radiance flowed ceaselessly along the passage bathed in golden light. As Su Mo approached, Divine Runes lit up one after another on the stone walls on either side.
The sight felt exceedingly familiar to the Academy group. As though recalling something, Sixth Senior Sister suddenly cried out, "Isn't this just like what happened on that stone bridge in the Divine Realm, with Eternal Lamps along both banks?"
Everyone shuddered, abruptly remembering how, back then, the Eternal Lamps had lit up wherever Su Mo went.
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