Fuyao rose, bearing intent; herbs and trees slept amid the clouds.
Within the Immortal Furnace Grotto-Heaven, Central Peak stretched far and wide. This peak alone was like a land of creation, its layered mountains towering into the clouds.
Endless medicinal fragrances drifted with the floating mists on the Immortal Furnace's winds. The white clouds beguiled, seeming to carry an indescribable tranquility.
Below Central Peak's summit, atop a sheer, imposing cliff, Su Mo sat outside a cave abode.
A gentle breeze stirred his long white hair.
Immortal Lord Can Ye had arranged this cave abode for him. For the time being, he would not join any particular Mountain Gate.
The Immortal Furnace's Immortal Lords would each teach him their corresponding Elixir Arts. Only after seeing which path of the Dao of Alchemy he progressed furthest along would they decide which Mountain Gate he should join.
Little Xuanji was with him as well. Little Xuanji said he wanted to follow Su Mo and would choose his own Mountain Gate only after Su Mo had made his choice. The Immortal Furnace's Immortal Lords had not interfered much with that either.
At the same time, Su Mo knew there was one other person who, like him, had yet to settle on a Mountain Gate.
She seemed to be the girl he had met on the Herb and Wood Ancient Path. Rumor had it that her aptitude for herbs and trees was exceptional, and her cave abode was right next to his.
However, the poison within that half-blood Bai Ze girl named Bai Zhi still seemed extremely unstable. She remained awake for very brief periods, falling into a deep sleep again shortly after each awakening.
"This art of stealing a pocket of space from heaven and earth doesn't seem easy to master."
Su Mo withdrew