And so, Granny Su Zhan and the other two settled down in Cold Azure Cave Heaven.
The Nine-Tailed Immortal Fox raised no objection, merely having Seven-Tails arrange lodgings for the three.
For some reason, the disciples of Cold Azure Cave Heaven felt very close to the present Immortal Furnace Grotto-Heaven, and they were perfectly at peace with the three staying.
Without anyone noticing, the two grotto-heavens seemed to have grown considerably closer.
Not only that, even Torrent and Ancient Scroll Grotto-Heaven outside were constantly expressing goodwill toward the Immortal Furnace Lineage.
The Immortal Furnace, too, no longer seemed as aloof and proud as before...
And all of this was because of Su Mo.
Su Mo still watered the flowers every day, together with the Void Beast.
Only now, two more little shadows followed behind him, never straying a step from his side.
In the distance, Granny Su Zhan always watched that graceful, jade-like youth with sorrow...
She often tilted her head toward the sky, as though pleading with the Old Madman back at the Immortal Furnace...
Hurry...
Hurry a little more...
Half a year flew past like an arrow.
Only the cold within Cold Azure Cave Heaven never changed, as though it had no seasons.
Su Mo grew weaker by the day, seemingly finding it harder and harder to hold on...
They had said two years, but everyone seemed to know that Su Mo would struggle to last even one.
It was just like that death tribulation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths all those years ago.
The same wound to his divine soul, the same long stretches asleep and brief moments awake.
What was different was that Su Mo now had a powerful desire to survive.
He wanted to live!
Even in his dreams, his shattered divine