In the Flick of a Finger! Runes Fill the Sky!

In the mountains, there was no reckoning of years; in cultivation, no sense of time.

Time always passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the heart of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range had become wrapped in silver, dyed white by falling snow like a world of silver.

Here, the four seasons turned in cycle—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—just like the world outside.

Roar!

A Dragon's Roar rang out. A snow-white dragon silhouette emerged in the sky and flew toward the crown of a towering tree. It was nearly ten zhang long, its snow-white scales gleaming. Its dragon horns stood straight toward the heavens, crystalline as jade, each branching into five forks, making it look exceptionally divine.

Its golden Dragon Eyes held hints of silver, resembling the snow itself. More precisely, they were platinum-white, beautiful like some rare metal.

This was a White True Dragon. It arrived atop the tree crown and looked at the two mounds of snow before it. After watching for a moment, its nearly ten-zhang dragon body curled down beside the snow mounds. Yet its platinum-white Dragon Eyes remained fixed on one of them. After staring for a while, they slowly closed.

Not long afterward.

Cry!

A Phoenix's Cry came from afar. A multicolored divine bird flew over. As it drew near, one could see its seven-colored feathers, its noble phoenix crest, and the seven peculiar tail plumes that looked like divine eyes.

This was a Divine Phoenix, nine zhang tall. When its wings spread, they spanned more than ten zhang. A light flap could stir up a gale.

"Little White, you came back first."

The Divine Phoenix landed on the tree crown. Its beak did not open, yet its voice rang out. It sounded like a young man, clearly speaking to the White True Dragon before it.

"Mm."

The White True Dragon opened its eyes and answered in a crisp young girl's voice, tinged with languidness. That feeling seemed remarkably similar to someone's.

"Big Brother and the others have been cultivating for so long. Uncle and Auntie miss them dearly."

Little Fire spoke as it looked at the two snow mounds. It knew that beneath them were Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing. The two had cultivated without moving for an entire season, until snow had piled over them and buried them beneath the drifts.

There was no sound of heartbeats, and their auras were extraordinarily faint, as if they had fallen into silent extinction. Yet Little White and Little Fire could both sense the vigorous life force and the increasingly terrifying energy brewing within them. Still, they were silent; once they moved, they would shake the heavens.

"Little White, when will we reach the fifth rank?"

Little Fire looked at Little White, seeming to hold an obsession with the fifth rank.

"Haste makes waste."

Little White answered with few, concise words.

"I know. Big Brother and Second Brother said the same thing. But if I cultivate a little faster, I'll be able to speak aloud instead of using Divine Sense. Then I can transform into human form and become like Big Brother and Second Brother."

As Little Fire spoke, a trace of yearning appeared in its phoenix eyes.

Little White blinked. Wasn't it the same for her? She too hoped to cultivate faster, transform into a human body sooner, and become like a human. But it was not so simple. Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing had especially warned them not to rush for quick results, or they would only squander their talents and bloodlines.

"The fifth rank won't be far away."

Little White spoke lightly, then fell silent. Her platinum-white Dragon Eyes watched one snow mound, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Seeing Little White like this, Little Fire helplessly turned to look into the distance. Clearly, Little White was the one who most wanted to transform into human form, so why did it make him seem like the impatient one? Thinking of Little White's relationship with a certain person, Little Fire understood somewhat.

"I really am still too young. I don't understand, I don't understand."

Hearing this, Little White's platinum-white Dragon Eyes glanced at Little Fire, seemingly intentionally and yet not. Little Fire immediately sensed that it had said something wrong. It quickly pretended to know nothing, staring blankly into the distance as though standing on one leg like a golden rooster.

Huff!

Little White snorted and stopped looking at Little Fire.

Little Fire breathed a sigh of relief. Little White might always look lazy, but once angered, she was not someone one could afford to provoke. Little Fire still remembered how Little White had been teased by a fifth-rank Jade Winged Eagle. She had Hunted Down that eagle until it died, leaving not even a single feather behind.

However, Little Fire had been too far away at the time and did not know what that Jade Winged Eagle had said to make Little White so furious. Perhaps it had touched Little White's reverse scale—her reverse scale within her heart.

In Little Fire's eyes, the only reverse scale in Little White's heart was that certain person.

Buzz, buzz!

At that moment, vibrations suddenly spread through the air. The snow accumulated on the tree crown began to shake loose, while countless strands of spiritual energy gathered in the sky and transformed into tiny points of spiritual radiance, making the entire sky resemble a starry night.

Clink, clink, clink!

Then, Dao Law Runes quietly emerged from within those motes of light, each containing a different Great Dao. The sky immediately became a riot of colors, exceptionally conspicuous amid this silver-clad world, drawing the attention of many ferocious beasts.

Roar!

Cry!

Little White and Little Fire released a Dragon's Roar and Phoenix's Cry at the same time, their voices echoing for a hundred li around. Fear rose in the hearts of those ferocious beasts. They recalled those two noble figures, and the bloodlines within their bodies trembled. Though True Dragons and Divine Phoenixes had never appeared here before, the majesty etched deep within their bloodlines still filled the beasts with terror.

Sizzle!

The snow atop the two mounds began to melt, quickly evaporating into mist that drifted through the air, revealing two young figures. A faint platinum-white glow surfaced over one body, while the other shone golden—that was the power of qi and blood.

Both had their eyes closed, their features seventy percent alike. Their skin was crystalline, carrying the luster of jade. Both wore animal hides, their black hair hanging loose behind them, seemingly having gone untended for a long time.

The figure whose body overflowed with golden light had sword-like brows and starry eyes. His handsome features made him appear resolute, sharply defined and carrying an air of maturity. Yet within that steadiness lay a will to battle the heavens and fight the earth. He revealed not the slightest edge, yet the spiritual energy in the air trembled around him. He had drawn every bit of sharpness into his body.

As for the other, faint platinum-white streams of light flickered over his body. His long black hair fell behind him. There was not a trace of fierceness between his brows; instead, he exuded an easygoing air. There was no hardness in his face either. Its lines were soft, and his features held a delicate refinement, giving him a lively, uninhibited temperament.

Paired with his long black hair, he seemed somewhat immortal and ethereal. Yet he also looked somewhat feminine. Even so, endless sharpness brewed between his brows. This sharpness was even keener, tearing apart the surrounding air and producing crackling sounds.

Above the sky.

More and more spiritual radiance gathered, while Dao Law Runes gradually blanketed the entire sky. The differently colored lights grew increasingly brilliant, like countless pillars of light driven straight into the ground, reflected with perfect clarity upon the snow-white earth.

"As expected of Big Brother and Second Brother. This number has already reached hundreds of millions. From the Bloodline Inheritance, I learned that in the ancient era, whether humans or other races, peerless geniuses had condensed hundreds of millions of Dao Law Runes and ascended to the summit. Big Brother and Second Brother are not inferior to the ancient geniuses in the slightest."

Little Fire looked at the Dao Law Runes filling the heavens and praised them from the bottom of his heart. Even as a Divine Phoenix, he could not help but be awed by this sight.

With Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing's guidance, Little Fire and Little White themselves had condensed tens of millions of Dao Law Runes. Even so, they were still far behind the two brothers.

"I'm almost there. You're the only one left."

At that moment, Little White glanced at him and stated a fact that immediately left Little Fire stunned. "Little White, you said you're almost there... is it...?"

Little White nodded.

Little Fire suddenly felt rather lonely. They had clearly always been together, so how had she suddenly left him behind alone? Could they still be good friends like this?

"Little White, did Second Brother give you special tutoring? Otherwise, how did you suddenly surpass me?" Little Fire asked.

Little White ignored him. This only made Little Fire more certain that Taishu Jing had given her special tutoring. After thinking it over, Little Fire decided that this time, he absolutely had to make Taishu Yun give him special tutoring too.

Jingle, jingle!

The Dao Law Runes filling the sky resonated, producing a bell-like sound. They stirred the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Vaguely, the countless Dao Law Runes showed signs of merging, giving rise to an even more profound transformation.

The two figures floated up from the tree crown and hung in midair. As if answering a summons, the Dao Law Runes filling the sky transformed into countless tiny streams of light and flew toward them, like a meteor shower streaking across the heavens—gorgeous and dreamlike.