Heavy snow, a warm stove.
Chen Baiqing summoned everyone she could and warmly brewed tea.
Ning Qianqian's cultivation was still at the Qi Refining Second Layer, so she wore the thickest clothes on a winter day like this. She was also put in charge of grilling, to fill the belly of a certain greedy Flood Dragon.
Cui Hao looked perfectly at ease. With his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he had long since achieved the basic ability to withstand heat and cold, but he still stretched his hands out beside the stove to warm them.
Gnawing on a chicken leg, Qinghe looked at Cui Hao in puzzlement.
"You've already reached Foundation Establishment, and you still get cold? Or did you slack off in your cultivation and produce a useless foundation?"
Cui Hao narrowed his eyes slightly. Watching the grease still dribbling from the corner of Qinghe's mouth, he gently shook his head and said leisurely,
"This is called atmosphere."
Qinghe snorted. "This is called posing."
"If you say so."
Cui Hao rubbed his warming hands together a little, then slowly picked up the tea Chen Baiqing had brewed and took a gentle sip.
Master really knew how to enjoy life...
I still fell far short of Master in every respect.
Chu Xingchen paid them no mind. Everyone present knew one another, and there were no outsiders.
He was holding the ancient book Qinghe had brought, leafing through its contents.
The ancient book was written in an extremely plain style, its contents so concise that it looked almost like a table of contents.
[Sixth Luminary Year, Jia, Western Ox-He Continent: strange Demon Beasts first appeared, with varied forms and abilities. Some possessed strength that could shake mountains; others could bewitch minds. Their abilities were diverse, their numbers incalculable.]
[Eighth Luminary Year, Yi, Western