The Purple Bamboo Forest was quiet and peaceful. Divine rainbows streaked past, white mist curled through the air, and auspicious radiance rose like wisps of immortal aura, sacred and undying.
Yet in this Pure Land, a young figure crouched by the lake, lighting a fire and setting up a pot. Cooking smoke drifted around him, creating a scene uniquely at odds with his surroundings.
Meanwhile, a radiant figure approached from nearby, graceful and slender. Her breathtaking beauty instantly eclipsed the splendor of heaven and earth.
The newcomer was none other than Yue Chan's main body. A year had passed, and she had grown even more captivating, with skin like ice and bones like jade, transcending the mortal world. Her sacred aura had grown stronger.
At that moment, a single glance suggested she was already close to becoming an immortal, about to sever all ties with the mortal world and hang high above the nine heavens, looking down upon humanity.
But a voice rang out, instantly darkening her lovely face. That transcendent air vanished, leaving her looking like a sulking little girl.
"Oh, Little Yueyue, you've gotten fatter again." Lin Fan looked up with a bright smile, then lowered his head and went back to setting up the pot and boiling water.
At his words, Yue Chan first bristled, grinding her teeth. Then she chuckled and regained her composure, seemingly accustomed to his teasing. "That smells wonderful. Junior brother, are you cooking the Eight Treasures again?"
Lin Fan ignored her. He grabbed an Earth Chicken and, with a metallic ring, sliced a large piece of meat from its breast before healing the wound with a Precious Art.
The sight left Yue Chan dumbfounded. She could not help complaining, "This is how you use your Precious Art? What an utter waste of