Amid that boundless greenery, an abundance of dazzling colors suddenly appeared—red and white, yellow and purple. Multicolored spring blossoms had appeared among the green leaves! Their brilliant hues erupted so abruptly, like towering waves surging from a placid sea, stirring the calm heart at once; or like plunging from a mild spring day into scorching summer, filling one's entire mood with delight and fervor.
As they traveled deeper into the mountains, the spring flowers grew ever more numerous, their colors ever more varied. "Multicolored" could no longer describe the profusion of blossoms deep within these ranges. At the source of this riot of purples and reds, another immense city of layered peaks and rolling ridges appeared amid the mountains, floating within the sea of flowers.
This was Tongmu City, one of Xi Kingdom's Seven Great Cities...
Beyond Tongmu City, farther to the northwest, a flying boat hung quietly in midair above the sea of flowers. On it were Xiao Hua and the other three, returning to Xi Kingdom from Million Meng Mountain! Although the four of them had obtained from Houtu Village's Elder Shaman a shortcut through Huan Kingdom, this shortcut was by no means a safe path. Not to mention the natural barriers and perilous terrain, not to mention the strange birds and savage beasts—even the occasional sword cultivators and wandering experts they encountered repeatedly drove Xiao Hua's group into danger!
Fortunately, this route had been chosen by the Elder Shaman and was used by soul cultivators. The Elder Shaman had estimated Xiao Hua's strength, yet he had still underestimated him. Although Illusion Sword Rank Three swordsmen had set up sword formations along the way, and although the journey had been fraught with extreme hardships, beneath Xiao Hua's divine abilities, all of it scattered like smoke and clouds!
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