The summit he had once reached

Perfect World: Imperial Bone, Desolate Region, Heaven Mending Pavilion. Compared with before Di Yi had left, little had changed here. The mountains still rose and fell, ancient trees covered the land, and mist curled around them. As always, someone guarded the mountain gate, but it was no longer the old man with crane-white hair and a youthful face; disciples of Heaven Mending Pavilion had taken his place. However, Di Yi was already something of a celebrity in Heaven Mending Pavilion. Rather than stopping him for inspection, they let him through directly. "Has anything unusual happened in the Desolate Region lately?" Di Yi did not enter the mountain gate immediately, but struck up a conversation with the disciple responsible for guarding it. "Anything unusual... no, not really." The disciple shook his head. "Nothing?" Di Yi was surprised. He had thought the events in the Fire Kingdom would send "earthquakes" through its neighbors, but now it seemed they had not; the news had been suppressed. Of course, it was also possible that the distance was simply too great for news to travel so swiftly. After all, the distance between the two kingdoms was vast. Even the nearest Fire Kingdom city to the Stone Kingdom's border was millions of li away. "Hmm, if I had to name something, there may indeed be something unusual coming up, though it will be a little while yet. The Stone Kingdom's Human Emperor will be celebrating his birthday. It's bound to be lively then." After thinking for a while, the disciple gave Di Yi this piece of news. "The Stone Kingdom's Human Emperor will be celebrating his birthday..." Di Yi nodded, then turned and entered Heaven Mending Pavilion, heading straight toward his residence. Before long, he returned to the cluster of rocky hills he had been away