The peach blossoms on Rotten Peach Mountain had all bloomed.
In the depths of winter, the mountain's flowers and fruit had already fallen away completely. But Rotten Peach Mountain had first undergone a prolonged baptism of Northern Dipper Water-Commanding Star Rain, which suppressed all the poisonous Earthfire baleful intent at the bottom of its underground caverns. Then the lion had given it special attention, spreading sweet dew far and wide. Now, not only had the bloody baleful intent and filth been completely removed, but the great mountain had also regained its vitality. Green covered its slopes and valleys, and even the peach trees had sprouted fresh buds and burst into bloom again.
Of course, the floral fragrance was still poisonous. When enough accumulated, it still coiled into miasma. This was part of the natural world, not some form of filth, and neither the star rain nor the sweet dew affected it.
The Peach Blossom River ran clear along its entire length. The Asura's bloody baleful intent and the demon dragon's evil aura had been completely purified. The great river flowed slowly, like a ribbon of emerald silk, its beauty beyond compare. And so, Cheng Xinzhan began entering Union with the Dao of the great river.
His earlier Union with the Dao of Redwood Ridge had included Three Rivers Gorge, the source of the Peach Blossom River. During his confrontation with Green Robe, he had also united with a long stretch of its upper reaches, so he had already established a deep connection with the river. Now his magical power and aura flowed downstream from its upper reaches, permeating its waters without encountering any delay or obstruction. They traveled out of the Miao Borderlands, past Drunken Flood Dragon Bridge, through Stone Gate Gorge, into the Southern Wastes, and straight to the