They traveled without pause for several hours.
At last, Elder Four led them across the plains and into the "city"...
The city was rather strange. There were no streets, nor were there countless shops lining the streets. Instead, it resembled a collection of enormous villages. Vast fields lay beside residential cave dwellings, and people moved freely through the various "villages," trading as they pleased.
The villages together formed Spring Lantern City.
The main reason was that the land was simply too vast and living beings too sparse. This was also where the inhabitants of Spring Lantern City were most concentrated.
Before long, Elder Four smilingly led them into a long-abandoned large village and said,
"Chen Xun, honored guests, this street is perfect for you. It spans a full eight hundred li in every direction!"
Elder Four looked out in all directions with an excited expression. "I trust you will all be able to settle down here properly."
"Fine."
Chen Xun did not refuse, and neither did the others.
The next day.
They settled down here.
This wasteland gradually gained a little trace of human warmth.
The following year.
Two towering Crane Spirit Trees appeared here.
Chen Xun and the others were drinking tea and discussing the Dao beneath the trees when Little Crimson came back from the mountains carrying some unknown mineral in its mouth, looking somewhat excited. "Brother Xun, Toad found this ore. You definitely haven't seen anything like it before."
Buzz!
A wild wind rose.
Little Crimson's eyes shone as it looked at everyone. "Look, doesn't it resemble an immortal stone?"
It placed the ore on the ground, and the restrictions upon it instantly vanished. The ore immediately took on the form of flowing water. Little Crimson could even insert its fingertips into it, yet when it withdrew