Chapter 136: The Grotto-Heaven's First Seat
More than ten days had passed, and the wilderness on the mountain had turned green again.
After a rain, the ash from the burnt vegetation became the best fertilizer. Tender shoots poked their heads out of the damp soil, and after seeing the sun and being blown by the wind, they grew wildly.
By the time the middle-aged man in the gray robe stood on the patch of land where Liu Ling had fallen, the grass was already high enough to cover the back of his feet.
The middle-aged man was just a middle-aged man, with an ordinary face. But his beard was black and glossy, soft and shiny, as if it had been meticulously groomed. The gray robe was also an ordinary gray robe, but apart from the overly smooth folds created by the drape of the cloth, there was not a single wrinkle.
Nor could one see any seams or stitches.
He stood there, first looking southwest towards Weicheng. It was a clear day, and the square city of Weicheng was clearly visible under the blue sky. Looking further into the distance, he saw a vast expanse of lush wilderness and the Wei River, which reflected the sunlight like a jade belt, and…
The boundless Dongting Lake, which could not be seen to its end even from here.
The middle-aged man looked for a while and sighed in a low voice—
“That old creature.”