Chapter 412: An Important Step Toward Becoming a Great Demon
Song You did not descend the mountain immediately. Instead, he followed a narrow path that had been tread down by travelers, leading to the higher peak behind them. There, he and the little girl sat idly, gazing out over the sunrise and morning light upon Mount Zunzhe.
As expected, this place offered a perfect vantage point.
From here, Mount Zunzhe appeared even more imposing and majestic—like a colossal stone pillar thrust into the heavens from the mountain range. Or perhaps, like a wise elder standing high above, overlooking the land.
From this angle, they could see the cloud-like mist swirling around Mount Zunzhe's body, capturing every shift and movement within its embrace. Framed by endless rolling green peaks, the scene was both pristine and strikingly beautiful.
Yet, the sunrise was fleeting, and daylight swiftly took over. The morning air remained cool and damp.
The grass on the mountaintop was soaked in dew, and before they knew it, the Daoist and the little girl, still seated atop the peak, found their robes growing damp, their hair misted with moisture.
The Daoist sat still, gazing at the landscape, lost in thought.
It felt as though the ascension of the immortals had happened just last night, yet in reality, it had only been half an hour ago.
That scribe of the Great Emperor Chijin was no fool. Whatever his virtues had been in life was uncertain, but he was at least not a dull-witted bureaucrat. His wariness upon seeing Song You here was perfectly reasonable.
The previous Heavenly Palace had all but collapsed at the hands of Fuyang Daoist of Hidden Dragon Temple. The Great Yan dynasty itself had been established with the help of that same Fuyang Daoist.
And this current Heavenly Palace had been born in alignment with the Great Yan empire’s Lin family’s rule—even the Great Emperor Chijin bore the same surname as the imperial family. In that sense, this Heavenly Palace's existence was also inextricably tied to Hidden Dragon Temple.