"Do you want to try it?" Shi Chun looked up at the aurora in the sky and recalled what Duan You had mentioned—the phenomenon could disappear at any moment, and if missed, one wouldn't know how long they'd have to wait. With that, he steeled his resolve and greeted Duan You and his companion, "I need to make a trip to Weiying's place. She instructed me earlier today to come over at this time."

Duan You and his companion were dubious. Wu Jinliang chuckled, "If you don't believe it, you could come along with me."

Weiying apparently held a lot of clout. Duan You and his companion silently agreed and followed along.

Along the way, they encountered patrol disciples who checked them. After learning that Weiying had summoned them, they allowed passage, but assigned someone to "escort" them.

The path was difficult to navigate, covered everywhere with damp Yulan Bamboo. People were walking directly on top of it, and open areas on Wukang Mountain were rapidly and completely disappearing.

They were escorted to Weiying's residence, which was no exception and was also covered all over.

When Weiying heard the news and came out, Wu Jinliang loudly said, "Lord Bian, didn't you ask us to come over at this time? Here we are."

Upon hearing this and seeing the accompanying personnel, Weiying immediately understood the implication and calmly turned to say, "Come in."

Wu Jinliang chuckled merrily, turned to Duan You and the others, and said, "See, I wasn't deceiving you. You guys just wait here; we'll be back shortly."

Shi Chun suddenly spoke up, "You wait here too."

"Eh?" Wu Jinliang turned his head to stare at him, his face full of disbelief. He really wanted to remind him that it was his idea in the first place, and now he wasn't allowing him to watch?

But there was no way to argue publicly, so he could only watch resentfully as Shi Chun entered.

Inside the courtyard, the only places not exposed to the elements were either inside or under the eaves of houses. On Shi Chun's suggestion, Weiying took him up to a pavilion and they stood together under the eaves, watching the night sky's dazzling aurora.

Shi Chun casually asked about the arrangements of the Yulan Bamboo below.

Weiying responded casually as well.

During what seemed like idle chat, Shi Chun's hand, which was near Weiying, began to slow and stealthily move, without daring to tremble, lightly and gradually reaching towards Weiying's buttocks.

This was the method Wu Jinliang had taught him to keep himself tense.

Admittedly, his moral standards weren't very high and he thought it might be useful, so he had immediately come to try it.

He didn't know if he would get tense, but he realized that as his hand got closer to Weiying's buttocks, his heartbeat also began to increase, fearful that Weiying would notice.

Suddenly, an intense headache struck him, and he felt as though thousands of insects were gnawing at his spine.

"You didn't come here just to chat about this, did you?" Weiying suddenly turned her head to look at him.

Shi Chun's wandering hand had already lifted to hold his splitting head.

Noticing his sudden change in complexion, which turned a sickly pale, Weiying was surprised and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shi Chun didn't answer. He had no desire to chat further at this point. The phenomenon he had been waiting for had appeared in his right eye, and he struggled to stabilize his tormented mind and looked up. The eaves that blocked his view didn't exist in his right eye.

The dazzling aurora had disappeared, but another magnificent scene appeared before his vision.

A mist was slowly scattering and descending, emitting a faint blue light. This light and shadow felt familiar—it was easy here to think of the immobilization charm, yes, the strands from the immobilization charm also emitted the same color of blue light.

His vision couldn't capture the high expanse above, not knowing why this mist was descending.

After watching for a while without discerning anything else, he looked down as the mist would still take some time to reach the ground. Yet suddenly, his gaze froze; underfoot was a light green haze.

Clearly, this was the color of Wukang Mountain.

He felt slightly astonished; Wukang Mountain still existed in his right eye without disappearing, actually retaining color and form which was very rare in his strange visions in his right eye.

Seeing that he wasn't responding, although his complexion looked sickly, he had an exceedingly serious expression as he watched the sky and earth. Weiying realized something significant might be happening and did not disturb him, waiting and observing quietly.

Having a sudden inspiration, Shi Chun blurted out, "Can you take me down the mountain to have a look?"

Weiying's clear eyes flickered for a while, then she crisply said, "Let's go!"

She was about to head downstairs.

Shi Chun urged, "Quickly."

Then, he jumped directly from the pavilion roof, landing on the spread Yulan Bamboo.

He had no choice; he knew the phenomenon in his right eye had limited time, and he needed to hurry.

Weiying turned back at the railing, looked down for a moment, then, lifting her skirt, also leapt down, leading the way and following Shi Chun at a swift pace.

At the entrance, they ran into Wu Jinliang and his group.

Wu Jinliang asked cheerfully, "How did it go?"

"Just wait." Shi Chun threw out the words and ran off.

"…" Wu Jinliang was left speechless.

Duan and Zou looked at each other, unsure of what to make of the situation. This was nothing like having a grudge.

At the mouth of the path leading down the mountain, Shi Chun's "servant" attire was too conspicuous, and he was stopped by the patrolling disciples.

"I'll take responsibility, let him through!" Weiying shouted unmercifully, showcasing the assertiveness typical of the Sect Master's daughter.

The troubled disciple didn't know what to do and was ultimately pushed aside by Weiying, who made the decision for him.

On the stone stairs leading down the mountain, Shi Chun kept urging, "Hurry, hurry, hurry." Weiying promptly grasped his arm and leaped off the high mountain with him.

They landed at the foot of the mountain and continued moving swiftly forward. That was fast enough, surely.

They were nearly at Lankang City when Shi Chun suddenly said, "Enough."

Weiying immediately stopped with him.

Shi Chun turned around; a sudden flash of insight in his mind made him realize something, and he wanted to observe the current anomaly from a more comprehensive perspective.

Then he witnessed a scene that profoundly shocked him.

It was a giant tree.

No, it was a stump with only roots remaining, which was the actual form of Wukang Mountain.

One couldn't see the roots while standing on the mountain.

From a distance, however, one could see the vast network of roots extending from underneath Wukang Mountain, resembling a tree stump.

In his vision, both the stump and the roots beneath the ground appeared as a haze of pale green. The extent of the massive tree's roots was unimaginable, spreading beneath their feet, through Lankang City, encompassing the surrounding mountain ranges.

The grandeur of such a scene was shockingly obvious to him.

From the remaining stump alone, he could imagine what Wukang Mountain must have looked like in its entirety—an unimaginable, towering spectacle.

Where had the giant tree gone, and who had cut it down?

A mist, faintly glowing blue, gradually descended onto the stump, unaffected by the wind, settling only in those specific spots.

In times long past, the tree's crown must have basked in this blue mist high above.

Just as the mist was about to touch the stump, his vision slowly returned to normal, revealing only the brightly lit peak of Wukang Mountain.

Remembering the descending mist, he finally understood what Weiying meant when she said that even if one mastered the refining secret method, leaving Wukang Mountain would be futile. The problem was that other places might not have such uniquely favorable conditions.

Then, what was the point of coming here to covertly learn?

Thinking about his current situation, he regretted it a bit. It was self-inflicted, after all.

But since he was already here, he might as well make the most of it. If he could refine a large batch of immobilization charms to take with him, it would provide some security in the Cultivation World.

Observing his recovery from a state of bewilderment, Weiying asked, "Got any explanation, or are you just trying to mystify me?"

Right now, Shi Chun's biggest headache was this woman. Bian Jixiong had expected him to pursue Xiang Laner, and it was part of the planned scheme with the Demon Path. Now this woman was interfering, suggesting that he should give up on Xiang Laner and pursue her instead.

He could neither refuse nor agree.

One couldn't pretend to pursue someone without bringing something desirable to the table, and he couldn't reveal the secret of his right eye. How was he supposed to resolve this dilemma? It gave him a headache just thinking about it.

Fortunately, there was still some leeway. He feigned contemplation and said, "I need to observe further."

Weiying coldly sneered, "There's plenty of time for observation. It won't prevent you from explaining how you stole the secrets. Don't think about stalling. Whether you need to consult with the people behind you or not, I'll give you three days. If you don't provide the answer I want, you know the consequences!"

Shi Chun neither agreed nor responded.

Just then, several figures flew towards them. Several Wukang Mountain disciples had found them, looking warily at Weiying. One of them said to Shi Chun, "Elder Xia is looking for you. Come with us."

Weiying raised her eyebrows slightly, aware they were guarding against her. Hearing that she had taken Shi Chun away, they were worried she might harm him. She scoffed and, with a flick of her skirt, disappeared into the night.

Back on the mountain, Shi Chun was unable to meet with Elder Xia, as he was suddenly called away on urgent matters.

The mountain folks were indeed busy; every so often, they had to turn the Yulan Bamboo laid out.

After meeting Wu Jinliang again, Wu couldn't help asking about what had happened. Shi Chun shared what he had witnessed.

Such a huge tree? Wu Jinliang clicked his tongue in wonder, more curious about whether Shi Chun had touched it and if Weiying had noticed anything.

The aurora in the sky dazzled until the latter half of the night before disappearing. A group of Wukang Mountain disciples collected the Yulan Bamboo laid on the ground overnight. Shi Chun and others from the Punishment Court did not witness the subsequent refining process.

The next morning, Weiying kept her promise, and Wu Jinliang retrieved their confiscated belongings.

Weiying was still considerate, allowing them to pick a few loads of water before handing them all the counting tokens. After Wu handed in the tokens, he immediately entered a state of medicine-induced cultivation, leaving Shi Chun quite envious.

He had things to do too; he went to meet Xiang Laner to begin his pursuit.

Inside the grand hall of Wukang Mountain, Bian Jixiong, convening the high-level officials, handed a golden-edged letter to his subordinate, "Shengshen Continent is hosting a grand event. This is a letter from the Sheng Province government, specifically inviting Wukang Mountain to participate. Let's all take a look."

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