"To become this [Peach Blossom God], I had to confine myself within the Yin Yang Pillow, my sacrifice has been too great."
Transforming into a strange-shaped, twisted statue, Tao Qian spoke to himself.
At the same moment, outside Peach Blossom Spring, a grand spectacle also began to unfold.
Under the protection of Turtle Snake General Shi Zhongxiao's daughter, Shi Beiniang, the carriage sped wildly down the mountain path, supposedly in good time to descend from the perilous Earth Evil Ridge.
Yet for some reason, the road ahead grew increasingly rugged, even as the Chong Mountain Beast pulling the carriage was urged by Shi Zhongxiao's Secret Technique, as the hour dragged on, it gradually lost strength.
In no time, they found themselves trapped within a ghostly forest.
With a mournful cry, it vomited blood and died.
