Li Mo, on his return to the tavern, silently examined the deceitful artifact he had just acquired.
Using the water vat, he ascended to the second layer. Though still within the bounds of the tofu workshop, he could feel the Fire Spirit Hall's activity was more intense than ever.
Li Mo recalled the Pig Headed Man he encountered on the first layer.
In the past, he would never have doubted it. After all, the Copper Mirror was a Void Realm constructed by Night Patrol Deities at the Void Refining Stage.
Now, learning that the heaven-and-earth upheaval occurred in the Yihai Year, the Year of the Pig, the very existence of the Pig Headed Man seemed to emanate a profound absurdity.
Yihai Year, when viewed as part of a twelve-year cycle, represented an ending.
"Could the transformation in mortal taste be connected to the Year of the Pig? Why does it feel like mortals too are victims of the cosmic upheaval?"
Li Mo felt a faint ache in his head.
