Outside Shuigang County, among the high mountains.
The downpour stopped as suddenly as it had started.
Yibai, who had left the county, arrived at this place, where the fierce sun shone upon his body, but he remained unmoved.
At the mountaintop, he found a large, intact rock.
He opened his mouth and expelled the Demon Core.
The pitch-black Demon Core revolved once on the large rock, and the ancient monk's shed skin emerged from the Pot Sky.
"Old monk, oh old monk, you won't see the transition from the old year to the new year, I'll witness it on your behalf," he said.
Yibai coiled beside the remains of the old monk, gazing down at the town below.
He had alarmed the City God, but the County City God wasn't able to hold him back.
Though things were chaotic, it should be known that he had no intention of offending.
Yibai looked out, intending to see if the atmosphere of ghosts and deities was rich.
