It was at dusk and the western sky was filled with floating clouds. In the evening, Wang Ke rushed back to the cave entrance where the Icy Cold Pool was. He held two hares and a few wild chickens in his hands.

He thought he would be able to leave the mountain in two hours, but he still couldn’t find the correct pathway after walking inside the mountain for an hour. The mountain rocks were everywhere and even the sun was blocked by the lush towering giant trees at some ...