One is a stone embryo nurtured by heaven and earth, free-spirited and uninhibited; the other is an immortal herb whose spiritual roots have just awakened, serene and gentle. Their early days cultivating together on Flower-Fruit Mountain seem to have planted the faintest bond between the two, who would later be separated by the immortal realm and the mortal world. Perhaps Daiyu’s pride and sensitivity are rooted not only in the kindness she received from being watered by the banks of the Spirit River, but also in the innocent, carefree days she spent absorbing spiritual energy alongside the Stone Monkey on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
