Chapter 266: A Natural Wonder, the Golden Snow Mountain!

Ning Fei looked at the stars.

The stars were impossibly complex tonight, tens of thousands of them shining in mutual reflection.

Even with the Stargazing skill, Ning Fei could not decipher their meaning at a glance.

'Phew! I can only tell that one region of the sky indicates the presence of a "spirit" on this snow mountain.'

'I have no idea where the rest of these signs are pointing.'

Ning Fei thought to himself.

The wind grew stronger.

The viewers in the live-stream room could clearly hear the howling gale on the snow mountain.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The roaring wind was enough to make anyone feel a trace of panic.

"It's getting late."

"If you want to catch the sunrise tomorrow, come early."

Ning Fei told the viewers in the live-stream room.

He stood up from the boulder. Beside him, the snow leopard had already fallen asleep.

Then, right before Ning Fei closed the stream, the viewers witnessed another shocking scene.

Ning Fei crouched down and effortlessly scooped the large snow leopard into his arms.

Da Long found it rather comfortable. The leopard draped its front paws over Ning Fei's shoulders, rested its head against his neck, lazily opened its eyes to glance at him, and fell back asleep.

The viewers wanted to say something, but the live-stream room had already gone black.

"This..."

They exploded into a flurry of comments, promising one another that they would definitely tune into Ning Fei's stream first thing in the morning.

At the same time, countless viewers began recommending the stream to their friends.

The buzz around it continued to climb.

So many wonders had occurred around Ning Fei; this time, many people declared they absolutely could not miss it.

Sunshine on the golden mountain—just what kind of spectacle would that be?

Ning Fei deposited Da Long back into the leopard's den, then returned to his tent, pulled out his sleeping bag, and got ready for bed.

The little falcon also hopped into the tent.

The little falcon was incredibly smart. Finding that the inside of Ning Fei's Daoist boots was exceptionally warm, it burrowed right in and drifted off into a sweet sleep.

The tent was pitched on the leeward slope, shielding it from almost all the wind.

The surroundings were completely silent, devoid of even the slightest sound.

...

Early the next morning.

Before Ning Fei even started streaming, the channel's popularity had already begun skyrocketing.

More and more people flooded into Ning Fei's live-stream room to wait, all just to catch a glimpse of the snow mountain sunrise at the Peak of the Kunlun Mountains.

Early morning was typically the dead zone for viewer traffic, so it did not take long for Ning Fei's stream to shoot straight to number one in popularity.

The most popular channel on the platform was always featured on the front page.

Countless users opened the streaming app, saw that the top-ranked streamer was broadcasting a black screen, and clicked in out of sheer curiosity.

The moment they entered, they realized the host had not even started the stream.

"What's going on? A ghost stream?"

"There are this many people when the stream hasn't even started? Did the system bug out?"

"There's a lot of people chatting, it doesn't look like a bug."

"It's Temple Master Ning's stream. He's going to broadcast the sunrise. So that's what it is."

While everyone was chatting, Ning Fei finally started the stream, right on schedule.

Since the sun had not yet risen, the sky was still a bit dark.

"Morning, Temple Master Ning!"

"Good morning!"

"First time getting up this early to watch a stream!"

"What does sunshine on the golden mountain look like?"

"Looking forward to it!"

Seeing the dense wall of comments rolling by, Ning Fei had not anticipated quite this many people.

He found a suitable vantage point and gazed toward the east.

Far off in the east, behind one of the snow mountains, a radiant glow was already gathering.

The light looked as though it were being held back by some invisible barrier, ready to burst forth at any second.

"The sunshine on the golden mountain only appears during sunrise on a perfectly clear day."

"It is an incredibly rare natural phenomenon."

"Its formation requires extremely harsh conditions in terms of geographical location, season, mountain altitude, and climate."

"According to the legends passed down through the generations of the Naxi people at Yulong Snow Mountain, anyone lucky enough to witness the sunshine on the golden mountain will be blessed with good fortune for an entire year."

Ning Fei explained while standing at his vantage point, his eyes locked on the distant peak.

The viewers listened quietly to his story.

"Lucky enough to witness the sunshine on the golden mountain, blessed with good fortune for an entire year!"

Those words left everyone buzzing with excitement.

Before long, the crack of dawn arrived.

The sun slowly peeked over the eastern snow mountain. In a flash, ten thousand rays of golden light shot across the sky, cascading over the snowy peak.

The entire sky was instantly illuminated.

A sunrise had always been one of nature's greatest spectacles.

Watching the sun slowly rise above the horizon, the ocean, or the mountains always filled people with a profound sense of hope and light.

"You must believe in the light!"

"The light really exists!"

Almost instinctively, those very words surged into the minds of countless viewers.

"Look at the mountain peak!"

Another viewer cried out in shock.

But many had already noticed it.

As the sun crested, the highest tip of the snow mountain turned a deep, dark red. That dark red light grew steadily brighter, rapidly shifting into a brilliant gold.

The light began to spill down the sides of the mountain.

At first, it was only the very peak. Then, the glow steadily expanded until it draped over the entire mountain.

Slowly but surely, the entire snow mountain turned a dazzling, radiant gold.

The sight was breathtaking.

A golden snow mountain rising thousands of meters into the air!

Basking in the sunlight, it radiated a golden glow even more dazzling than pure gold!

In that moment, it was as if the viewers were staring at a true immortal mountain!

A mountain like this could only exist in the celestial realm!

"Praying for blessings! May my year be safe and smooth."

"Praying for good weather and a bountiful year for Huaxia!"

"This is too spectacular! Is this the sunshine on the golden mountain?"

"So beautiful!"

"I heard photographers have to camp on the mountain for days just for a chance to capture the sunshine on the golden mountain. I can't believe we get to see it so easily in Temple Master Ning's stream."

"Thank you, Temple Master Ning, for sharing such a magnificent view with us."

Everyone was praying and singing praises.

Bathed in the radiant glow of the golden snow mountain on this new day, the viewers instantly felt refreshed and energized.

Ning Fei quietly took in the scenery as well.

"Truly beautiful!"

He murmured warmly.

It was a wonderful feeling.

The drone even swiveled around to give him a dedicated close-up.

The viewers immediately noticed the reflection of the golden snow mountain shimmering in Ning Fei's clear eyes, making him look incomparably sacred.

In that split second, many felt as though Ning Fei truly was an immortal descended to the mortal realm.

"Why is the snow mountain gold?"

Seeing the phenomenon firsthand, the viewers' curiosity continued to grow.

"Plus, the conditions for the sunshine on the golden mountain to appear are incredibly harsh. It doesn't happen every day. Could it really be the work of immortals?"

Still gazing into the distance, Ning Fei offered an explanation:

"There's a scientific principle behind everything."

"The mechanism behind the sunshine on the golden mountain is quite simple."

"In the atmosphere, red and orange light resist scattering, while blue and violet light scatter easily."

"When the sun is low on the horizon and the sunlight is weak, the vast majority of the blue and violet light is scattered away. The remaining red and orange light spills over the snow mountain, making it appear golden."

"In short, the sunshine on the golden mountain is just a phenomenon of light scattering."

Hearing Ning Fei's explanation, everything clicked into place for the viewers.

So that was it.

Expected nothing less of Temple Master Ning.

The scenery was breathtakingly spectacular.

The viewers flooded the screen with messages.

A dense wave of wishes and prayers rolled through the chat.

Looking out over the vast expanse, Ning Fei offered a silent prayer of his own:

'Three Pure Ones above.'

'In this new year, I pray for the health and well-being of my master and his wife, and that the little ones at Qingfeng Temple grow up strong and healthy.'