The outer sect grounds were breathtaking, and the land was extraordinarily vast. Before the jade boat even descended, the scattered clouds, emerald ridges, and evening mist filling the sky made it seem as though every mountain and river in the world was nothing more than an ordinary sight. I finally relaxed a little. With such a vast domain, this was practically a great land where immortals roamed freely. Of course, what I valued was precisely its distance from imperial authority. With a bigger stage, I could at least make a ruckus here for a while without being discovered too soon.
But Yún Wēi was deeply shaken. She had probably never seen an evening scene like this, with the hills veiled in solid emerald and the rosy sunset half-hidden behind the clouds.
Wáng Gāoquán saw our expressions and immediately laughed. "Haha, you think this place is pretty good too, don't you? Naturally. This is the foremost domain for outer-sect disciples. Its immortal aura is abundant, and its vegetation lush. All sorts of rare spirit beasts thrive here. Many years ago, it was even one of our Heavenly Boundary Sect's permanent residences for inner-sect disciples, so quite a few of the disciples' dwellings and halls are rather impressive."
"Senior Brother Wang's kindness is something we'll never forget. Being able to cultivate here is our good fortune!" I hurriedly cupped my hands, and Yún Wēi followed suit in thanking him. The group of outer-sect disciples behind Wáng Gāoquán, meanwhile, were naturally green with envy.
I hadn't been idle on the way here. In front of the disciples and Wáng Gāoquán, I had pretended to inscribe runes with some clumsiness, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing. Naturally, they were all safe crystal stones, and watching me work had put them to sleep more than once.