Desolate Ancestor couldn't help sighing. "This really is the realm of the Four Continents. Just this one mountain gate, which you can see everywhere, is on such a scale. Look at its layout and splendor, the wisps of immortal qi drifting through the air—it truly has the air of an immortal sect. By comparison, the sects in the world of the Northern Sacred Court look like a joke."
As they chatted and admired the scenery along the way, the journey didn't feel slow.
Half a cup of tea later, Xu Yi and the other two arrived at the area where the trial disciples' caves were located.
As far as the eye could see, two enormous, smooth-as-mirrors cliffs stood facing each other beside an endless expanse of blue water.
The east wind howled, and the blue waters surged. Waves crashed against the green cliffs, sending up a fine spray.
One after another, green-stone platforms jutted out from the cliffs, like countless tongues lolling from the mouth of a chattering giant beast.
Looking closely, each tongue did indeed have a closed set of jaws behind it—a sealed cave dwelling.
As it turned out, every green-stone platform connected to a cave dwelling. Or rather, every cave dwelling had a green flat that extended outside.
Counting carefully, there were hundreds of green flats like these extending from the two opposing cliffs.
The cave dwellings were spaced well apart, with at least three hundred zhang between each pair.
Some green flats had flowers and plants on them; some had a kitchen built over half their space; others had chairs and tables, with people sitting there facing the vast east wind and the waves crashing against the cliffs, gazing into the distance. Even as Xu Yi and the other two flew past overhead, no one bothered