Lu Xiaotian followed Chu Qi as they flew on their swords. A cultivator's mountain estate was naturally nothing like the cramped dwellings of ordinary mortals. The Moonhidden Mountain Estate covered a vast area, with several hundred li of mountains under its jurisdiction. Chu Qi did not fly quickly, and Lu Xiaotian stayed several paces behind him. Before long, they flew over several hills of varying heights, crossed a mountain stream, and passed several herb gardens that the Moonhidden Mountain Estate had cultivated beside a spirit spring.
The herb gardens contained several kinds of precious spirit herbs, though they were still somewhat lacking in age. Even the oldest were only a little over a hundred years old. The gardens were spread sparsely across more than a thousand mu, centered around the spirit spring and scattered along the nearby mountain foothills and slopes as terraced spirit fields. It seemed that the Moonhidden Mountain Estate had been in operation for quite some time. There were also several spirit beasts specially assigned to guard the herb gardens, while dozens of Qi Refining cultivators of varying cultivation levels worked throughout them, pulling weeds or tending the branches and leaves with spirit shears.
After flying over the herb gardens, they soon landed before a group of pavilions with an extraordinary air. Several copper-colored flying cranes stood atop the pavilions, lifelike as could be, some spreading their wings and others bending their heads to preen their feathers.
"Manager Fu, I was just about to come bid you farewell. I didn't expect you to send someone to find me first. I've imposed on your estate for this time, and I truly feel apologetic. Here are ten thousand Spirit Stones, just a small token of my regard. I hope you won't think it too little, Manager Fu. I still