"Though the Xuanyuan Clan of Jiangdong is not part of the Dao Sect, it occupies more than half of Mount Huishan. Its scenery is no less splendid than Mount Longhu's.
"The main peak, Mount Guniu, is a massive slab of bluestone, shaped like a green ox holding up the heavens as it lies still. At its foot are the Six-Tiered Sisters Falls. Every summer, countless carp swim upstream and leap upward, much like the myriad carp emerging from Listening Tide Lake at your Northern Liang Prince's Residence."
As he spoke, Zhao Xituan beckoned. "Come, have some fish soup!"
Xuan Yi said, "I heard Senior Li once used a single sword strike to make all six waterfalls flow backward, even washing down the gates of the Xuanyuan residence built atop Mount Guniu. Was that how the move One Sword Opens Heaven's Gate came about?"
Li Chungang smiled wistfully. "One Sword Opens Heaven's Gate... That was long ago. Why bring it up?"
Mount Longhu's scenery was exquisite, fully deserving of its reputation as a sacred land of immortals.
Though the Free and Easy Temple where Zhao Xituan cultivated was rarely visited, its scenery was pleasant. A crystal-clear stream ran beside the temple, and beside the stream was a small waterfall. It was not as magnificent as the Six-Tiered Sisters Falls of Mount Huishan, but it possessed a wild charm of its own.
"By the way, I heard that Xuanyuan Dapan of Mount Guniu on Mount Huishan intends to dual cultivate with Xuanyuan Qingfeng," Xuan Er said.
"What?" Xu Fengnian laughed. "That old man is Xuanyuan Qingfeng's great-grandfather, isn't he? He can actually bring himself to lay hands on her?"
"Xuanyuan Dapan is lecherous beyond measure. Most of the women of the Xuanyuan Clan have failed to escape his clutches. Celestial Master Zhao