Thousand Wood Temple.
The Mountain Top Dojo remained much as it had been. Shen Xiaozhu, who had inherited Thousand Wood Temple, now lived here. The once-lush forests in the mountain ravines were currently undergoing massive construction. From the outlines of the plans, it was clear that cultivation courtyards were being built.
A cluster of small courtyards had already taken shape near the front hall at the mountain foot. Dozens of Qi practitioners cultivated separately within them; these were all Shen Xiaozhu's Disciples. She had truly followed Wang Ping's instructions, wholeheartedly intending to carry Thousand Wood Temple forward.
Yet compared to the bustle of Frost Mountain in the distance, this place seemed far more deserted. From Frost Mountain's foot to its summit, construction was underway everywhere. Qi practitioners cultivating could be seen throughout the completed courtyards and pavilions. At the summit stood an imposing palace, though it was not a dojo, but a place enshrining Wang Ping's golden divine statue.
Liu Shuang's dojo was located halfway up the mountain. Her aesthetic had inherited the traits of Wood Cultivators, and she had built a simple little courtyard amid a bamboo grove. She had taken in several young Disciples and was carefully instructing them.
Then there was Winter Water Mountain. Zuo Liang had also returned from Taiyan Sect and, together with Leng Kezhen, established a sect gate, recruiting Disciples who could endure hardship and toil.
The three sect gates naturally regarded Thousand Wood Temple as their head. Although Liu Shuang and Zuo Liang recruited Disciples independently, they had not established separate names. Still, their inheritances had become fixed, no longer as vague as they had been when Wang Ping was present.
Then, atop an unnamed mountain peak north of Thousand Wood Mountain, stood a bizarre dojo in every color of the rainbow. This