The Foreign Guests' Residence.
This was where the Liulan Dynasty entertained distinguished guests from other sects. It stood above a vast lake a hundred li outside Lan Jing City.
From afar, the Foreign Guests' Residence looked like the tip of a mountain hanging upside down.
The upper portion was broad and level, with pavilions and towers stretching away in a winding line, nestled among precious flowers and rare plants, Jade Trees and immortal orchids. Auspicious cranes and deer wandered beneath the trees, while Luan birds and blue sparrows soared among the branches. Clouds and mist veiled the scene, and emerald peaks rose in thick ranks. It was ethereal and removed from the mortal world, without a trace of worldly grime—a scene straight from an immortal's realm.
The part shaped like an inverted mountain peak, by contrast, was rugged and precipitous, its strange rocks jagged. Creeping fig grew rampant, while thick vines hung in clusters. White apes could occasionally be seen scrambling across the rocks, and nimble leopards leaping over the gaps, lending the place a wild, mountainous charm.
The azure sky was as clear as jade. Two streaks of Escape Light flew in, one following the other.
Aboard the painted pleasure boat in front, Gao Huijing took out the seal of the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial and formed a hand seal. A flash of radiance passed over the place, and the clouds and mist veiling the Foreign Guests' Residence slowly receded, like a gauze curtain being drawn up on a jade hook, revealing the vivid landscape and buildings beneath.
The pleasure boat swiftly descended onto the open ground before a magnificent main hall and was put away in an instant. Gao Huijing and the officials with him stood at the foot of the steps, bowed toward the