Shenmu Island's dock was just beside the waterway. Once they climbed onto the dock, there was a river more than a dozen zhang wide—but calling it a river was not quite accurate. It ought to be a lake.
The place where the lake entered the sea was only a dozen or so zhang wide, but the farther inward it went, the wider it became. At its widest, it looked to be about two or three hundred zhang across.
And the Shenmu Sect's Divine Tree stood on the eastern shore of the lake, while the island's residential areas were all on the eastern shore as well.
The Shenmu Sect had not built a city. They had merely built many houses and manors around the Divine Tree, and of course, there was also a majestic Divine Temple.
If nothing else, the Shenmu Sect's sense of aesthetics was still worthy of praise.
Their buildings were filled with a natural charm. Though they also looked like courtyards and pavilions, with blue bricks and green tiles, the details displayed nature's flavor everywhere—especially those green plants, lush and verdant, making one feel as if they were standing in a natural jungle.
It could be said they had perfectly fused the human and the natural together.
"There are quite a few courtyards here. Saves us from having to build new ones!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile, looking at the courtyards one after another.
Those living here had all been the upper ranks of the Shenmu Sect, so naturally their residences would not be poor. Each courtyard was not only fresh and natural, but also exceedingly simple and ancient, with a strong sense of historical depth.
Yang Mingzhi said, "There are still a bit too few courtyards. If everyone moves over, there definitely won't be enough room!"