Gathering Cloud Peak lay directly north of Welcoming Guest Peak.
It rose over 180 zhang high, more than a full tier taller than Welcoming Guest Peak before it.
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The stone steps along the mountain path were neat and orderly, while quite a few buildings and courtyards stood wherever the terrain leveled out.
They encountered many disciples along the way. Each stopped to size up Lu Cheng and the others, then bowed to the man and addressed him as "Martial Uncle Yang."
The man was exceptionally easygoing with everyone.
As he returned their greetings, he would also offer a few words of praise or guidance.
At first, Lu Cheng did not pay much attention.
But later, he realized that this man could actually call every passing disciple by name, and that the guidance he offered always delighted them.
East Sun Sect occupied the six-hundred-li Lingbi Mountain range. Its territory was vast, and it had countless disciples.
For a Deacon Elder in the Body Refining Realm to remember every disciple's circumstances—and, more importantly, be willing to guide them—truly showed that he cared.
In less than half an hour, they reached the summit.
The summit was broad and open, low in the south and high in the north. Several buildings had been constructed along the contours of the mountain, and the entire ground was paved with bluestone slabs.
At the center stood a great hall with blue tiles and red walls. Its plaque bore the three words: "Gathering Cloud Hall."
A side hall stood on either side, looking like offices for deacons.
Behind the side halls stood two three-story pavilions facing each other, with upturned eaves and soaring corners half-hidden amid ancient pines and emerald cypresses.
Yang Shou led the four of them to the entrance of the left side