Time passed without a trace. In the blink of an eye, ten years had gone by.
"Master, we've finally reached Great Jin."
They had barely crossed Great Jin's border when they felt the first change: the spiritual energy.
Mountain ranges stretched across Great Jin, with spirit veins crisscrossing beneath the earth. In the mornings, faint luminous mist hung amid the peaks and valleys, where spiritual energy gathered thickly. Low-grade spirit grass grew everywhere, while strange demon beasts and spirit trees covered the mountainsides.
The first to notice the change upon arriving in Great Jin was Jin Feng, whose eyes lit up. It was not that she was especially astonished.
After all, she had been to the Spirit Realm and seen places far better than this. She had simply spent so long elsewhere that Great Jin came as a surprise.
"No wonder Great Jin is called the sacred land of cultivation in the Human Realm. Its spiritual energy is far denser than in other regions."
Jin Feng clicked her tongue in admiration, and Lin Chang'an nodded with a faint smile.
"Great Jin has always been a sacred land for cultivation. It's only natural for its spiritual energy to be denser. Besides, the seals have been leaking over the past century, and the world's spiritual energy is recovering."
There was a reason so many people longed to come here.
Great Jin's territory was vast. After crossing the border, Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng had changed into Great Jin–style Dharma Robes to avoid being recognized as outsiders. "Mind your words and manners."
"Don't worry, Master. I won't slip up."
Thanks to the information Fairy Nishang had provided in advance, both of them wore Great Jin–style Dharma Robes and had learned to carry themselves accordingly. The robes here were rather formal, befitting the land's