Li Chengfeng had previously remained in secluded cultivation within the Qinghe Gang's Eastern Hall fortress, never stepping beyond its gates.
So although he had kept track of Green Elegance Garden's progress and had learned roughly what it looked like from others' descriptions and drawings, this was still his first time seeing the completed construction with his own eyes.
When he saw it firsthand, even he could not help raising an eyebrow. He glanced at Jian Wuchen beside him, then transmitted a message in a low, contemplative voice:
"Green Elegance Garden doesn't look like it was built solely for our Heavenly Prodigy selection. Why does it feel like they intend to stay here for the long haul? If they weren't planning to stay, how could they possibly run a business trading cultivation resources?"
Jian Wuchen responded to Li Chengfeng with a soft laugh. Afterward, the two exchanged a glance, then looked around at the surrounding mountain forests. Both understood.
Only such a mountain forest environment was conducive to trading cultivation resources.
The reason Lin Yu had been so "benevolent" as not to flatten the commoners' homes within Green Mountain City to build Green Elegance Garden for selecting heavenly prodigies was likely not because he cared about the people, but because he was thinking of himself.
Only within these mountains and forests could they lay the groundwork for secretly trading cultivation resources, or for reopening an environment for such trade.
Separated from the populace by the mountains and woods, even those from the Martial Hall would find it difficult to keep watch.
Under such circumstances, whatever moves they wished to make here would naturally become far easier.
Compared with Green Mountain City, there were neither residents all around them nor bare city walls that made everything visible at a glance. Whatever they