The blazing sun hung high; it was midsummer once more.
As Yellow Sand Mountain was nurturing its spirit vein, quite a few spirit-nourishing cedars had been planted there.
These cedars somewhat resembled poplars, but they could gather spiritual energy and breathe it out a second time. Thus, many spirit mountains cultivating and advancing their spirit veins had planted large numbers of spirit-nourishing cedars.
Although the Heavenly Sand Sect already had Mystic Far Peak, Yellow Sand Mountain possessed a top-grade third-rank spirit vein as well, making it equally worthy of cultivation.
Moreover, it held considerable significance for the Heavenly Sand Sect.
For the Ye Family, Mystic Far Peak was also somewhat too close to Xiao Mountain Marketplace. That might be good for ordinary factions, but for the Ye Family, which possessed a teleportation array, it always felt as though they were under surveillance.
It was better to develop both mountains together—clever and secure.
Ye Jingcheng's cave abode lay at the very center of Yellow Sand Mountain's spirit vein, so there were naturally no shortage of cedars.
Beneath one such cedar, a lovely woman dressed in the Heavenly Sand Sect's Daoist robes was quietly meditating.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting strings of mottled spiritual shadows over the woman's body and face.
The pale yellow robes of the Heavenly Sand Sect usually looked somewhat rustic on ordinary sect cultivators, yet upon this woman, they gained an added beauty of the Dao.
Furthermore, the robes seemed slightly too small, vaguely outlining her exquisite and graceful figure.
Her eyes were lightly closed, revealing long lashes that made her features appear all the more delicate.
This person was none other than Zhu Wenjing of the Zhu Family.
Foundation Establishment Late Stage, just over seventy years old—within the Zhu Family, she was undoubtedly an exceptional genius.