Oversight (1)

Perched on the broad, steady back of the Spirit Crane, looking down at the swiftly rolling sea of clouds and the faintly visible veins of mountains and rivers below, the young disciples of Evergreen Valley gained, for the first time, a vague yet utterly staggering understanding of the colossal entity represented by the three words "Profound Heaven Sect."

From this lofty height above the nine heavens, they gazed as far as the eye could see. The verdant mountain ranges stretching to the horizon, the lingering seas of spiritual mist, the halls and pavilions whose upturned eaves had shrunk to the size of beans, and the faintly visible barriers of every hue and formations blanketing the land... everywhere they looked was Profound Heaven Sect territory!

The vastness of its domain had thoroughly surpassed even their boldest imaginations.

"Senior Brother Ning..." One disciple swallowed, his voice trembling slightly. "Just... how large is Profound Heaven Sect?"

Ning Yantong was caught off guard by the question. He truly had never given it much thought. After a moment of contemplation, he answered uncertainly, "If you include the entire stretch of mountains around Spirit Medicine Peak and Beast Spirit Peak... well, a rough estimate would be several hundred million mu?"

The number struck the Evergreen Valley group like a thunderclap, rendering them speechless in an instant. Even their breathing stalled for a moment.

Qiao Gan spoke with difficulty, his voice dry. "...Yantong, did you perhaps... accidentally say one too many 'ten-thousands'?"

"No?" Ning Yantong answered as though it were only natural. Seeing the horrified expressions on his old friend and junior brothers and sisters, he patiently explained, "Though we commonly refer to the 'Nine Peaks and Twelve Branches,' in reality, mountain peaks lower than six li are not counted among the 'spirit peaks.'"

"Besides, Medicine Peak