A predecessor's hidden legacy

Ji Yuan smiled without saying anything.

The other two disciples who had joined the Water Dragon Sect with them gathered around Fang Jie, exchanging the occasional word.

Back aboard the Tower-Ship Flying Boat, Fang Jie had "inadvertently" revealed that he had connections within the Water Dragon Sect.

They seemed to want to approach Ji Yuan as well, but were somewhat afraid to.

Fang Jie paid them little attention, however. As though sensing Ji Yuan's gaze, he looked over, cupped his hands, and smiled. "Brother Ji, since fate brought us into the sect in the same year, why don't we head to Young Dragon Hall together?"

"I couldn't ask for better."

One did not strike a smiling face. Ji Yuan smiled and returned the greeting.

And so the five of them descended together, finally arriving at the entrance to Young Dragon Hall at the highest point of Young Dragon Island.

The moment he landed, Ji Yuan noticed that the spiritual energy here was even richer. Compared with Zengtou City—it was at least twenty percent stronger!

Once he settled in and activated the [Cave Abode] effect, spiritual energy concentration at night would increase by 30%. With both bonuses combined, wouldn't that mean he could enjoy fifty percent richer spiritual energy simply by cultivating on Young Dragon Island, without doing anything else?!

It seemed he really had made the right choice in coming to the Water Dragon Sect.

Good thing he hadn't waited another three years.

Ji Yuan looked up. Young Dragon Hall was an imposing building, with upswept eaves and dragons carved into its beams. A faint fragrance drifted over on the gentle breeze.

The flowers and trees planted around it also carried traces of spiritual energy; they were no ordinary plants.

Some were even blooming in the depths of winter, looking