Floating clouds stretched three hundred li over mountains and rivers as splendid as brocade.
The mountain rose a thousand zhang, its contours majestic. The entire mountain had tripled in size, and the concentration of Spirit Mechanism and vitality had risen with it, like boats lifted by a rising tide.
The Earth Vein had transformed into a flood dragon, guarded by two flood serpent Spirit Veins in the configuration of Yin and Yang, the two principles. Vegetation flourished, waterfalls cascaded, and seas of clouds surged. Floating Cloud Mountain's grandeur reached Great Sheng, and its fortune soared.
Everyone in the Truth-Seeking Abbey benefited greatly as well. The fourth-generation disciples' overall strength rose a level, while Xuan Yin and Xuan Tong among the Third Generation Daoists seized the opportunity to break through and become True Persons. Even the spirit beasts grew stronger.
Beyond Floating Cloud Mountain, the bounds of Floating Cloud County had expanded by fifty li, and the Spirit Mechanism drifting through the air had grown somewhat denser. The children born there in the future would be cleverer, and exceptional descendants would emerge more readily.
Within the mountain, nature's spiritual essence nurtured beauty and talent; beyond it, blessed soil fostered outstanding people.
Strolling through the mountain, Xuanming soon reached the Path-Seeking Courtyard. Xuanxu and the other third-generation disciples had gathered there, drawn by the extraordinary phenomena of his breakthrough. "Congratulations on forming your golden core, senior brother."
"Congratulations to you all as well, junior brothers!"
They all needed to consolidate their cultivation, so after a brief conversation, they dispersed again. Questions about Floating Cloud Mountain's tremendous transformation could wait until later.
After the Daoists left, Xuanming entered the courtyard. The spirit pine sapling had keenly sensed the change in Spirit Mechanism and received its own good fortune, growing from four inches to