Early on the third morning after returning to Hundred Blossoms Mountain, Liu Changxu could no longer hold back his feelings. He left the mountain to visit his children and grandchildren.
Following the location his mother, Lin Yulian, had given him, Liu Changxu soon flew over a small town more than five hundred li from Hundred Blossoms Mountain. This was where his second son, Liu Ping, had settled.
He surveyed the surroundings of the town. They were indeed excellent, just as his mother had said.
It was a valley cradled in the arms of the surrounding mountains, spanning more than two hundred li.
To the east of the town lay a lake more than fifty li across, while relatively level land stretched to the east, west, and south.
The Liu Household's territory was vast and sparsely populated. This town was the only one in the valley, and its population numbered only a few tens of thousands. As a result, farmland had only been cleared around the town; the rest remained undeveloped wilderness and woodland.
Deeply satisfied, Liu Changxu descended in a flash of spiritual light onto a deserted street in the town. First, he concealed his aura, then changed into mortal clothing to make himself look more like an ordinary man.
Once he had finished, Liu Changxu headed toward the largest and finest residence in town.
With so few residents, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, and Liu Changxu soon reached the gates of Ping'er's residence.
As the home of the son of the Liu Lineage's sole Golden Core ancestor-the Lineage that stood as the unrivaled overlord for thousands of li around-Liu Ping's residence was extraordinarily lavish and imposing. Its grounds alone occupied half the town.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Liu Changxu took in everything within