Phoenix Mountain lay over a thousand li from Ancient Gate City. At the Wind-Evasion Boat's speed, they could reach it in less than four hours.
It was worth mentioning that Ancient Gate City, the northernmost city of the former Yan Kingdom, was of self-evident importance.
Its unique location made it not only a strategic stronghold but also a treasure basin, with vast numbers of cultivators passing through every day.
Holding Ancient Gate City was tantamount to gaining another source of revenue, something immensely important even to a great sect like the Primordial Yang Sect.
Thus, none of the Five Sects of Chu wanted the city to fall into another's hands.
After a round of contention in which no one gained an advantage, they could only compromise and have the Five Sects jointly administer it.
Otherwise, none of the five sects could rest easy.
The same was true of Cloudreach Mountain, the foundation upon which the White Cloud Temple had established itself.
It was a middle-grade fourth-tier mountain. Any of the three sects that obtained it would greatly strengthen its foundations, so none wanted it to fall into another's hands.
In the end, they could only agree to joint administration by the Primordial Yang Sect, the Hehuan Sect, and Crescent Moon Valley.
The blazing sun hung at the center of the sky as a streak of pitch-black escape light approached from the horizon.
On closer inspection, it was an exquisitely crafted black boat, with five figures in its cabin and on its deck.
They were Liu Yu, Jiang Qiushui, Leng Yuexin, and two maidservants.
Gazing at the ancient immortal city, Liu Yu saw that they had reached their destination. He changed his hand seal and guided the Wind-Evasion Boat down a short distance from the city gates.
They disembarked one