A Dream of Wandering Immortals to Luofu: The Divine Sword Suddenly Came, Bearing Snow Fallen from the Moon
After meeting Sect Master Lingxu of Shangqing Palace and paying his respects before the statues of the Three Pure Ones, Xing Yan completed a simple handover with the former master of Four Seas Hall. With that, he officially took office and settled into Shangqing Palace on Mount Luofu.
There was a small aside to this. The elusive "immortal" Xing Yan had encountered on the mountain path outside Halfway Pavilion that day, appearing like a divine dragon whose head was seen but never its tail, was none other than his predecessor, Daoist Qingbai!
When Xing Yan told Qingbai what he had seen that day, Qingbai burst into laughter and explained how he had twisted his ankle. Once the boy understood, he could not help laughing, while Sect Master Lingxu, standing nearby, also broke into a smile.
Four Seas Hall, the hall for Shangqing Palace's lay disciples, stood on Thousand Birds Cliff on Embracing Rosy Clouds Peak, Mount Luofu. Its surroundings were serene and possessed a charm all their own. Several stone houses nestled against the cliff, with a stone terrace before them. Lush bamboo and trees encircled the terrace, their interlacing shade shutting out the clamor of the dusty world.
Anyone dwelling there saw nothing but soothing greenery and heard nothing but sweet birdsong. It truly was a peach-blossom haven beyond the world!
The broad stone terrace before Four Seas Hall still bordered a sheer cliff on its left. From between the rocks of that rugged cliff face, a cold spring flowed, its waters murmuring without pause through all four seasons. Before the terrace stood a small, elegant pavilion called Cloud-Sleeve Pavilion, beneath which the steep mountainside fell away. Pines, bamboo, and other trees grew thickly along the slope, clothing Thousand Birds Cliff in evergreen hues throughout the year. Where the