After a day of travel, Lu Mian finally returned from New Sun City to the Sunflame Ancestral Court deep within the Wutong Mountain Range.
After entering the sect gates, he did not go to the Scripture Lecture Palace, which was responsible for teaching cultivation methods. Instead, he headed straight for the rear mountains.
There were few buildings here, only verdant mountains and clear waters, with scenery all its own.
Those who lived here were the old veterans of the Sunflame Sect, who ignored worldly affairs and sought only peace and leisure.
Following Songfengzi's directions, Lu Mian crossed several mountains before finally spotting a steep cliff.
The words "Heart Refining" were clearly carved into its face.
"Finally found it."
"Heart-Refining Cliff."
"Senior Martial Uncle Songmingzi should be up on this cliff."
Lu Mian murmured to himself.
Within the Sunflame Sect, both factions and master-disciple lineages mattered.
Although he had not taken Songyangzi as his master, he had come from the Thousand Chimes Dojo, so Songfengzi considered him part of their lineage.
According to Songfengzi, their lineage had once enjoyed great glory, only to gradually decline.
The older generation had died off one by one. They had hoped Songmingzi would take up the mantle, but he had suffered a grave injury that damaged his foundation.
From then on, their lineage had gradually been pushed to the margins of the Sunflame Sect.
Songfengzi, Songyangzi, and the others had been assigned to guard cities in various regions, while Songmingzi remained on Heart-Refining Cliff to recuperate.
Although Heart-Refining Cliff was steep, Lu Mian climbed it with ease.
A bamboo grove stood atop the cliff, with several wooden cottages faintly visible within it.
Just as Lu Mian was about to enter the grove, a woman in a red-and-white robe happened to walk out.
She had bright,