Eastern Maitreya Province, Shouyang Mountain.
Clouds and mist drifted gracefully, its divine beauty untouched by worldly dust-
The boundless mountain range stood on the Eastern Sea coast like an enormous screen deliberately set there by Heaven.
Its peaks soared steeply, its precipitous cliffs rose ten thousand fathoms, and seven-colored clouds formed dragons and tigers, spirit mushrooms and fruit, fish and insects, winding among them like the ethereal dwelling of immortals.
By now, the sunlight shone clear and bright.
Mountain clouds and ancient trees revealed their true forms.
Looking into the distance.
Three crimson osmanthus trees alone stood out most strikingly!
Their towering trunks reached into the heavens, their interlocking shade blotted out the sun, and they seemed about to extend with the mountain itself beyond the void into the outer cosmos, a breathtaking sight impossible to ignore!
Beneath the three crimson osmanthus trees.
Countless bamboos and trees grew thickly, spring's splendor bursting forth.
Tens of thousands of palaces dotted the hollows between the ridges, their vermilion walls and emerald tiles majestic and fresh.
From time to time, cultivators rode luan birds or cranes between the great halls, clouds and mist trailing around them amid brilliant smoky light-another magnificent vista of immortals!
This mountain was not merely where the sun rose in Eastern Maitreya Province; it was also the province's gateway and protective screen!
And from what Jun Yao had said before his departure.
Chen Heng had also learned.
This branch of the Dragon Clan in the Eastern Sea was not native to this heaven, but had migrated from Taichang Heaven, one of the Sixteen Great Heavens, and was a branch of its Dragon Court.
Under the Dragon Court Emperor's decree, they had come specifically to Xudu Heaven to expand their territory and win an excellent realm for the Dragon Clan