With Tan Xiao leading the way, they passed unhindered through the Danyang Mountain Gate.
"The carving, the buildings, these covered walkways... a pity. Too much feminine softness, not enough masculine strength. A little petty..."
All along the way, Accompanying Rong Hou chattered nonstop, envy filling his eyes while his mouth did everything it could to disparage the place. He could hardly be blamed for his lack of experience. For cultivators alone, the layout of cities where they lived mixed among mortals really was too crude compared with a mountain gate like this.
He had visited the heartlands of several cultivation traditions-Jade Capital, Divine Capital, Jianye. None had struck him as powerfully as Danyang Mountain.
Xiuzhen traditions really were better off separated from mortals. That way, they could avoid disturbing each other's lives as much as possible. Bridges belonged with bridges, roads with roads; men took their channels, women their doorways...
Seeing his country-bumpkin expression, Tan Xiao felt pleased with himself. In truth, the Chu Sect was among the first cultivation traditions on the continent to arrange its mountain gate this way, something dictated by its inherently unconventional character.
"The Danyang Mountain Gate actually hasn't been established for very long. We've only just laid the foundations, and we're still constantly improving and updating it. It's a long way from its final form. Can you imagine what this place will look like after hundreds or thousands more years, after dozens of generations have expanded it?
"In the southeast, the Danyang Mountain Gate has already become a benchmark for cultivation traditions. Never mind how many traditional sects criticize us openly, accusing our Chu Sect of extravagant excess, massive construction projects, and disrupting people's livelihoods. As far as I know, several major traditions, including the Qi Sect, Zhou Sect, and Guo Sect, are already