Fuyu Mountain, within the Minor Grotto-Heaven Realm.
Ancient trees towered into the sky, greenery stretched on and on, and spiritual mist flowed and gathered among the mountains.
A bluestone path wound slowly downward, reaching an enormous square.
At first glance, the square seemed rather empty, and many of its paving stones were cracked.
Scattered broken walls could still be seen around it, lending it a weathered, ancient air.
It looked like some ruin that had simply been cleared out.
At the center of the square stood an enormous wooden pillar, with a lifelike long dragon coiled around it.
Looking at it made one's heart and mind sway.
"Everyone."
Xu Ziqing walked at the head of the disciples. Only after every cultivator who had entered this place had arrived at the square did he turn around and slowly speak.
His voice drew everyone's attention back from their surroundings.
"This square is one of the core areas of the Minor Grotto-Heaven Realm.
"Some of you have been here before, but others are here for the first time."
"There are still a few things I must trouble you with and explain."
"The Spiritual Qi within the Minor Grotto-Heaven Realm is pure and abundant. Cultivating here yields twice the results for half the effort."
Twice the results for half the effort hardly covered it.
Song Yan roughly gauged the Spiritual Qi nearby. It was three to five times denser than in the cave abodes on the sect's spiritual mountains.
"There are three things you fellow disciples must know about cultivating here. First, Spirit Veins are scattered throughout this place. Aside from this square, quite a few relatively intact cave abodes remain nearby."
"You may seek out unoccupied cave abodes to live and cultivate in. Whatever place you find depends on your own fortune. Do