In Haina City, the blazing sun hung directly overhead at noon. Within a stretch of mountains, towering trees blotted out the sky and cast deep shade. Yet these trees had been arranged through magic, standing in neat rows and columns.
This was an area within the headquarters of Gui Qu Lai Xi. For six or seven hundred li around, it was home to elders and hall masters of some standing.
Compared to the streets within the city, the number of people living here was vanishingly small. Thus, there were never many people coming and going through this place in ordinary times.
At this moment, a figure moved like the wind along a stone path beneath the forest canopy. This was merely one of the paths in the area, and it led to Hall Master Yan's cave residence at headquarters.
Hall Master Yan was a formidable late-stage Body Integration cultivator. He oversaw the True Inheritance Hall at headquarters, where Gui Qu Lai Xi's elite disciples received their teachings.
It was also the place where Gui Qu Lai Xi's inherited power was most concentrated, a vital ground for nurturing the next generation of elites.
Thus, the True Inheritance Hall was one of the few halls with the greatest authority, and Hall Master Yan's power at headquarters could be said to reach the heavens.
The one walking through the woods was a young man in gray robes. Though he traveled swiftly on the wind, his expression appeared exceedingly calm.
The gray-robed young man lifted his head and glanced at the sky. Noon sunlight filtered through the dense branches and leaves, only occasionally scattering down in dappled flecks, making the entire forest cool and tranquil.
The occasional shaft of direct sunlight was like a thread of gold, falling straight or slantwise before the gray-robed