On the morning of the second day, Liu Yan Yi bade farewell to Zhang Yan and re-entered the peak to face the trial. She encountered no opponents along the way, easily passed through two array barriers, and made her way directly to the Nineteenth Peak.
Standing atop the summit, she gazed into the distance.
Beneath the solitary high peak lay a broad valley. To the east stood more than a dozen towering ancient trees, their trunks so thick it would take several people to encircle them. Their branches stretched wide, and verdant leaves cascaded like streams of emerald light.
To the west lay an open expanse of land, meticulously cleared of fallen branches and withered foliage. A semicircular stone platform protruded from the mountainside, approximately thirty zhang in width, and neatly polished. In its center stood a tripod incense burner as tall as a person.
