Among the mountain paths lies the territory of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect."
Here, disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" often patrol the mountains. One could say this place is much safer than any other in the Great Ming Dynasty.
No one dares to cause trouble here!
This is the heavenly rule of the Cultivation Realm in the entire Celestial South Continent.
Because of this, Steward Li came here without much worry. Even experts of the Golden Core Stage do not dare to cause trouble within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect's" territory!
This is the dignity of a great Immortal Dao sect—those who offend it shall die!
The first peak has many flower beds and medicinal gardens in some places. Li Yunjing saw, hundreds of feet away, a ginseng garden, with rich medicinal fragrance wafting in the wind.
The scent invigorated Li Yunjing's spirit with just one whiff.
"I didn't expect there to be a medicinal garden here?"
His eyes widened, and Li Yunjing couldn't help but ask.
If it wasn't the wrong place, Li Yunjing would have loved to cross the hill and ditch, cut through the grass and trees, enter the medicinal garden, and harvest vigorously.
If all these ginseng were given to Li Yunjing, he couldn't believe how much his Martial Arts Cultivation would improve; even his Qi Cultivation Stage would see a significant boost.
"Hehe! These ginseng have a growth cycle of at least a hundred years. In the mundane world, nobles would fight tooth and nail for such treasures."
Steward Li looked at Li Yunjing with deep meaning, laughed, and continued, "However, these things are worth nothing in the 'Shenxiao Dao Sect'; they are the most common goods."
"If you brat get accepted into the sect and become a true disciple, you wouldn't even look at these things."
Finally, Steward Li said with a chuckle.
"I see! I didn't expect such grandeur from a great Immortal Dao sect! If I were still in the mundane world, I wouldn't even dream of such things!"
Li Yunjing nodded in admiration. This time, he had truly broadened his horizons.
These things, treated like mere weeds and planted outside the sect gates, must indeed be as Steward Li said, worthless to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect."
So this is the stature of a great Immortal Dao sect!
"Let's go! If you kid manage to join the 'Shenxiao Dao Sect,' you'll be set for life."
Steward Li looked at Li Yunjing with a profoundly complex expression.
This little figure in front of him—who knows if he has the fate!
It must be known that he had tried before but failed due to his Spirit Root.
The three peaks are ten miles apart.
However, the mountain roads are winding and not easy to traverse.
This is precisely how Li Yunjing felt—like chasing a mirage.
Whether it was Yu Yunyi, Steward Li, or even the weakest Ling'Er or Li Yunjing himself—all of them were cultivators or martial arts masters; none were weaklings among the four.
Even so, it took them more than one hour to reach their destination.
This shows just how far it is to the "Guest Welcoming Peak" from the mountain outskirts!
And from this "Guest Welcoming Peak," one can imagine the vastness of the entire Shenxiao Mountain Range.
The setting sun painted the sky with a blanket of red clouds.
The four of them arrived in front of a thousand-foot peak.
The place was filled with green pines and verdant cypresses, cascading waterfalls, and flowing springs.
Pavilions and terraces stood on the mountainside and peaks.
Atop the high peak was a rippling Celestial Pool, beside which was a magnificent, towering structure like white jade.
This structure was shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see clearly what it was.
Climbing towards the "Guest Welcoming Peak," they often saw Immortal Cranes, Golden Eagles, White Deer, White Tigers, Jade Rabbits, and Peacocks—these spirit birds and beasts—flying and leaping on the mountain.
These spirit birds and beasts didn't attack Li Yunjing and his group, seemingly domesticated by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," having lost their wild nature.
All this left Li Yunjing dumbfounded.
"Stop staring; this is just the 'Guest Welcoming Peak' of the Shenxiao Dao Sect! It's only the mountain gate!"
Yu Yunyi couldn't help but laugh at Li Yunjing's expression of being amazed by what he saw.
"Only the mountain gate?"
Li Yunjing was somewhat stupefied. Looking around, this peak was dotted with countless reishi, Chinese fleeceflower root, ginseng, and other medicinal fields, producing tens of thousands of spirit medicines.
The air was thick with medicinal fragrance, and this was just the mountain gate?
Such heavenly treasures, a single one in the mundane world, would cause bloodshed, with countless people willing to risk their lives!
But here, they seemed endless!
Li Yunjing swallowed hard. At this moment, he didn't mind Yu Yunyi mocking him anymore; he truly felt like a frog in a well.
The "Shenxiao Dao Sect" repeatedly shocked Li Yunjing's worldview!
"Alas! I never expected this to be the true Immortal Dao!"
"No wonder the world says immortals are admirable! No matter what, one must join a sect and cultivate here in peace to seek longevity."
Such scenes—if Li Yunjing returned to the mundane world and shared them with others, they would think he was bragging and making things up.
It has already surpassed the mundane understanding.
At this moment, Li Yunjing realized he must say goodbye to the mundane world. No matter what, he certainly had to join the Shenxiao Dao Sect!
Only Yu Yunyi and Steward Li seemed relatively calm; evidently, these two had seen such medicinal fields within their clan, developing some resistance to them.
Following the mountain path, they arrived at the peak of "Guest Welcoming Peak." Here, besides a stone-paved mountain road, there was only a gigantic white jade stone gate standing at the summit.
"So the tallest building I saw earlier was not an Immortal Palace but a gate!"
At this moment, Li Yunjing realized he had made a mistake earlier.
On that stone gate were four gilded characters, "Shenxiao Dao Sect."
Li Yunjing looked at the characters, feeling they were incredibly mysterious, capturing his consciousness.
As Li Yunjing was immersed, a purple-robed Taoist holding an Immortal Sword appeared in his mind's eye, hovering in the void, chanting. In the sky, thunderclouds rapidly gathered, and a lightning bolt was drawn by the Immortal Sword, collapsing a mountain on the ground.
At this point, the vision disappeared from Li Yunjing's mind.
He then returned to normal.
This time, when Li Yunjing looked at the three-foot-tall gate, he showed a look of reverence.
Li Yunjing knew that the characters on the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" gate contained Daoist insights; if one gained understanding, they could see something extraordinary.
What Li Yunjing didn't know was that everyone's understanding varies, and thus, what they see is different.
Yu Yunyi, like him, also sensed the Daoist insights within, but it wasn't Thunder Skill...