Falling Petal Mountain was in the Snow Province, one of the Great Xia’s thirteen provinces.

It was originally a perfectly ordinary mountain, and its name came from the numerous peach trees growing on its slopes.

Whenever spring arrived, the peach blossoms bloomed, scattering countless petals. It was a gloriously beautiful sight.

However, following the onset of the Radiant Epoch, this once ordinary mountain became a first-rate blessed ground.

Even the peach trees transformed; they now brimmed with indescribable spirituality. The fruits they produced were all spiritual materials rife with spiritual power.

When the first sunbeams of a new day shone upon the world, it illuminated Falling Petal Mountain and the branches laden with blooming peach blossoms, casting them in fiery red light.

Halfway up a mountain, beside a stream.

Ye Xiao wore clean, undyed robes, and he sat beneath a peach tree, atop a boulder. He rested his head on one hand, while the other held a boom. His handsome face was quiet and focused.

A stream burbled not far away. Flower petals of all colors drifted through the air, and the birds sang.

The spring breeze and the gentle caress of the morning...