Mount Wu.0

Mist-like spiritual energy drifted in all directions, flowing along the patterns carved into the jade stone. At the highest point, all the gathered auras converged atop a jade pillar beneath the radiant morning light.0

Li Ximing sat upright upon it, his pale-white Daoist robe embroidered with golden patterns fluttering gently. His cultivation had reached its peak. Though the Jewel Steps technique was difficult, he had discovered that as his cultivation deepened, it could be constantly cross-referenced with the Huai River Map, an ancient spirit artifact of the Purple Mansion Realm from years past, making his progress much easier.1

Now, after years of cultivation, and having encountered several moments of profound enlightenment thanks to his past fortunes, his progress had not been slow. That very morning, with brilliant sunlight and pure energy in the air, he happened to complete this secret technique...0