Song Jixin could see far and wide as he stood atop the mountain peak. After living in Clay Vase Alley for so many years, seeing nothing but mud walls, Song Jixin naturally liked this kind of feeling — standing on top of a mountain and gazing into the distance at the undulating mountains and rivers. Everything was beneath his feet.

Song Changjing wrapped the expensive but old fox fur coat a little tighter around himself. He was in a surprisingly talkative mood today, and he pointed at a tall mountain in the west and explained, "That mountain is called Cloud Drape Mountain. In the future, disregarding the Five Mountains, it's going to become one of the 10 main mountains of the Great Li Empire. According to the rules passed down by our ancestors, a mountain god who will rank highly in the official genealogical records will look over this mountain. They'll be able to obtain a golden statue and enjoy worship from the people, and at the same time, they'll also hold down the Great Li Empire's fortune in that region and prevent it from dissipating to other areas and neighboring nations.

"We're standing on Dragon Head Mountain right now, and the residents in the small town will only be able to see this mountain if they stand on the summit of Cloud Drape Mountain. This is because Dragon Head Mountain is protected by a formation that prevents mortal eyes from being able to see it. This can also be regarded as a fated opportunity. According to the records in the office, several people successfully left this small world after summiting Dragon Head Mountain."

"Did they all achieve great success then? Did they become mighty figures in the Great Li Empire or Eastern Treasured Vial Continent?" Song Jixin asked.

"Two of them did fairly well in the Great Li Empire," Song Changjing smiled and replied. "There was a gap of 30 years between them, and one of them was a civil official while the other was a military officer. The future generations all refer to them as the 'two...