Qingfeng Temple, Kunyu Mountain.
As the headquarters of one of the six great powers in Ning'an Prefecture, Kunyu Mountain was worthy of its name as a Spirit Mountain.
Clouds and mist coiled around it, ancient trees reached for the sky, and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was far richer than in the outside world.
The cries of cranes often pierced the clouds, creating the truly ethereal atmosphere of an immortal Daoist Sect.
Atop White Crane Peak was a grove of flourishing peach trees.
It was early summer. The leaves formed a lush canopy, and young green peaches had just begun to form.
A young Daoist priest lay on a hemp rope hammock, looking slightly languid. He appeared to be in his early twenties, dressed in a worn blue robe. His Daoist topknot was loose, his features detached, and the corners of his mouth seemed to hold a natural, faint, ambiguous smile.
