The grassland is vast, but Lin Fan and his companions didn't aim to cross it entirely. Halfway through, they saw a stone sculpture standing at the center of the grassland!
This stone sculpture was carved from a massive rock, and after many years of weathering, countless marks of ti were left upon it!
This sculpture features a pedestal beneath it shaped like a moon, and on top, a long sword pierces straight through from the moon's peak!
Seeing this sculpture, a faint smile involuntarily appeared on Lin Fan's face as countless mories surged into his mind!
He rembered the first ti he saw this sculpture was when he was five, during his first descent from the mountain with the old man. Back then, Lin Fan asked the old man, "What is this sculpture?"
The old man replied, "This is the symbol of our Sun and Moon Divine Sect, a blessing from the gods!"
Lin Fan asked, "Why is there a sword on it?"
The old man said, "This sword symbolizes the energy of heaven and earth, embodying our Sun and Moon Divine Sect's dominance over the heavens!"
One scene after another of mories surfaced in Lin Fan's mind. He recalled playing hide and seek on the grassland with his childhood friends. It was sumr, the straw on Cao Yuan was tall, and hiding inside made one virtually undetectable!
He rembered being the first child to know about this sculpture, secretly leading a group of friends down the mountain to view it and bragging in front of everyone.
However, back then, they were all kids who naturally believed Lin Fan's words, especially his little junior sister Lin Qianxiao, who was utterly captivated by his stories. Perhaps it was then that she beca enamored with Lin Fan!
At this mont, Gu Qingcheng and Su Yanyu noticed the nostalgic look on Lin Fan's face, and Su Yanyu gently furrowed her brows, asking, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, just so old mories! Let's go!" Lin Fan replied with a casual smile.
Once they reached the sculpture, Lin Fan and his friends didn't proceed forward but turned left, eventually exiting the grassland. Soon after, a majestic mountain lood before them!
The mountain stood tall and imposing, its peak piercing into the clouds, making it impossible to see its summit from below. Even the mountainside was shrouded in clouds, as if hiding the legendary Immortal Realm above!
"There... that's the sect. Five years have passed, and I've finally returned!"
Lin Fan murmured to himself, each word heavy with nostalgia!
This was his hotown, the place where he grew up, where he learned all his martial skills!
As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots; ho is always one's root!
During the five years he wandered outside, Lin Fan often reminisced about this place, a land filled with joy and laughter, where he would raise his arms, surrounded by friends, proudly declaring himself the leader among the children!
Here lies all of Lin Fan's mories!
Now, he has finally returned, standing at the foot of the mountain!
Yet, at this mont, Lin Fan felt his feet as heavy as stone. While he had longed for this return every day, now that he was finally back, he hesitated to go on.
This place held many of his dreams and mories. He feared that if he returned, everything would have changed and beco unfamiliar, shattering his dreams and mories!
"What's wrong?" Su Yanyu noticed sothing was off with Lin Fan and asked worriedly.
"Nothing! Just... a bit excited!" Lin Fan twitched his lips, wanting to smile but unable to do so!
Given Su Yanyu's intelligence, she could easily guess Lin Fan's inner thoughts. Her warm, soft hand grabbed Lin Fan's firmly, reassuring him that she was there with him!
Following Su Yanyu's gesture, Gu Qingcheng also placed her delicate hand into Lin Fan's palm, clasping hands together!
Seeing this, Lin Fan felt an unexpected warmth, and only then did a slight smile appear on his lips!
"Let's go!"
Taking a deep breath, Lin Fan, holding the hands of the two won, walked to the base of the great mountain!
At the base, there was a stone gate that only the people of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect could open. Lin Kongxian approached it, took out a moon-shaped stone from his bosom, placed it in the indentation on the gate, and gave it a gentle twist. Imdiately, the gate began to sound with "ka ka ka" noises!
Soon, the stone gate opened automatically, revealing a passageway!
Lin Kongxian led the way, Lin Bai followed behind him, and Lin Fan, holding the hands of the two won, brought up the rear!
Entering the stone gate felt much like the passage leading to the Celestial Tower; the mountain had been hollowed out to form a space, including a spiral staircase inside!
However, this staircase was longer and more grandiose than the one in Celestial Tower. Mounted into the surrounding mountain walls were nurous stones, the rare Moonstones that glowed brightly at night!
The abundant Moonstones emitted interwoven rays of light, their brilliance dazzling, illuminating the entire passageway as if it were daylight!
The mountain walls also bore carved images – their postures peculiar, yet due to the passage of ti, their features had blurred. However, judging by the craftsmanship, they were undoubtedly the works of master-level artists!
"How spectacular! Compared to this, our Celestial Tower feels lacking!" exclaid Gu Qingcheng in admiration!
Lin Fan chuckled, "The Sun and Moon Divine Sect has a legacy spanning hundreds of years, far predating the Celestial Tower with deeper foundations, and the two shouldn't be compared. Give the Celestial Tower several more centuries, and it may not fall short either!"
"That's true! But the Sun and Moon Divine Sect's fa, dominating the Huaxia Martial World for centuries, isn't sothing the Celestial Tower can match!" Gu Qingcheng added.
Lin Fan smiled without further comnt, cautiously leading the two won upward!
The spiral staircase extended at least as high as a ten-story building. While Lin Fan was unbothered, by the ti the two won reached the top, they were gasping for breath, covered in a sheen of fragrant sweat!
At the peak, there lay another sect gate. Lin Kongxian used the moon-shaped stone to open it once more, and suddenly everyone felt a bright vista open up before them!
What appeared before their eyes was a vast open space located on the mountainside.
The first sights included a grand sect entrance, with the words "Sun and Moon Divine Sect" artistically engraved atop it. Despite weathering several centuries, these four characters remained remarkably forceful!
Behind the grand entrance stood a high stone staircase, leading up to the Sun and Moon Divine Sect nestled on the mountainside!
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