Kabanata 45: Chapter 40: Effort is Useless, Must Fight Desperately

Nightfall.

In the Wei Dynasty's western borderlands, the West River Prefecture neighboring the West Continent Buddha Country, was not as sparsely populated or impoverished as described by the residents of the Capital City Prefecture.

On the contrary, it possessed the exotic beauty distinct from the inland nations.

Here lay the majestic Hada Palace.

The palaces, occupying two mountain peaks, were built with the millennium ironwood from the deep mountains of the Southern Barbarians.

There's the Heavenly Pool as clear as mirrors, occasionally revealing the splendid scene of water flooding over the golden mountains.

Moreover, there was Wuliang Mountain, the foremost among the Taoist sanctuaries.

Even in the night, the magnificent Taoist temple built on the mountain top among the clouds still shone brightly, resembling an earthly Immortal Realm.