It was deep into the night, and the cold had settled in. On a mist-covered lake, two figures stood in silence for a long while.

"Are you sure you want to rent this place?"

"Why not?"

"You've seen the details on the map. This Surging Lake area does have three low-grade spirit veins and twenty-seven second-tier ones, but they're all scattered. The only reason it's listed as a top-tier land is because of its sheer size. It's big enough to serve as the foundation for a sect or a family. Most members of the Society are rogue cultivators, but they're still human. They think about passing things on. This place is really meant for that. If you truly have the wealth, why not go with the other two mid-grade ones that I recommended? The spirit energy there is denser, and they're cheaper too."

Luo Chen gazed across the eight-hundred-li Surging Lake, and then his eyes settled on the island at its center. The landscape resembled his...