Atop Jiuye Mountain, the main trunk of the white fir Spirit Tree was incredibly thick, like a column reaching into the heavens, extending straight into the clouds.
The spirited leaves of the white fir were also exceptionally outstanding, cluster after cluster, radiating a lush, green Spirit Light.
What elicited admiration, however, was that every hundred meters there would be one or two gigantic spirited leaves, akin to a platform for Cultivation. With nine leaves, they formed the nine Dao Enlightenment platforms, a once-in-a-decade achievement.
The Cultivators ascending the mountain all stopped to gaze from afar, amazed at the grandeur of the white fir Spirit Tree and the profound mystery of the Dao Enlightenment platforms, growing increasingly expectant of today's Jiuye Grand Competition.
Lin Shiming was among them, alongside him were Xie An, and Lin Xianzhi.