The Capital Institute (2)

Physical cultivators had strong, muscular physiques and abundant stamina. As such, they were still light on their feet and moving quickly. In contrast, mental cultivators were all physically weak and frail. They focused on cultivation of the mind and placed no demands on the training of their physical bodies. It was nearly a death sentence asking them to climb this mountain on their own. After just a short distance, Ji Fengyan already saw a skinny youth sitting under the shade and looking like a "zombie" with his pale face and half-dead expression.

At noon when the sun was at its most vicious, the people on the mountain road became increasingly sparse. A large proportion of the youths had chosen to seek shelter under the trees to avoid the burning heat.

Ji Fengyan was not tired but nonetheless unwilling to forge ahead under the blazing sun. She scurried into the forest and continued her way under the shade offered by the trees.