Half a day later, Shen Mo's figure appeared in the sky above a human city in the northeastern corner of Yu State. His spirit light retracted, and he descended into the city.
The city was named Sophora City. Within it once stood an enormous Sophora tree, over three thousand years old. The early mortal settlers had named the city after this very tree. Although the tree had long since died and decayed, the name Sophora City endured.
