Calling for Battle

Ink Mountain was still that low mountain which, viewed from afar, resembled dark jade, yet its exquisite details possessed a flavor all their own.

After passing several natural perils, they arrived before the Ink Pool deep in the mountains. The waterfall remained unchanged, spring water splashing down with tinkling sounds.

Compared to when he had first come more than ten years ago, there were now pavilions and ornate towers here. It was clear that the Three Heroes of Ink Mountain had truly poured considerable effort into managing their mountain gate. Just this stretch of buildings alone would have cost at least several hundred taels of silver to build out in the fields; built deep in these mountains, it would have cost at least several thousand.

No wonder the Three Heroes of Ink Mountain were so indignant. With someone forcibly snatching away this family estate, who would be willing to accept it?

If it had been a conflict with some other household, Liu Xiaolou would not have been very willing to interfere. But upon hearing it was Baiye Mountain Manor, thoughts stirred within him. As for what exactly those thoughts were, he had not truly figured it out himself. It was simply that anything involving Tianmu Mountain made him feel he ought to come and take a look. No matter what, there could be no harm in looking, could there?

In fact, the first thing he saw was the formation disk laid out by Baiye Mountain Manor.

By rights, upon entering a place protected by a formation, one should not be able to see the formation disk. When setting up a formation disk, it ought to be hidden somewhere out of sight. Yet he had indeed spotted the formation disk first.

The formation disk had been embedded in a rock beside