Congyun Mountain Range.
This enormous mountain range, spanning both Linjiang Prefecture and Tiannan Prefecture, was a truly perilous place where demon beasts had appeared.
Yet danger often came hand in hand with opportunity. It teemed with strange beasts and venomous insects, so numerous they were almost beyond counting. These creatures were themselves worth a considerable sum, not to mention the rare natural treasures that could also be found within the Congyun Mountain Range.
Thus, plenty of highly skilled and bold individuals traveled in and out of the Congyun Mountain Range. Whether gathering precious herbs or hunting strange beasts, there was no shortage of them.
But the Congyun Mountain Range covered a vast expanse. Those people were no more than drops in the ocean within it.
In the eastern part of the mountain range, in an outer region, lay a densely vegetated mountain hollow.
An open space several hundred meters wide had already been cleared, and several houses built from boulders and trees rose from the ground.
Robust men and women moved through the area, building a stone wall around the edge of the clearing.
At the center of the clearing, a bonfire blazed. A fat mountain boar hung over it, steadily roasting as an enticing aroma of meat filled the air.
"This location is excellent. It is quite far from the nearest Clear Spring Town, and the surrounding area is all forested wilderness. Few people should come here in ordinary times. It makes a fine base."
Standing atop a boulder outside the clearing, Yuan Zhongfei surveyed the mountain hollow and nodded.
"Still, the Congyun Mountain Range is indeed dangerous. This is only the outer region, yet it has already drawn two pseudo Spirit Beasts. We must be more careful, lest we increase our casualties."
Beside him, Xie Qingyun slowly spoke