Gaoli Mountain

Gaoli Mountain was one of the mountain ranges surrounding Bo City. Located to the southeast, its paths were rugged and steep, winding through secluded depths. Anyone unfamiliar with the roads, or merely careless, could easily lose their way among the mountains.

Thus, along the long stretch from the entrance of Gaoli Mountain to the ruins of the Divine Saber Sect, temporary little pavilions had been set up at intervals along the mountain road. Members of the five great factions waited there specifically to guide their own people to the ruins, lest they fail to find the way.

Not many people accompanied Xiang Yang to Gaoli Mountain this time—only Ren Xiu, Yan Mumei, Yu Du, Gan Hongyu, and a few others. All traveled light and used qinggong along the way, moving at no slow pace.

As for Wan Tiancheng and the others, firstly, they had no interest in the Divine Saber Sect's martial arts, and secondly, they were far too busy, with important matters to handle every day, so they had not come along. Little Black had been left at the Jingxiao Alliance, where it was being fed and housed well.

After ascending the mountain, they also encountered several groups one after another. These were all forces dividing up the ruins among themselves, people like Xiang Yang who had invited friends to continue exploring the ruins.

As mentioned before, several top powers of Qian Commandery had broken the Leaf Blade Minor Formation and the Bloodworm Poison Array, suffering no small losses. Though they had gained something as well, they had already drawn the dissatisfaction of some of their own experts.

Take the Jingxiao Alliance alone. Several hall masters had already advised Wan Tiancheng not to damage the alliance's foundations for the sake of a single ruin. The lower-ranking members were people