Master Xun (Bonus Chapter for Old Cat's Old Alley)

When Xiang Yang came to Qiong Mountain, he had passed through Two Realms Mountain, but he had only followed a crude hand-drawn map made by someone else and taken a detour down from Thousand Crane Peak midway. He did not know much about the terrain of Two Realms Mountain.

Fortunately, before setting out, Wu Yixi had asked an old man from the village to give Xiang Yang a rough indication of the route. As for whether he could find the so-called forging Master Xun, that would depend on Xiang Yang's own abilities.

Compared with Qiong Mountain, with its jagged strange rocks and towering, perilous peaks, Two Realms Mountain had gentler slopes. As far as the eye could see, it was filled with lush green vegetation, with countless beasts and birds dwelling within. It was, indeed, a fine place of beautiful mountains and clear waters.

As he ventured deeper into Two Realms Mountain, Xiang Yang reached the general area Wu Yixi had indicated and activated the Heavenly Sight Earthly Hearing Soul-Locking Great Method, conducting a carpet-like search.

Moreover, having advanced into the innate realm, his spiritual cultivation had surged forward by leaps and bounds, vastly expanding the range of his search. He continuously employed Wind God's Leg to dart through the mountains, making astonishing progress.

In less than two hours, Xiang Yang found traces of living people in a secluded valley within Two Realms Mountain—and there was more than one. Thus, he hurried in that direction.

It was a concave, isolated valley that ran down from a lofty peak. A pool lay to the left, woods to the right, and piles of burning materials such as charcoal were stacked nearby.

More than ten large houses of blue brick and red tiles stood in the middle, utterly unlike the single thatched hut