Over the next several days, Su Changqing had carved a cliff face into the site where the Bitter Sea was sealed. Yet against that hard, solid seal, it was clearly no more than a drop in the ocean.
However, Su Changqing did not rush for quick success. He chose instead to proceed step by step; once he obtained the Hundred Herb Liquid, things would naturally become much easier.
That day, the five of them finally arrived at Kong Sang Mountain. As they descended from the clouds, they were all startled. Within a hundred li of Kong Sang Mountain stood ranges upon ranges of tall peaks, but they were covered in bare rock and earth, with scarcely any vegetation. Not a trace of human habitation could be seen at the foot of the mountain. It was utterly desolate.
They arrived just as the sun was setting. The hazy yellow glow of dusk shone over Kong Sang Mountain, lending it an added air of bleak loneliness. More startling still, strands of black qi slowly rose from the mountaintops.
"We came to the right place after all."
Qi Hao smiled and teased the others.
No one was particularly frightened, and they merely laughed in response to Qi Hao's joke. After surveying the surroundings, Qi Hao continued, "There's not a soul within a hundred li in any direction. We can't find anywhere to stop and rest. Why don't we head straight into the mountains and search for that so-called Wanfu Ancient Cave? The five of us can look after one another, so there shouldn't be much danger."
"Senior Brother Qi makes sense. We should head up the mountain sooner rather than later."
Zeng Shushu was the first to agree. Of all of them, he was the most adventurous; otherwise, he would not have secretly