Lie Shan Shi

Ten Thousand Mountains Kingdom, Yan Lie Mountain.

Before dawn.

The twilight still lingered. Amid the clouds and mist, Chu Mu stood upon empty air, looking down at this mountain range that sprawled across the southeastern border of the Ten Thousand Mountains Kingdom.

Where there were mountains, there were Spirit Veins. Naturally, tribes had long settled here, relying on those Spirit Veins to pass down their foundations.

As for Yan Lie Mountain, its traceable history dated back more than ten thousand years.

Legend had it that at the beginning of those ten thousand years, a tribe migrated here and established itself as the "Yan" tribe.

Thus, this mountain came to be known as Rock Mountain.

After several thousand years of change, the Yan tribe split apart, with one branch becoming the Lie tribe.

The relationship between the two tribes was subtle and fraught with twists and turns. Each occupied the eastern and western ends of Yan Lie Mountain, divided by Heaven Rift Canyon in the heart of the range.

Another thousand years passed. Internal turmoil erupted within the Ten Thousand Mountains Kingdom, and the Yan tribe suffered a severe loss of strength. After several more years of upheaval, the weakened Yan tribe was ultimately unable to withstand the Lie tribe's relentless advance. The two tribes merged back into one, becoming the present-day Lie Shan Tribe.

Yet the Lie Shan Tribe's existence was also riddled with misfortune. During hard times, it had once fallen as low as a second-tier tribe. Fortunately, the Lie Shan Tribe of that era had been exceptionally adept at reading the winds. Whenever turmoil arose, they were often the first to make the right choice, thereby preserving their tribal legacy.

It was not until roughly three thousand years ago that they finally renewed their inheritance and became a