Golden Rooster Mountain!
According to ancient legend, when a person died and their soul left the body, they had to pass through thirteen long trials to travel from the mortal world to the underworld.
Golden Rooster Mountain was the fifth trial.
Golden Rooster Mountain had two ridges along its peak, and its slopes were as steep as if carved by knives. Lost Souls had to crawl over it inch by inch. During the journey, flocks of roosters would charge at them, pecking their eyes and tearing at their flesh. Their iron claws would pierce the entrails and sink into the marrow. The suffering was beyond words.
When Jiang Qiao had ridden the Ghost Train, he had once arrived at a place called "Rooster Mountain." At the time, he had wondered whether it was connected to the Golden Rooster Mountain in folk legends. After all, the Supernatural World also contained another place called Wild Dog Ridge, which seemed to be connected to the "Evil Dog Ridge" from ghost stories.
It was not until a year ago, after he had obtained Durahan's library in the church, that he finally confirmed his guess.
The so-called "Rooster Mountain" had originally been called Golden Rooster Mountain.
That was because its deepest reaches resembled a proud golden rooster standing erect.
It was a truly "golden" rooster. The entire mountain would flash with golden light from time to time, and it radiated a chilling killing intent. Anyone who approached would be instantly shattered and reduced to dust after being lightly brushed by the golden edge it emitted.
However.
As time passed, fewer and fewer people dared to explore the depths of Golden Rooster Mountain.
Not a single person had done so in the past three or four hundred years.
After all, everyone had a brain.
Thus, little