Artifact Refining at Lone Mountain

The scenery around Ganxue Prefecture was beautiful, each place with its own unique splendor.

Mo Hua sat in the carriage, feeling at ease. He admired the scenery as he traveled toward Lone Mountain City.

After setting out at dawn and traveling for nearly half a day, the carriage entered the territory of Lone Mountain City.

Mo Hua looked around and was somewhat taken aback.

Compared to the scenery along the way, the area around Lone Mountain City was far more desolate. The mountains were bare, the vegetation withered, and even the sky was gray and murky.

Most of the surrounding area consisted of abandoned Mine Shafts.

There were few signs of human habitation as well.

The scattered cultivators along the road mostly wore dejected expressions, as if enduring bitter sorrow.

Mo Hua frowned.

Lone Mountain City was a Third-Grade Immortal City, yet it looked even poorer and more destitute than an ordinary Second-Grade region.

This was far beyond his expectations.

The carriage traveled down a broad avenue thick with dust and entered Lone Mountain City.

There were more people inside Lone Mountain City, but not by much.

Mo Hua headed east through the city and found a vast artifact refining guild in the southeastern corner.

A plaque hung above the guild, its calligraphy vigorous and powerful, bearing the five large characters: "Gu Family Artifact Refining Guild." Beneath it stood a smaller plaque reading: "Lone Mountain Branch."

The plaques were somewhat old and covered in dust.

Mo Hua looked around. This artifact refining guild occupied an enormous area. One part stood within the city, while another connected to the nearby Lone Mountain.

The guild was bustling with activity, and there seemed to be quite a few cultivators inside.

Mo Hua swept the place with his Divine Consciousness. Through the Array Technique