Deep within a remote mountain range in the Northern Lands stood an incomparably majestic complex of palaces, hidden among the peaks. Its sweeping lines were beautiful, yet it carried traces of the savage, ancient aura passed down from time immemorial.
At the very front of the palace complex stood a stele polished from enormous jet-black stone. Carved upon it was a gate to hell, along with eight blood-dripping characters: "Mortals Forbidden Entry."
Moreover, because the palace complex lay amid the wilderness, shrouded in black Yin Sha mist that appeared and vanished intermittently, it looked like hell made manifest in the human realm, making it especially gloomy and mysterious.
Martial artists were one thing, but if ordinary people saw such a sight, they truly might take those eight words seriously and leave without looking back.
This was the mountain gate of the Hell Path. Experts gathered here like clouds, powerful figures fell like rain, and Fierce Beasts covered the ground. It was a dragon's pool and tiger's den; even a Grandmaster who rashly intruded would struggle to escape death.
At this moment, a rather fierce dispute was underway inside Impermanence Palace, the largest palace in the complex.
Impermanence Palace was also jokingly called the Avici Hell by Hell Path disciples, and its master was the Hell Path Master.
This was where he had secluded himself year after year to cultivate. Twelve Pureblood Fierce Beasts guarded the entrance, taking the forms of the Twelve Earthly Branches to form an array—a grand display that looked down upon the world.
Half the palace was encircled by streams formed from dense Profound Yin Water, rich with Yin Sha energy. Outside the other half stood vast mountains of bones.
If an ordinary person lived here, within three to five days their blood would lose its warmth