Lu Feng found it difficult to calm down for a long time after the shock brought by the Heaven Rain Clan's past.
When he had first seen the traveling merchant mural, he had thought that the Heaven Rain Clan woman who had been taken away might have brought some degree of impact upon the Heaven Rain Clan. Yet he had never imagined the consequences would be this severe.
At the same time, he realized that the reason this place was so full of life and could endure within the mountain for so long was likely due to the lingering power of the Heaven Yin Camphor Tree.
And judging from how familiar the Great Priestess was with the development of the Ancient Flame Clan outside, there had to be a passage here leading out into the outside world, carrying news back and forth;
Over the years, people must have left and returned.
This made Lu Feng rather curious. If that was the case, why did the Heaven Rain Clan continue hiding in this cramped, secluded place, staying concealed for so many years?
Meeting the Great Priestess's gaze, Lu Feng voiced the doubt in his heart.
But the one who answered him was no longer the Great Priestess, but the oldest old woman on the other side.
"A tree dies when moved, but a man thrives when moved..."
The old woman's face was filled with helplessness and melancholy. "All these years, how could those of us still alive have never considered moving away? But the Divine Tree has long fused with this environment, and the Clan Protection Array shackles and seals it in place. Human strength simply cannot shift it in the slightest."
After sighing with emotion, the old woman glanced at the Great Priestess and said no more, as though she