At the entrance to the mountain range, quite a few cultivators were resting, while others were discussing routes deeper into the mountains.
Most of these cultivators were at the Foundation Establishment Realm. A small number were in the early Golden Core Realm, and no one dared venture into the depths of the mountains alone.
Lin Taichu did not linger. He walked straight into the Lingyun Mountain Range.
The forest was dim, and the air was filled with the roars of monster beasts and a faint black miasma. He circulated his Soul Power, shielding his whole body as he kept alert for any movement around him.
After walking for about the time it took half an incense stick to burn, Lin Taichu saw several stalks of Black-Vein Herb growing in the cracks between rocks. Their leaves were pitch-black and gave off a faint black aura. The restrictive power around them was denser than in other places.
He stepped forward and carefully observed the environment in which the Black-Vein Herb grew. He discovered that the roots of the Black-Vein Herb happened to be planted in a fine restrictive line, absorbing the restrictive power as they grew.
He searched the surroundings again and found that many Black-Vein Herbs and Vein Stones grew near the nodes of the restrictive lines.
The restrictive power at these nodes was denser than in other places.
Lin Taichu took out a Vein Stone and compared it with the surrounding restrictive lines. He found that the lines on the Vein Stone were precisely a miniature of the lines at the restrictive nodes.
He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, circulated his cultivation method, and sensed the surrounding restrictive lines with all his strength. They connected with the restrictive lines in the city, forming an enormous net. These lines all