The next day, Lin Yue and Crimson got up early and took a car to the area around Qianlang Mountain.
Qianlang Mountain stood in the very center of Xianghe City. To ordinary people, it was just an ordinary scenic spot, with nothing unusual about it.
The mountain rose straight from the ground and pierced the clouds. At the ticket checkpoint at its foot, tourists from all over had gathered.
The two had already booked tickets online using someone else's ID cards. Everything was ready; all they had to do was head up the mountain.
But...
Inside the guard booth, an old security guard sat with his legs crossed. His white hair was neatly combed, and he held a yellowed newspaper in his hands.
"Fourth Rank peak?!" Crimson felt the completely undisguised aura and her heart gave a jolt.
One of the fewer than a hundred Vice Leaders of the Evil Flower organization was actually stationed at the foot of Qianlang Mountain—and had disguised himself as a security guard.
The two had thought that, at most, a Third Rank High Priest would be guarding the mountain. Who could have expected the Evil Flower to send a Fourth Rank Vice Leader?
But on second thought, as one of the important legendary ruins, it made sense that the Evil Flower would guard it so closely.
Having a Fourth Rank Transcendent watching the entrance was perfectly normal.
Crimson asked helplessly, "Can we get around him?"
"No. The true entrance to Qianlang Mountain is only at the foot of the main peak." Lin Yue pointed at the muddy mountain trail in the distance. "We can only enter by following that path."
"This is a problem." Crimson clicked her tongue.
Who could have expected that even after reaching their destination, they'd still have a roadblock in