Heaven's Spine Mountains

This mountain range spans over five million miles.

Its mountains rise and fall, formed by countless mountains connected together.

Its harsh environment, teeming with poisonous insects Demon Beast, and its incredibly complex terrain, made it virtually impossible for mortals to survive.

However, due to the abundance of Spirit Vein and high-level resources, it is also a treasure trove for Rogue Cultivator and Demon Race.

There are many cultivators at the Purple Mansion level or even the Golden Core realm Rogue Cultivator here, as well as reclusive Nascent Soul True Lord. Deep within the mountains, there are even several Nascent Soul Demon Emperors.

What truly made Chen Nianzhi wary was the Black Fiend Demon Ridge Black Fiend Demon Ridge, which was the territory of Devil Cultivator.

It is said that the Ji Immortal Clan has attacked Black Fiend Demon Ridge Black Fiend Demon Ridge many times over the past thousands of years, destroying it time and time again. However, every thousand years, Black Fiend Demon Ridge can make a comeback and give birth to new Nascent Soul Devil Cultivator.

The current ruler of Black Fiend Demon Ridge is the Black Fiend Old Ancestor, an extremely powerful Nascent Soul demon who cultivates Black Fiend Demon Qi and has reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

After the Black Fiend Old Devil occupied the Black Fiend Demon Ridge three hundred years ago, the Ji Clan attacked the Black Fiend Demon Ridge Black Fiend Demon Ridge twice in succession, but they were never able to wipe it out.

What's chilling is that in the Eastern Wilderness, there are many Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground similar to Black Fiend Demon Ridge. Even if righteous cultivators pay a bloody price to completely eradicate them, they always manage to make a comeback after a thousand years.

Moreover, new Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground are born every thousand years. For example, the Demon Cave was Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground that was born 1,300 years ago, and it has always attracted a large number of Devil Cultivator to enter it for cultivation.

It is a sanctuary for Devil Cultivator, and also a terrifying and bloody den of demons. Its environment is often extremely special, and righteous cultivators who enter it may have their Law Power corrupted and their strength greatly reduced.

Even though the righteous cultivators used Pure Yang Dao Arts to completely wipe out the Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground, they were still somewhat powerless in the face of the fact that the Eastern Wilderness was full of Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground.

For Chen Nianzhi, neither the Demon Emperor's Territory nor the Black Fiend Demon Ridge were places to be trifled with.

For safety reasons, he deliberately took a detour of hundreds of thousands of miles, crossing the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness from the territory of True Lord Haoran.

Now, it is said that the True Lord Haoran's real name is Jiang Haoran. He is a famous Nascent Soul True Lord in the Eastern Wilderness. He has cultivated a breath of Haoran Righteous Qi, which is the nemesis of all demons in the world.

Two thousand years ago, this person, with his great strength, went deep into the Heaven's Spine Mountains to kill a demon emperor, occupied the majestic Haoran Peak, and opened a passage for the Human Race to the Ji Continent and Heavenly Hut Continent.

The Law Power and cultivation of the True Lord Haoran are unfathomable. Even demons at the Nascent Soul Realm must be wary of him. Within his territory, there are no demons above the Purple Mansion stage.

That's why Chen Nianzhi dared to traverse the vast Heaven's Spine Mountains.

He flew all the way from the Heaven's Spine Mountains, covering approximately two million miles, and found that the mountains were getting higher and higher, making the energy required for flying several times greater.

"The altitude here is probably close to 100,000 li."

Looking at the towering peaks that seemed to stretch into the sky, Chen Nianzhi let out a long, hard breath.

Looking back on its past and present, such a majestic mountain is truly a rare sight in the world.

At the summit of the mountain, the gale was already quite formidable; at this altitude, even ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator would find it difficult to move.

Only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment or above can barely fly across on their swords, but this will greatly increase their Law Power consumption.

Chen Nianzhi understood that they were probably close to the highest point of the Heaven's Spine Mountains, so he urged his flying sword to continue forward.

After flying for about 100,000 miles, Chen Nianzhi saw a majestic city at the end of a snow-covered mountain range.

"Haoran Peak."

Haoran Peak is the Daoist temple of True Lord Haoran, and most Human Race cultivators passing through the Heaven's Spine Mountains will stop here to rest.

In gratitude for the achievements of True Lord Haoran, most cultivators would pay homage to him and offer him a sum of Spirit Stone True Lord Haoran support.

Chen Nianzhi flew into Haoran City and discovered that there weren't many cultivators in the Haoran City, but the lowest level they were all were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

There are about two to three thousand cultivators here, most of whom are Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Purple Mansion Foundation Establishment, and there are also more than a dozen very powerful auras, who are obviously True Person of the Golden Core realm realm.

"As expected of True Lord's sacred site."

"A mere Tier 5 training ground possesses power far exceeding that of the Chu Kingdom."

He was shocked, but upon reflection, it made perfect sense.

The Chu Kingdom spanned less than a million li, which was not even in the same league as the Heaven's Spine Mountains, which stretched for thirty million li.

After offering five thousand Spirit Stone with utmost respect, Chen Nianzhi did not leave immediately.

Having traveled millions of miles, he was exhausted both physically and mentally. Next, he had to traverse the even more difficult Gloomwind Mountain, so he needed to fully recover before setting off again.

He rented a cave dwelling in Haoran City and began to regulate his True Essence.

After resting for two months, Chen Nianzhi felt a little better one day, but suddenly heard a long, ancient bell ringing from the mountaintop.

Chen Nianzhi's brow twitched slightly. After he stepped out of the cave, he saw a group of people flying towards the direction from which the bell sound came, their faces filled with ecstatic joy.

He hesitated for a moment, then stopped a Foundation Establishment cultivator and asked, "Young friend, is there something happening as the bell is ringing?"

The man was initially displeased at being stopped, but upon discovering that the newcomer was Purple Mansion cultivator, he quickly greeted him with a respectful smile.

"Are you new here, senior?"

"Every sixty years, True Lord Haoran will open an altar to preach the Dao, and cultivators from all over the world are welcome to come and listen."

Chen Nianzhi was somewhat shocked. It was extremely rare for Nascent Soul True Lord to expound the Dao on the Dao for a low-level cultivator.

Most of the cultivators in the Heaven's Spine Mountains had no relation to True Lord Haoran, yet this Human Race True Lord wanted to preach to them and guide them on their path.

For the past two thousand years, True Lord Haoran has held a sermon every sixty years, addressing the doubts in the hearts of countless cultivators.

With just this magnanimity and spirit, he is worthy of the title of True Lord Haoran. No wonder True Lord Haoran has such a high reputation, Human Race cultivators have to treat him with respect along the way.

With a hint of shock, Chen Nianzhi followed the others and flew to the summit of Hao Ran Mountain.

The mountaintop was covered in snow, and three thousand prayer cushions were arranged in rows on a sacred site.

There were only a dozen or so seats at the very front, all occupied by cultivators at the Golden Core realm stage. These powerful Golden Core realm elders, who were renowned throughout the region, were now bowing their heads and respectfully awaiting the arrival of True Lord Haoran.

Behind them were more than three hundred futons, all occupied by the Purple Mansion cultivators, with the majority of the latter being occupied by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Chen Nianzhi casually found a futon among a group of the Purple Mansion cultivators and sat down, calmly observing her surroundings.

None of these cultivators recognized him; they were all strangers to him, and his demeanor and appearance were exceptionally rare. Many of them smiled and nodded at him.

Beside him sat a fairy in green robes. Her eyes looked at Chen Nianzhi, a hint of surprise flashing across them, and she said, "I see that your cultivation is not weak, yet you look unfamiliar. You must have come from outside the Heaven's Spine Mountains."

"Um."

He nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "You have a good eye, fairy."