Fang Yun already had a basic understanding of the Sea-Cliff Alliance's strength. He had to learn about a potential threat like the Grave Clan in advance.
The Grave Clan disliked moving, so Fang Yun searched in the direction the Sunless Poison Spirit had indicated. He encountered some Poison Spirits along the way, but managed to avoid them all in advance.
Only then did Fang Yun discover that all the powers he had obtained in Burial Saint Valley could play a considerable role here. The sandstorm contained Burial Saint's Poison, reducing everyone's visibility, yet Fang Yun could see even farther than those at the Emperor Realm.
After a long while, Fang Yun reached the location the Sunless Poison Spirit had indicated. He carefully examined the ground and discovered unusual traces. Following them, he soon spotted a seemingly ordinary cluster of hills.
The hills before him covered an area roughly twenty li across, comparable to a sizable city. Within that area stood hundreds of hills of varying sizes and heights. The smallest were only a dozen or so zhang tall, while the tallest hill in the center could already be called a mountain peak, towering a full three hundred zhang.
These hills all shared one feature: their tops were remarkably rounded, as though polished smooth, with scarcely any sharp edges.
Unlike Burial Saint Valley's darkish earth, these hills were covered in lush vegetation and appeared brimming with life.
Had he not been on his guard beforehand, or had he seen them outside the Poison Desert, Fang Yun would have ignored these hills outright. But now, upon carefully probing and sensing them, he discovered a faint, elusive aura that made him deeply uncomfortable.
Fang Yun had encountered this sensation during his battles with Emperor Realm ancient corpses.
Whenever an Emperor Realm ancient corpse