Before he had gone much farther, Huo Hai stopped again. He had discovered that many people had already gathered around a clearing in the middle of Blade Mountain. Especially near the center, experts were everywhere.
Huo Hai shook his head helplessly, then released Little Butterfly to scout from high overhead at a distance. At that altitude, barring unusual circumstances, Little Butterfly would not be discovered. The only pity was that the distance also kept Huo Hai from seeing the situation below clearly. At most, he could make out its general outlines from afar.
Blade Mountain earned its name because many of its peaks looked as though they had been cleaved by swords and sabers, their edges sheer and exceptionally smooth. Its main peak resembled a sharp blade thrust from the earth straight into the heavens.
From a distance, it truly looked like an enormous saber. Its front face was perfectly smooth, reflecting the sunlight in a strikingly unusual way. Endless mountains surrounded it, dividing three kingdoms from one another. This place was also an important landmark for defining their borders.
At this moment, however, no one marveled at Blade Mountain's dazzling wonders. Everyone's attention was on an altar at its foot. This altar had appeared suddenly not long ago. Seven smaller altars had appeared at the same time, and the keys to the ruins had appeared upon them.
One altar had reportedly even appeared right beside the Demon Burial Mound. No one knew who had made them. These altars were scattered over an enormous area, covering nearly a third of the Southern Nations' territory.
Only the northern kingdoms had seen no such altars appear. After examining them, several experts finally confirmed that Blade Mountain was the true location of the treasure hidden in the ruins. Whoever had created these ruins