Great Wilderness Mountain God

The branches of the Southern Wilderness's primeval forest intertwined overhead, forming a dense canopy.

It was midsummer. Even in the early morning, the wind carried the warmth of the sun.

A giant wolf hundreds of yards long raced through the forest.

Rocks and trees flashed past. The wolf moved with swift, nimble strides, yet the people on its back felt no jostling at all.

"There's plenty of spiritual energy here, and everything's thriving. Is there really Baleful Qi?"

Iron Pillar gazed ahead and murmured to himself.

"You have every reason to wonder, my young friend. There was no Baleful Qi here originally. Thousands of years ago, Spatial Rifts appeared in several places, and countless streams of Baleful Qi poured out. The Great Wilderness Mountain God sealed the rifts and the Baleful Qi that had escaped, averting a catastrophe."

At the time, the Wolf King had let his guard down and been tainted by Baleful Qi.

Fortunately, his cultivation was strong, and he had found a Formation Diagram for Baleful Qi Suppression among the Formation Fragments. Only then had he managed to control the Baleful Qi and use it to break through to the middle stage.

Feng Xu nodded. No wonder nothing looked amiss here.

Normally, wherever Baleful Qi spread, it corrupted spiritual energy. This place should have become a barren, deadly land.

No wonder the Mountain God moved every few decades. He must have been reinforcing the Spatial Rifts.

"Chief Ling, have you come for the sealed Baleful Qi?"

"Exactly. Back then, I didn't know how to control it. A single wisp tainted me and caused no end of trouble. Things are different now. My cultivation has advanced, and I have your help. What could be better for refining Dharma Treasures than that sealed Baleful Qi?"

As they neared their