The Ink Forest Mountains lay in the middle of the Southern Reach, dividing it into northern and southern regions.
The Myriad Phenomena Hall, the Red Feather Sword Sect, and the Limitless Sect lay south of the Ink Forest Mountains, while the Imperial Extremity Valley, the Northern Yan Dynasty, and the Great Chu Dynasty lay in the northern part of the Southern Reach.
The Northern Yan Dynasty and the Great Chu Dynasty also bordered the Great Scarlet Reach to the north. The two dynasties shared a long border and frequently went to war.
Taihe City, home to Tuoba Xin's lineage, stood at the border between the Northern Yan Dynasty and the Great Chu Dynasty. It was an extremely prosperous city.
Before, Qin Hao had not known where his mother was. Though anxious, he had been helpless.
Now that he knew, Qin Hao wished he could head to the Northern Yan Dynasty immediately.
"Brother Tuoba, thank you for the information. As for the Shadow Guard's lair... I'll go there within the next few days." Qin Hao suppressed the agitation in his heart and forced himself to calm down.
He understood his current situation perfectly. The struggle for the Spirit Artifacts in the Ink Forest Mountains had just ended. At a time like this, the more he rushed, the easier it would be for something to go wrong.
But his mother was involved. Qin Hao had to go.
What worried him most was whether something might have happened to her during all those years since the Shadow Guard had taken her.
"Within the next few days? Qin Hao, have you gone mad?" Tuoba Xin exclaimed. "Qin Hao, you obtained a Spirit Artifact, the Black Sword, in front of everyone. Your portrait has already spread throughout the Southern Reach. If you leave the Myriad