Heavenly Dragon Peak was a sweep of mountains and ravines, winding like dragons and serpents.
The rolling peaks, adorned with green mountains and clear waters, possessed an extraordinary beauty. Morning mist drifted like immortal clouds, turning the dozens of miles around them into a paradise on earth.
This was the foundation upon which the Heavenly Dragon Gate had established itself here. It was also, unexpectedly, another spirit peak blessed land in Guangyuan, besides Broad Cloud Peak, which the Golden Sun Gate had discovered.
A monster with a grotesque, demonlike face, a body as long as a python, and many pairs of pincered legs and arms crawled sinuously, moving without a sound through a secluded valley among the mountains.
"Li Chen, the Everflow Merchants' Association..."
"You actually dared collude to plot against me!"
Dim red light flickered in the monster's eyes. His hideous face brimmed with hatred.
"Found it! There's a secret passage here. It looks like it leads down to the main vein!"
"Finally! Damn it, they really hid it well!"
"Hurry and notify Helm Master Qiu! Nobody else is to touch anything. The Heavenly Dragon Gate's treasury or stockpiled cultivation provisions might be inside!"
At the end of the valley, people seemed to be digging for something when thunderous cheers suddenly erupted.
With an unreadable expression, the monster watched them rush inside in high spirits and dig open the deeply concealed shaft from within.
"I won't let this rest!"
A beastlike growl rose from the monster's throat.
This monster was none other than the Centipede Daoist, who had seen the situation turning against him after the great battle that day and fled in panic.
Although the Centipede Daoist had cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Undying Body, he was still only at Foundation Establishment, far from invincible.
Over this period, Li