Yin Xu sensed something was wrong too. Shi Chun had said it was inappropriate for the Golden-Haired Rat Clan to go to Green Mound and asked whether she could find a way to stop them, so she naturally had someone contact Tian Shen again at once.
But by the time Tian Shen received the message and tried to catch up with the Golden-Haired Rat Clan, he had already lost their trail.
After seeing the Golden-Haired Rat Clan enter Green Mound territory, he had stopped following. They had left precisely because they could no longer find a foothold in Green Mound. He had already turned back and traveled a long way before receiving the message. How could he possibly find them after doubling back to pursue them? In fact, by the time he received the message, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang had already reached Qing Continent...
Green Mound was a hilly region amid a vast expanse of wetlands. Though it had no particularly lofty mountains, it boasted many remarkable peaks and beautiful vistas. Its forests displayed vivid, striking contrasts of color, and by day, rainbows could be seen spanning the hills everywhere-a wonder all its own.
Pink clouds and mist emerged and drifted through the hills at dawn and dusk. At night, five-colored fireflies danced everywhere, their swarms like fluttering ribbons of rainbow light beneath the stars, as though time itself had slipped into a dream.
Rich spiritual energy also drifted through this realm.
This dreamlike place was said to be the burial ground of a Primordial Deity and had long been occupied by a group of the Fox Clan.
To enter, one first had to cross an immense swamp.
The swamp produced poisonous gases, some lethally toxic, others hallucinogenic. Guardian Beasts also lurked within it.
Passing high overhead was one