The Former Dynasty Remnants operated around Shanghe City because this region had once been the birthplace of the former Yuan dynasty. The tomb where the Dragon Emperor slumbered was also hidden here.
Early that morning, Lin Mo followed Wei Manying into the Cloud-Net Mountains.
The Cloud-Net Mountains were steep and treacherous, their peaks rising one behind another. Thick fog shrouded the depths of their forests year-round, and spiritual energy abounded.
Demon beasts ran rampant through the mountains, and venomous creatures were everywhere. Swamps alternated with sheer cliffs; one careless step could leave a traveler trapped with no way out.
Even experienced explorers dared not venture deep inside lightly.
Lin Mo had grown up in Shanghe City and was reasonably familiar with the outskirts of the Cloud-Net Mountains, but their depths were forbidden ground he had never set foot in.
The Cloud-Net Mountains covered an immense area, stretching for thousands of li. Even after living here for more than ten years, Lin Mo had explored less than a thousandth of them.
As he and Wei Manying traveled onward, demon beasts' roars occasionally reached their ears. Now and then, they also saw sect elders leading disciples through the mountains to train and fight demon beasts.
Some expedition parties were attacked by demon beasts, their screams echoing through the valleys and making one's hair stand on end.
But Lin Mo had no mind to concern himself with any of that.
His goal today was clear: to train in the Dragon Emperor's Tomb and, ideally, make a breakthrough in his cultivation.
If he could enter the Heaven-Viewing Realm, it would be a qualitative leap.
What would Xiao Ming have to fight him with then?
At the thought, excitement stirred in Lin Mo's heart.
There was no helping it. Lin Mo was a favored son