The next day, at the Corpse Burial Mountain Range, which lay at the junction of the southwestern regions of the Central Plains. Because of its terrain, yin qi hung especially thick here, mingled with dense corpse qi. Beneath the pitch-black soil, who knew how many bodies lay buried? It was a mass grave in every sense of the word.
Whoosh!
Several sudden whistles of wind broke the silence above the Corpse Burial Mountain Range. Streaks of light flashed past, and several figures appeared on a peak deep within the mountains. All of them gazed toward the deepest reaches of the range, where the space hidden behind tall gray trees seemed faintly distorted.
"The Heaven Hall of the Heavenly Dipper Hall lies deep within the Corpse Burial Mountain Range, but a spatial barrier has been set up there. Unless we want to face a sky-blotting barrage the moment we enter, we'll have to find a way to evade the spatial restrictions' detection."
Feeling the intensely concentrated yin qi in the surrounding space and the faint scent of blood within it, Hun Changqing took a deep breath, his face brimming with pleasure. Then he pointed toward the depths of the Corpse Burial Mountain Range and spoke.
"Based on what you told us before, half the Pill Tower Elders have come this time. They can work together to cast a ward. While we aren't certain it can evade the spatial barrier, it can withstand any concentrated attack we might face when we're discovered."
Watching Hun Changqing breathe deeply beside him, the Pill Tower Grand Elder's lips twitched slightly, but he still offered an explanation.
"In that case, let's go."
Hun Changqing nodded slightly.
Within the faintly distorted space lay a vast expanse of black earth. Here and there, stark white fragments protruded from