Deep within Immortality Mountain, outside the Tomb of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Lords in the Southern Border.
Countless green mountains stretched across the land, their lush forests rippling like emerald waves beneath the gentle morning breeze.
Before a deep tunnel through the mountain, the five gentlemen slowly dismounted and stepped forward beneath the blazing morning sun.
Reaching the tunnel entrance, the five stopped and tethered their horses.
Big Fat Dragon stood before the tunnel, his large belly sticking out, and suddenly remarked, "Legend has it that our Southern Border's Immortality Mountain was where the Witch God attained enlightenment. Who knows how many years have passed since then? His descendants have known glory, but also many declines. According to folk legends, long, long ago, the Witch God Clan suffered a catastrophe that nearly wiped them out. This might have had something to do with the Human Emperor who ruled the Nine Provinces. In the end, the surviving clansmen returned to Immortality Mountain and built the Spirit-Communicating Tunnel."
Hearing him speak, Ren Ye asked in puzzlement, "You know the origins of the Spirit-Communicating Tunnel?"
"Not much." Big Fat Dragon shook his head slightly. "I've only heard that the Witch God Clan built the Spirit-Communicating Tunnel to escape their enemies' pursuit. This place might lead in every direction, so troops hidden in the mountain could hold off ten times their number. If danger arose, they could evacuate immediately and preserve their lineage. There are also rumors in the Southern Border that the end of this Spirit-Communicating Tunnel connects to the Witch God Altar, and beneath the altar lies the 'Tenfold Severance Abyss.'"
"What is the Tenfold Severance Abyss?" Poison Wine Flask asked with a frown.
Big Fat Dragon glanced at him and replied flatly, "I'm not a descendant of the Witch God Clan. How