This was a dead mountain.
It was no exaggeration to call it that. The mountain seemed to have been formed from piled stones and mud.
It was as though no living thing could survive on it.
Across the mountain's surface, thick swamp sludge flowed.
It was as though the entire mountain had been brushed with a layer of swamp.
It looked horrifying and disgusting.
The crowd exchanged glances. The Nine Heavens Alliance Master spoke first. "Our knowledge of the Death Swamp only extends as far as the Land of Five Passes.
"We know nothing about what lies beyond."
Because none of those who had come here before had returned alive.
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, but having come this far, there had long been no road back.
"I'll go take a look first," the Imperial Mountain and River Emperor said.
He rose into the air and headed toward the mountain.
This was already the core of the Death Swamp—the very end.
Tree Elder had to be somewhere within this mountain.
The mountain was the greatest threat, so it was only natural for the Imperial Mountain and River Emperor to scout ahead.
However, he had originally been walking through the air, yet as he approached the mountain, no one knew what happened.
He suddenly fell straight down.
"Aerial prohibition?" Xu Zimo guessed.
After the Imperial Mountain and River Emperor landed, nothing happened. This place simply did not permit anyone to walk through the air.
Mountains and rivers surged around him, and the power of mountains and rivers blanketed everything.
Looking closely now, one would discover that the Imperial Mountain and River Emperor himself had already become blurred and indistinct, as though he had transformed into a landscape of mountains and rivers.
Rules surged, and the Great Dao rang out,