A cliff stood in front of Night's Sacred Domain, with the Ancestor Spirit Forest above it. But Zhao Si and the others did not want to venture any deeper. To get up there, they would probably have to use the buildings.
In other words, they would have to climb the houses again and use the rooftops. Besides, there probably was no way out up there.
According to the Reverse Eagle Legion commander's records, the Reverse Eagle Legion should have come from the Ancestor Spirit Legion's territory, but the records said they had climbed into the Eternal City using ladders.
Zhao Si repeatedly checked the records and the map they had found, finally reaching a conclusion: he did not know the forest's exact name.
This underground world had distinct differences in elevation, roughly dividing it into three levels. The Eternal City occupied the middle level, with the Ancestor Spirit Forest, the Siofra River Aqueduct, and the great waterfall above it.
The Reverse Eagle Legion had entered by following the Siofra River.
But beneath the Eternal City lay another forest, called the Faith Forest.
The Ancestor Spirit Forest and the Faith Forest formed one continuous stretch, both belonging to the Ancestor Spirit's People. All the animals and plants within were entirely natural. The Ancestor Spirit's People were like ancient druids, living as one with nature.
Whether squirrels, sheep, Giant Rats, or wolves, they could all gather peacefully around the Ancestor Spirit's People and enjoy a moment of tranquility.
They had built stairs connecting to the Eternal City's walls, providing a route between the upper and lower forests.
Clearly, however, the stairs had not withstood the ravages of time. They had long since broken apart and fallen into the pool.
Now that Zhao Si and his two companions had climbed onto the city