"City Lord, just what are Kongming Mountain's origins? Do you really know nothing about them?"
"No. They're too mysterious. Apart from us in Tianshui City, they hardly ever interact with outside forces. Didn't you suggest earlier that they might come from the Ancient Domain? I think that really is possible..."
Soon, the two reached the end of the cave.
It was unbearably hot here. Magma drawn up from underground flowed like streams through channels in the rock, and the surrounding air seemed to warp under the extreme heat.
A scruffy-bearded middle-aged man stood bare-chested beside the magma, hammering away, seemingly unafraid of the scorching heat.
Even Tian Mohan could not withstand the heat. Protecting himself with True Qi, he stepped forward and shouted, "Brother Shan Shui, long time no see!"
The scruffy-bearded man turned his head and said in a rough, powerful voice, "Tian Mohan, why is it you? I wondered what honored guest had arrived. Oh? Judging by your clothes, you're the City Lord now?"
"I've been City Lord for some years now. This is Deputy City Lord Lin of Tianshui City. We were passing Kongming Mountain, so I brought him here especially to pay you a visit."
"Deputy City Lord? So young. Is he your son...?"
"Don't joke. Deputy City Lord Lin is from Ancient Pool Village, and he's also a Descendant."
At the word "Descendant," Kong Shan Shui abruptly stopped hammering. He stepped away from the rock channel and studied Lin Yi. "A Descendant! To think a new generation of Descendants has appeared! What a shame. If my master hadn't died, he might have seen a living Descendant too."
Tian Mohan exclaimed in surprise, "Master Tie Ming died?"
Kong Shan Shui pointed at his own head. "Long ago. Artifact refining fried his brain. That day, he threw