Gu Chen broke through to commune with the divine, stomping out Ling Yun Valley, and like a hurricane, this news swept across all lands under the heavens.
Not only in Da Xia, but even the barbarian tribes and the Great Yuan were aware of this news.
As Gu Chen, or rather, as an ally of Da Xia, learning of this news naturally brought great joy; while Gu Chen's enemies, or those hostile to Da Xia, were naturally thrown into disarray upon hearing it.
Just beyond the borders of Yan State lay an endless, majestic mountain range with peaks stretching as far as the eye could see. Every mountain peak was gray-black, ancient and weathered, towering enormously, piercing the skies.
This boundless range was pervaded by a heavy aura, as if it had stood since time immemorial, weathering the passage of ages, enduring from the primeval times to the present.
This was the foremost forbidden area in the Nine States—the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains!