"Inside the Divine Mountain? You mean within the interior of the Divine Mountain?" Chu Feng asked.
"Not merely the interior of the Divine Mountain — the Divine Mountain World," Song Xi's mother said.
"The Divine Mountain World? What is that?" Chu Feng asked.
"The Divine Mountain World is a treasure trove. That expert said that within the Divine Mountain World lies an enormous treasure vault."
"According to that expert, inside the Divine Mountain World, there are endless riches. Immortal Armaments and Forbidden Martial Techniques can be seen everywhere," Song Xi's mother said.
"Endless riches, and Immortal Armaments and Forbidden Martial Techniques just lying around everywhere? Good heavens, Chu Feng, doesn't that sound remarkably similar to the wasteland we entered?" the Queen said.
"Let me ask." Actually, even without the Queen bringing it up, Chu Feng had already thought of that mysterious wasteland.
So Chu Feng asked, "Senior, did that expert describe what the Divine Mountain World looks like on the inside?"
"That, the expert did not say, because he had only heard of it through hearsay," Song Xi's mother said.
"Then did that expert say what method one must use to enter the Divine Mountain World?" Chu Feng asked once more.
"He said that no one knows where it is located, and no one knows how to get inside."
"Actually, that expert had come specifically for the Divine Mountain World. He was gravely wounded because he encountered something inside the Divine Mountain," Song Xi's mother said.
"You mean that the reason the expert doesn't have long to live is because of something he encountered inside the Divine Mountain?" Chu Feng asked.
"That is correct," Song Xi's mother said.
"Did he say what exactly he encountered?" Chu Feng asked.
"He said it was a dark, black aura that surged up from beneath the ground. That dark black aura was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it devoured him."
"After being swallowed by that dark black aura, he felt as though his flesh, his power, and his soul were all being forcibly drained away by it. He endured pain like nothing he had ever experienced before."
"Fortunately, he had cultivated a special technique — one that allowed him to undergo a complete transformation and be reborn through an object."
"He used that technique to achieve rebirth. Afterward, he discovered that the dark black aura had already disappeared, while his original physical body had been reduced to a dried corpse," Song Xi's mother said.
"A dried corpse." At that moment, Chu Feng and Song Xi exchanged a glance.
Both of them, almost simultaneously, thought of the appearance of those deceased people from the Zhao Residence.
And those people had died at the foot of the Divine Mountain. Their deaths were already suspicious, making it impossible not to associate them with the Divine Mountain.
"It seems that expert was reborn through an object and managed to escape danger temporarily, but he still suffered grave injuries — injuries to his soul, which is why he cannot heal," Chu Feng said.
"Yes, that is exactly what the expert said. And he also told us that the danger we encountered that day was precisely that dark black aura."
"The only reason we survived was that the expert sensed something was wrong ahead of time. Before the danger fully manifested, we fled, which allowed us to escape with our lives."
"So, Lord Chu Feng, that place is truly dangerous. If you are unwilling to take us there, you do not have to go," Song Xi's mother said.
"Auntie, I've told you — I've entered that Divine Mountain several times already. It really isn't as dangerous as you think," Chu Feng said.
"Lord Chu Feng, are you truly willing to help us? Even knowing full well how perilous the Divine Mountain is, you would still go?" Song Xi's mother asked.
"Of course," Chu Feng said with absolute certainty.
"My lord, you are truly a good person. I do not know how I could ever repay you."
"But my time really is running out. If it is possible to go, then could we set out right now?" Song Xi's mother asked.
"That is exactly what I was thinking as well. There is no time to waste," Chu Feng said.
"Good, good, good."
Song Xi's mother was overjoyed, and as she spoke, she stepped outside.
Originally, Chu Feng and Song Xi had thought that Song Xi's mother…