Taking advantage of the overt and covert conflicts happening in the Imperial City, Qin Tian, who had settled down a bit, didn't want to miss the opportunity and prepared to head to the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

Yin Yue Demon Venerate and Hong Qi, two notorious traitors of the Demon Clan, were still hiding in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range. Qin Tian had promised Liu Fei'er that he would definitely kill them.

Besides, the Myriad Demon Mountain Range is said to hide the Immortal Divine Beast. Ever since recalling Lu Qing and the others last time, Qin Tian had always kept this matter in mind. He was eager to find the Immortal Divine Beast in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, so he could refine the Immortal Pill recorded in the Xuanming Medicine Book, allowing Lu Qing to be ageless and immortal.

Of course, on the surface, Qin Tian claimed he was going there to deal with Yin Yue Demon Venerate and the others, as the matter concerning the Immortal Pill was known only to him and Du Qiuniang.

Since Liu Fei'er became the Empress of the Demon Clan, she was incredibly busy every day, hence Qin Tian did not inform her about his plan to go to the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, opting to go by himself.

"Old Zhou, I'm leaving the matters here in your hands. We're preparing to head to the Myriad Demon Mountain Range... Hmm, not too many people, about ten should suffice."

Qin Tian instructed Zhou Yang, Lin Yu, and Xiao Zhuang.

He did not plan to take them but intended to go with Du Qiuniang, Murong Fei, Duan Xiaodao, and six elite soldiers of the Qin Family Army.

The rest would remain behind to guard against any unforeseen circumstances.

Of course, before departing, Qin Tian still assigned Zhao Lanjin to continue recruiting soldiers for the Qin Family Army.

Although Fan Bing and Qiao Wenxuan were worried about the safety of Qin Tian and the others, in terms of strength, Du Qiuniang and Murong Fei were already beyond the realm of the Small Immortal Realm. Their power was hard to surpass, so even though they proposed to join, Qin Tian vetoed the idea.

Two days later, the group of ten quietly embarked toward the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

Qin Tian brought along his mount, the Divine Beast Atai. This creature showed potential to become a top-tier mount divine beast as it grew bigger and stronger. However, due to Qin Tian's relatively limited time spent with him, Atai was yet to be fully tamed and obedient as a mount.

Eleven days later, Qin Tian and his team of ten had already entered the area covered by the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

The renowned Myriad Demon Mountain Range appeared endless from afar, with massive peaks clustered in a dark mass, towering into the clouds, making the summits invisible.

The mountain range stretched outwards, with no visible end.

It's said that the highest point of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range reaches over ten thousand meters, allowing one to ascend to the sky.

The area it covers extends beyond a million square kilometers, with almost no ordinary Demon Clan folks living around, only some Demon Beasts and those risking their lives to explore the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

Of course, there are also some masters diligently cultivating, and people like Yin Yue Demon Venerate evading pursuit.

"Let's enter from here, everyone tries to suppress your aura as much as possible to avoid alarming too many people."

Upon arriving at the foot of a mountain range, Qin Tian led the way into the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, as he walked and softly warned the crowd.

The moment ten people entered the mountain forest at its foot, they could instantly sense the unusual aura within the range.

"This should be a unique aura belonging to the Demon Clan; it's very thick here. If we encounter Demon Clan people inside, without the demonic aura they carry, it's easy for us to have our identities exposed."

Duan Xiaodao quietly said, "To my knowledge, the Myriad Demon Mountain Range serves as a forbidden area for the Demon Clan, unwelcome to outsiders. Back in the day, the Long Jun from the Tianyuan Dynasty led a large group of the dynasty's masters inside, angering the ancient mysterious masters of the Demon Clan. A massive battle erupted, leading to Long Jun's defeat, and he had to retreat and never dared step into the Myriad Demon Mountain Range again."

Before coming, Duan Xiaodao sought advice from Zuo Yuanhao and Zhou Yang, and he also went to the Demon Clan's Book Collection Pavilion to browse numerous legends and major events concerning the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, hence his current familiarity with the place.

"Regrettably, after searching throughout the Demon Clan's Book Collection Pavilion, I couldn't find a decent map of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, only a small outline... It's very unclear."

Duan Xiaodao continued, "According to the records of legends, the place where those ancient masters of the Demon Clan converge should be above halfway up the mountain, where the air is thin and Spiritual Energy abounds for cultivation. We might need to ascend above five thousand meters in altitude."

"Our immediate task is to ascertain the hiding place of Yin Yue Demon Venerate and the others. Without a map and clarity on the situation, it seems we can only rely on approaching populated areas and inquiring from people."

Qin Tian nodded, agreeing with Duan Xiaodao's proposal, the group began climbing up slowly towards the nearby mountain tops.

From day to nightfall, gusts blew and the temperature sharply dropped.

By night, the temperature had fallen to zero degrees, despite the sunny weather during the daytime...

"It's so strange..." Murong Fei keenly observed everything around her, saying: "Here, the killing intent and demonic aura are quite intense. And judging by the surrounding trees, it's very peculiar too."

"Judging by the trees... How peculiar is that?" Qin Tian looked at Murong Fei and asked.

Murong Fei pointed towards the surrounding towering trees, saying: "This tree, judging by its leaf shape and growth habits, belongs to a clearly temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest, whereas just now we saw trees at the mountain foot with very fine leaves typical of needle-leaf forests... These two tree types imply a difference in altitude of at least a thousand meters."

The people around, hearing Murong Fei's analysis, wore bewildered expressions.

Du Qiuniang said: "Fei, what are you saying? I don't understand."

Murong Fei looked at Qin Tian and saw him shaking his head; she then curiously asked: "Have you guys never studied geography? The geography textbooks explain it very clearly. Needle-leaf forests generally grow in high latitudes or altitudes, while temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests generally grow in mild-temperature areas... According to geographical analysis, in the same location, the place where temperate deciduous forests grow should be a thousand meters lower than where needle forests grow."

"However, within the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, it's the opposite; needle forests are a thousand meters lower than where deciduous broad-leaved forests grow. Isn't that quite strange?"

After Murong Fei completed her analysis, she looked at everyone, all had perplexed expressions.

Qin Tian glanced at Du Qiuniang, then Du Qiuniang looked at Duan Xiaodao, and Duan Xiaodao gazed at Qin Tian; the three could only muster bitter smiles. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Murong Fei inquisitively asked: "Did you all never study geography? This is basic knowledge for middle school geography."

Qin Tian and the other two shook their heads.

"You're even analyzing geography... uh, Murong, in your school, how many marks did you get in geography?" Qin Tian asked, feeling resigned.

"I usually got full marks, this subject is very easy." Murong Fei replied.

"... "

Qin Tian and the other two felt even more resigned.