Upon reaching the entrance to the Ghost Nation Ruins, Shen Mo finally understood why neither the Ghost Corpse School nor the Heaven Sword Sect, despite being immortal sects situated close to these ruins, could claim it as their own or expel other cultivators.
The vast earth was split open, creating a narrow, meandering fissure. Streams and creeks blocked the path in places, yet the fissure continued as if cleaved in two, its upstream waters cascading down to form a spectacular scene reminiscent of a Milky Way waterfall. Furthermore, segments of hills had collapsed; half remained at ground level while the other half had tumbled into the Ghost Nation Ruins. As far as Shen Mo could see, the end of the fissure was not in sight. He roughly estimated that this entrance alone extended for over a hundred *li*, perhaps even several hundred *li*—a twisted, ugly scar upon the face of the earth!
