Gu Yuexi moved swiftly through the black mist.
The farther east she went, the thicker the surrounding deathly aura became, carrying a cold, corrupting presence.
Fine black ash even began to drift through the air, crunching underfoot.
Faintly, a low roar could be heard in the distance.
It was intermittent, filled with a chilling malice.
They traveled for more than ten li.
The view ahead cleared up somewhat, and the black mist thinned considerably.
Small mounds of earth appeared on the ground, not unlike the graves in a burial mound.
However, they were arranged in neat, orderly squares and had no headstones.
As Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng drew closer, the ground began to tremble slightly.
Skeleton Monsters began to crawl out of the small mounds, their bony frames creaking and clattering.
Some Skeleton Monsters held rust-covered swords.
Others gripped rotten wooden clubs.
And some skeletons simply clutched half a brick.
The Skeleton Monsters' Cultivation levels were uneven.
