Li Yuan toyed with the idea of investigating the ghost domain but ultimately decided against it. What interested him more was the icebone flower growing on its outskirts; no one seemed to have found that plant anywhere else. It had to be some local specialty of the ghost domain, which explained why Gongshan Jun had chosen to set up camp here. Who knew what other motive he might have had?0

It did occur to Li Yuan that Gongshan Jun might have belonged to some hidden power, collecting demon hunters out here to further that power’s goals. But according to Wood Dog Quatro, Gongshan Jun had been around for three decades. What force would station a sixth rank martial artist in the middle of nowhere for 30 years straight…just to capture demonic beasts?5

Pushing those thoughts aside, Li Yuan decided to head north and look for a suitable place for people to live. With the local...0