Chapter 6 Igor
Igor stared blankly at Guru Mountain before him.
At that moment, his mind was filled with only surprise and shame.
Surprise that Guru Mountain was so peculiar, and shame that he had been so ignorant.
Initially, Igor couldn’t wrap his head around why he needed a guide to climb a mountain. Guru Mountain was right there in front of him; surely, he could simply march up?
Even the largest mountains must have paths. Weren’t all trails formed by people walking?
Yet, now standing at the foot of Guru Mountain, Igor finally realized things were not as simple as he thought. This Guru Mountain far surpassed his imagination.
The aspects of it that defied his expectations left him standing stupefied at the mountain’s base for a long while.
Aside from feeling ashamed of my ignorance, I also can’t help but marvel at my own insignificance.
Guru Mountain, with its undulating ridges and continuous peaks, awed him. Two peaks of comparable height, forming the Twin Peaks, pierced the clouds. Around these Twin Peaks clustered smaller, snow-capped hillocks of varying elevations. Far off, dense clusters of unidentifiable ancient flora clung to the mountainside halfway up. Despite the approaching deep winter, the mountain remained as green as ever.
To say Guru Mountain was majestic wasn’t quite right. It didn’t seem to tower impressively. Compared to Kayne Mountain on the eastern side of the Yowein Continent, it was far less grand. Kayne Mountain boasted stone steps leading directly to its main peak, a feature Guru Mountain lacked. In fact, it was difficult to even identify Guru Mountain’s main peak.
To say Guru Mountain was mysterious might not be accurate either. Apart from the cloud-piercing Twin Peaks, no other summits were shrouded in mist or fog. It bore no comparison in mystery to Tianxue Mountain on the northwestern Yowein Continent.
And to declare the mountain perilous wouldn’t suit it. From afar, the entire mountain range appeared smooth and substantial. It was not dangerously steep or fraught with precipices, a far cry from Alph Mountain on the western side of the Yowein Continent.