Chapter 287
Chapter Title: Heavenly Realm
Song Mountain
Paht!
I headed to Henan Province first. Asking locals for directions, I made my way toward Song Mountain. Pushing through the underbrush, I couldn't help but find it strange.
'Come to think of it, despite all these reincarnations, this is my first time coming to Song Mountain.'
Song Mountain was home to the Shaolin Temple, the leader of the Nine Great Sects. The temple's history stretched back well over a millennium, on par with the White Lotus Cult. Martial arts had existed before Shaolin, but the fact that it alone endured to this day spoke volumes of its greatness.
A sudden thought struck me: perhaps Shaolin had suffered a massacre like Mount Hua Sect. Rather than approaching openly, sneaking in seemed wiser. If I'd gone straight to Mount Hua, those flies might have manipulated the humans' minds to play innocent.
'The monks seem fine...'
It looked normal on the surface. But I couldn't assume, so I prepared to slip inside using Soul Vanquishing Step. Deeper in, something might show.