The decision to continue their investigation was unanimous.
Lin Mu and his companions knew that what they had found in the steppes and ravines could not be isolated incidents. The signs were too clear, the malevolent Qi too concentrated, and the strange blizzards far too coordinated to be natural.
The Ephemera Sect was moving across the Darkhan Dynasty with purpose, and the group had only begun to uncover the outer layer of their schemes.
Thus, over the next three months, Lin Mu, Elyon, Cattaleya, Meng Bai, Daoist Chu, Monk Hushu, and the beasts traveled tirelessly across the land, following the map Elyon had created.
The jade slip projection of the dynasty became their guide, glowing faintly every time they marked a new location they had visited. By the time the second month ended, it was filled with dozens of glowing red marks that represented corrupted sites.
