The area was lush with greenery, dotted with rolling hills and a long river winding its way through the mountains, its rushing waters faintly audible in the distance.

Vivid flowers grew in abundance along the riverbank, among them the towering Tin Staff Flowers, standing out like cranes among chickens.

Chen Xun and Black Bull disguised themselves as piles of grass, activating their Concealment Technique, remaining still as they observed the surroundings.

Several bodies with pierced skulls lay by the river, the surrounding flora seemingly feeding on the corpses, which had shriveled significantly, their cause of death indiscernible.