The supply depot of the Great Snow Mountain was situated about 20 kilometers away from the capital of the Stone Kingdom. Its back was facing the Xiaoyao Lake and built on a small pier. To either side of it was a small river that acted as a natural trench. The only way in or out of it was a narrow passageway at its northeast corner.
About five kilometers away from the depot was the spot called the Wild Boar Slope. The slope itself was a piece of wilderness strewn with rocks. It was slightly undulating with a path situated below the slope.
Shangguan Fei gave the excuse that he had to answer the call of nature and ran up the slope. He gazed afar as he urinated, but he was confused by what he saw.
About one to two kilometers away was what seemed to be a barren swampland, covered with potholes of all sizes. It was filled with a thick, viscous black liquid which bubbled slowly and lifelessly.