So it was that the duo and the fox followed the bouncing black flower as they ran towards the mountain range where they were located. Although it was said to lie deep within the mountains, in reality, they were simply moving further inward, still far from the true depths.
If they had a map, it would become apparent that the Soul Extinguishing Mountain Range was not situated between the Inner and Outer Cities. Instead of a single large mountain, it was a chain of peaks linked together, forming a ribbon-like range.
Thus, the Soul Extinguishing Mountain Range stood erect between the Inner City and the Outer City, meaning that after leaving Thunder King City, Sun Wukong and the others had to climb to the top of a large mountain and then continue forward until they reached the other end of the range and descended. Beyond the mountains lay a vast forest, after traversing which, they would arrive at Transforming Thunder City, one of the top ten Inner Cities.
