After leaving the bamboo forest, Fang Ming said, "Let's go! I'll take you to a place and introduce you to someone."
Fang Ming transformed into a streak of escape light and flew toward the horizon, with Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan following close behind.
A quarter of an hour later, they appeared atop an Emerald Peak. Everything above the mountainside was shrouded in thick purple fog, making it impossible to see what lay on the mountain.
Below the mountainside, the area was covered in lush vegetation, and a set of Bluestone Stairs stretched from the foot of the mountain to the halfway point.
At the foot of the mountain stood a green stone stele more than ten zhang tall. Three large characters reading "Purple Cloud Peak" were written on it.
Wang Changsheng looked toward a certain patch of ground. His divine sense detected a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy, as though it came from a Magic Treasure.
The thick purple fog atop the mountain churned violently. A streak of Purple Escape Light flew out of it and descended in a flash at the foot of the mountain.
As the escape light faded, it revealed a ruddy-faced old man in purple robes. The old man had a round face and large eyes, a tuft of goatee on his chin, and a kind, approachable appearance.
Judging by the fluctuation of magical power around him, he was clearly a cultivator at the peak of the Deity Transformation stage.
The old man in purple robes bowed to Fang Ming and said, "This disciple pays his respects to Martial Uncle Fang."
"Qin Ming, you've reached the peak of the Deity Transformation stage? Not bad. With your aptitude, reaching the Void Refinement Stage shouldn't be too difficult."
Fang Ming praised him, his face full of approval.