Profound Vein Secret Realm, Spirit Platform Source Manor

Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi left the bedchamber and appeared in an unfamiliar dense forest. The two frolicked and wandered about, but when they turned back, they found that the hidden door had vanished. They frowned in distress.

Suddenly, a pleasant, melodious song drifted over from afar. The two brightened and immediately flew toward the sound.

Before long, they arrived at a mountain hollow. Within it stood a woodcutter with a broad back, holding a hatchet and wearing a felt hat. Sparse stubble covered his face as he hummed a mountain song, looking thoroughly upright.

"Sir, please wait," Mei Yingyin called out.

Hearing her, the woodcutter's song abruptly stopped. He halted and turned around, smiling at Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi.

"What can I do for you two young ladies?"

Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi landed before the woodcutter.

"Sir, we were wandering about and accidentally entered this forest. Only then did we realize we had lost our way. May I ask where this is?"

"Oh, this is the Profound Vein Secret Realm."

"The Profound Vein Secret Realm?" Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi frowned in confusion.

The woodcutter smiled. "You two young ladies look unfamiliar. You aren't locals, are you?"

Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi nodded.

"This Profound Vein Secret Realm stretches for a million miles, with few inhabitants. Why were you two wandering here, and where did you come from?"

"A-a million miles?" Mei Yingyin and Xiao Bi were stunned.

"And you?"

"My family has been woodcutters for generations. We make our living from cutting firewood. Within ten miles, there is only my family."

"You two young ladies look pure and unworldly, with Immortal Qi around you. You must be Immortals from the Upper Realm, or disciples of an immortal mountain or Treasure Island, right?" The woodcutter's gaze swept