() Qin Fengming was sincerely grateful to this elderly man. The situation he had been in at the time had been extraordinarily perilous. If those twenty or thirty Core Formation cultivators had disregarded his life and death and unleashed their spirit artifacts with all their might, they could have killed him on the spot in an instant.
Qin Fengming had been clear about gratitude and grudges since childhood. Although Elder surnamed Huo had merely sent him a single voice transmission, it was precisely that one sentence that had ultimately allowed him to escape.
Holding the Young Master's token, he indeed passed unhindered along the way.
Manghuang Mountain differed from the other great sects. Apart from a huge protective formation surrounding its outer perimeter, restrictions were also scattered throughout the interior of Manghuang Mountain. Without a Manghuang Mountain cultivator to lead the way, saying that one could not take even a single step was hardly an exaggeration.
Although Qin Fengming did not know the exact safe route, he had the Manghuang Mountain Young Master's token in hand. Whenever he was trapped by a restriction, he could rely on the token to break free in an instant.
Thus, Qin Fengming did not delay at all along the way. He led Elder surnamed Huo straight back to his former Cave Abode.
The Cave Abode had not changed in the slightest since he had left. It seemed that no other cultivator had entered during the forty or fifty years he had been away.
"Benefactor, please wait here in the Cave Abode for a moment. Once Fengming has gone to meet several of his masters, he will return to speak with you." After bringing Elder surnamed Huo into the cave, Qin Fengming clasped his fists and spoke with exceptional courtesy.
"Young Master, I truly do