That mortal youth was exceptionally quick-witted. Though the Immortal Master before him was young, the jade talisman in his hand flashed with formidable power. He knew the person before him must possess an extremely high cultivation, and thus did not dare delay in the slightest. He said respectfully:
"Reporting to you, Immortal Master, it is like this. Wanghai City occupies an extremely special location. It is the finest port of departure in the entire Wanghai Prefecture. Therefore, whenever an Immortal Master wishes to travel out to sea, they will generally first stop in Wanghai City. For this reason, the City Lord specifically prepared an area within the city for all the Immortal Masters.
"Only Immortal Masters can enter that area. When I saw you enter the city without going directly there, I came forward to guide you."
Although Qin Fengming knew that Wanghai Prefecture was one of the few places in the vast Yuanfeng Empire from which one could go out to sea, he knew nothing about the specific situation.
Hearing what the young man before him said, he knew it was surely true. He nodded, then boarded a carriage with the youth and sped toward the city.
"Immortal Master, that densely forested area ahead is the area prepared for Immortal Masters. I can only escort you this far. If we go any farther, I will lose my way in that mist."
Less than half an hour later, the carriage stopped in a vast area northeast of Wanghai City, shrouded in a layer of thin mist. The youth jumped down from the carriage and bowed respectfully.
Qin Fengming swept his gaze around and saw that, not far from where the carriage had stopped, cultivators were entering and leaving the misty region without obstruction. He knew that the mist was merely