Half an hour later, Qin Fengming had returned to the main council hall with Elder Yan, Chong Ruo, and the others. As soon as they had taken their seats, Chong Ruo immediately spoke:
"Fellow Daoist Fei, these past three months have had this Chong terribly worried about you. Since you have emerged safely, that is truly wonderful. There are still more than twenty days before the day we agreed to set out for the Yellow Dao Sect. Fellow Daoist, you should not leave this place again, should you?"
Qin Fengming naturally knew what Chong Ruo meant. This trip to the Yellow Dao Sect was of extraordinary importance to the Eight Extremes Sect. They were certainly afraid that something else might happen to him, causing him to miss the Banner Wielder selection.
"Mm. Sect Master Chong, rest assured. From now on, this humble one will stay in the guest quarters and not go out again. However, this humble one has a request. I hope we can delay our departure by ten days. When this Qin was at the stone wall in that forbidden area, he saw quite a few talisman-pattern carvings. This humble one is deeply interested in them, so I need to enter and take another look after a month."
"Delaying it by ten days is not a problem. However, this old man advises you not to venture too deeply into that forbidden area. One of our Eight Extremes Sect's Supreme Elders once entered it and was trapped inside for an entire month. If you go in, you may find it difficult to escape."
A sharp glint flashed through Elder Yan's eyes as he studied Qin Fengming. Only after looking at him for a while did he speak in a deep voice, as though he intended to see through Qin