Although the five cultivators who had reached the Spirit Severing realm were secretly delighted to be facing the foundation site of an ancient great sect, none of them had let down their guard. Everyone knew that one careless move could send them plunging into restrictions capable of annihilating even a Profound level existence.
Before the five had stepped through the towering mountain gate, a small Spirit Beast resembling a civet leaped out from the only female cultivator's hand and entered the mountain gate first.
Seeing how cautious the female cultivator was, Qin Fengming gave her a slight nod.
Having a Spirit Beast scout ahead was an extremely powerful safeguard for the five of them. But for the beast's master, this was not necessarily a good thing.
Qin Fengming knew of some ancient restrictions that could lock onto people connected to them based on their aura.
It was possible that if the little beast fell into a restriction, the female cultivator who was its master would also be locked onto by the restriction and forcibly dragged inside.
Because of this, even Qin Fengming would generally not dare release a Spirit Beast to scout ahead in such circumstances.
The female cultivator clearly knew such a thing could happen yet still dared to do it. It seemed she had considerable confidence in her own strength.
When the little beast appeared, Qin Fengming and Ancestor Zhan Yuan showed no unusual reaction, but Gu Changtian's expression shifted slightly, as if he were pondering something.
After entering through the mountain gate, the scene before them was different from what it had been outside. What met their eyes was a series of broad paths.
These paths led in all directions, winding away from the mountain gate toward several distant valleys.
"The restrictions here have clearly already been