When another cultivator suddenly appeared, neither Yi Ao nor any of the others asked a single question. They knew this taciturn young cultivator, with his stern face and oppressive aura, was not someone they could casually inquire about.
His very presence in the Yellow Springs Secret Realm gave them much to ponder. Seeing that even Qin Fengming treated the young man with respect, they dared not overstep in the slightest.
After teleporting out of the area containing the Yellow Springs Secret Water, Qin Fengming and the others began leading the way.
Many hands made light work. After searching for a while, they found the route they had originally taken to enter. Their journey naturally became simpler after that.
Though the route was clear, traveling through the vast Yellow Springs Secret Realm still took more than half a year.
"Senior, the Teleportation Array is in the valley ahead. Unless something unexpected has happened, the Ghost King cultivator from the Yellow Springs Palace who slipped through our net should be guarding the cave dwelling housing it. But after so much time, he may have grown suspicious. You should therefore take extra care, Senior."
After calling Saintly Venerable Shiyou out, Qin Fengming pointed ahead and spoke.
Despite several months of secluded cultivation, Saintly Venerable Shiyou was still pale. Clearly, his internal injuries had shown little improvement.
Qin Fengming could guess some of the reasons Saintly Venerable Shiyou was so intent on destroying the Yellow Springs Palace without waiting for his injuries to heal.
A powerful sect connected to formidable forces in the upper realm, one capable of calling down the soul essence of an upper-realm mighty being, had to be dealt with completely and swiftly. Once it recovered its wits and gathered its strength again, even Saintly Venerable Shiyou would likely have to