"Eh? Who are you two? How did you end up here?"
Not long after Qin Fengming and his companion entered the protective restriction of Manghuang Mountain, they proceeded slowly while identifying whether any restrictions had been laid nearby. Suddenly, a soft cry of surprise rang out from far to their left. A cultivator then flew out from a dense mountain forest and hovered in midair.
The cultivator appeared to be no more than thirty-some years old, with a cultivation base at the mid Core Formation stage.
Seeing a cultivator appear, Qin Fengming was slightly startled as well. He had not expected a Core Formation cultivator to appear in the rear mountains of Manghuang Mountain.
The rear mountains of Manghuang Mountain covered a vast area and contained countless restrictions. Generally, only those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage would be granted a restriction token by Manghuang Mountain and then choose a cultivation residence in the rear mountains.
Core Formation cultivators were not permitted to enter the rear mountains at will.
This place was located in the deepest part of the rear mountains, yet this young man, who was only at the mid Core Formation stage, had appeared here. Qin Fengming was greatly puzzled.
"Could it be that you broke through the restrictions and secretly slipped in?" Seeing Qin Fengming's slightly startled expression, the young cultivator's face suddenly changed, and his voice abruptly rose several notches.
Although the young man's expression was solemn and his gaze cold, he showed not the slightest sign of fear.
"What is your name? Whose disciple are you? How were you able to come here?" Qin Fengming did not answer the young man's question. Instead, he questioned him in succession.
He knew the rules of Manghuang Mountain very well. Unless a Core Formation cultivator had the