Ever since Qin Fengming entered the forbidden area, Zhong Miao had remained near the pass without leaving.
At one point, a friendly commander came to inform him of what had happened outside and relay some of Huntian Prefect's arrangements.
Even after learning that strange phenomena had appeared throughout Tianji Land, Zhong Miao still did not leave.
It was not that he cared deeply about Qin Fengming and the others. Rather, he needed to spend a great deal of time casting spells on the Skeleton Ghosts he had collected, preparing for any dangers that might arise.
The entire Tianji Land was shrouded in terrifying phenomena. Such a thing had never appeared in the records of the ancient texts.
Although the ancient texts recorded that the protective formation guarding Aoteng Realm had once been activated, this was the first time strange phenomena had enveloped the world. The appearance of such a situation convinced Zhong Miao that the danger Tianji Land faced this time would certainly far surpass any recorded in the ancient texts.
Deep down, Zhong Miao hoped that Qin Fengming and the two others, who had entered the forbidden area, could leave as soon as possible.
After seeing Gu Jun earlier and learning that Qin Fengming and the two others had easily passed through the guarded area on the outskirts of the forbidden area, Zhong Miao became certain that they had a very high chance of leaving safely.
The forbidden area had only been open for a short while when Qin Fengming and the two others rapidly passed through that obstructed region—and they had forcibly broken through it at that. This had been utterly unexpected.
Zhong Miao had entered the forbidden area before, so he naturally knew how troublesome the Soul Resentment power was, with its tremendous corrosive force against cultivators'