Forty or fifty days later, on a mountain peak blanketed with Ao Beast Vine Demons, a seated cultivator opened his eyes from his spellcasting. His gaze was bright, and his face held a calm, composed expression.
"That junior is truly fast. But in the end, I, Zhan, have intercepted you ahead of time. If I let you escape again this time, then Zhan Meng really ought to seal himself away and never show his face in the Cultivation World again."
The cultivator's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.
This cultivator was none other than Zhan Meng, who had been pursuing Qin Fengming at top speed. At this moment, however, Zhan Meng's position was already far ahead of Qin Fengming.
The place where Zhan Meng currently was lay near the last Teleportation Array leading to Fengze City that Qin Fengming was most likely to use.
Zhan Meng was certain of this because, along the way, he had verified Qin Fengming's position several times. He had then inferred the locations of several Teleportation Arrays Qin Fengming had previously used and finally determined this one. This Teleportation Array lay directly along Qin Fengming's route, and its destination was also the closest to Fengze City.
While flying onward, Zhan had encountered several late Profound Tier and peak Profound Tier cultivators from Tianji Land. The locations of the Teleportation Arrays he learned from them were even more detailed than what he had obtained through soul-searching earlier.
Moreover, those cultivators had been moved by the benefits Zhan Meng promised. They followed his instructions and helped him search for traces of Qin Fengming.
It was precisely because he had the exact locations of so many Teleportation Arrays that Zhan had been able to intercept Qin Fengming in advance.
Against Qin Fengming, Zhan Meng could be said