Qin Fengming looked toward the dense forest, and the faces of five people immediately came into view.
All five were male cultivators. Three were at the mid stage Ghost Master, each appearing to be in his forties or fifties. The remaining two were early-stage Ghost Masters: an old man and a man in his thirties.
When the five saw the three Xu Family cultivators arrive, four calmly glanced at Qin Fengming, while the young man gazed at Xu Ru with burning eyes.
Seeing Xu Ru standing beside Qin Fengming, seemingly quite close to him, the young cultivator immediately fixed his gaze on Qin Fengming's face, a sinister look surfacing on his own.
Whether deliberately or not, Xu Ru shifted slightly, moving more than ten feet away from Qin Fengming. She also smiled at the young cultivator in greeting.
"Is this fellow Daoist the helper you three found? Since everyone is here, Brother Xu, please bring out the cultivation method for that joint technique so we can comprehend it as soon as possible. There are fewer than five years left before Yunxing Space closes."
Turning back to Xu Yang, a middle-aged cultivator with a cold expression and sinister eyes spoke.
Clearly, he attached little importance to Qin Fengming.
"Brother Qiu Han is quite right. Now that everyone is here, we will naturally bring out the joint technique. However, you must also make your intentions clear. Once we reach the ancient plain, each of you must give the three of us one spiritual herb used to refine a Profound God Pill. Thus, it would be best for you fellow Daoists to swear an oath."
Xu Yang smiled faintly and looked at the others as he spoke.
"A mere spiritual herb is hardly worth mentioning. You should know that very few people enter