Belonging

Standing inside the main hall, Qin Fengming wore a calm expression as he looked at the hundred-plus cultivators beside him, whose faces were alight with excitement. There was not the slightest trace of agitation in his heart.

Although he was happy to join Manghuang Mountain, he was by no means as eager as the other cultivators.

Manghuang Mountain was merely a haven from the storm for his cultivation. As for whether it could help him cultivate, Qin Fengming still held little hope at this point.

Although Manghuang Mountain possessed numerous talismans, spell charms, and various scriptures, given his current cultivation, he supposed there would not be many that he could access.

What Qin Fengming was thinking about now was using more than a decade to completely stabilize his realm before once again charging at the Core Formation bottleneck, hoping to break through it in one fell swoop. This was his greatest wish at present.

But Qin Fengming did not know that an incomparably difficult obstacle was waiting for him on his path of cultivation. If he could not cross it, his path of cultivation would be severed completely.

Just as Qin Fengming was letting his thoughts run wild, three Nascent Soul cultivators entered the main hall. Looking at the hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators standing before him, Elder surnamed Shu broke into a smile and said with a chuckle:

"First, I congratulate all of you on passing Manghuang Mountain's skills competition. However, if you wish to join Manghuang Mountain smoothly, there is still one matter left unfinished. Although Manghuang Mountain does not place much importance on a cultivator's background, to avoid entanglements with other sects, we must examine all the Fellow Daoists who passed the competition. Only those with no problems whatsoever may officially join Manghuang Mountain."

"After joining, Manghuang Mountain