Ancestor Gu Peng's flattery, heard at close range by Qin Fengming, sent a chill down his back. That laughter and those words made him deeply uncomfortable.
"Senior, you flatter me." Qin Fengming replied courteously, his expression calm.
As a Mahayana cultivator of the True Demon Realm, Ancestor Gu Peng naturally carried a trace of demonic nature. Thinking of this, Qin Fengming quickly let the matter go.
As Qin Fengming spoke, the mist before him remained dense, and the vast mountain-forest scene from before had vanished. Crimson Demon Ancestor, Lü Lin, and Shen Tu suddenly trembled, their gazes turning solemn. Clearly, the three of them had indeed fallen into an illusion just now and been unable to escape.
Jing Tong and the other two, however, remained composed. Clearly, they had already received Soul Yuan's warning before entering.
The group proceeded along the path and encountered no other restrictive formations.
Before long, Soul Yuan led everyone to the foot of a mountain wall. As he pointed a finger, streaks of energy like green snakes suddenly surged across the ordinary stone wall, and a mountain grotto appeared before them.
Qin Fengming focused his eyes and saw a plaque embedded above the broad Cave Abode entrance. Three ancient characters were written on it: Tianluo Mansion.
These characters had long since fallen out of use in the current Cultivation World. If Qin Fengming had not studied a great many ancient classics, he would not have recognized them.
"This is the mansion Cave Abode. Do you see the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper pattern above the entrance? Only by placing seven Soul Cores of peak late Profound Tier cultivators into it can the formation operate and open the Cave Abode entrance."
Soul Yuan looked at Qin Fengming with a cold expression, pointed toward the Cave