Qin Fengming did not flee directly. Instead, he took a long detour through the rocks at the bottom of the lake before emerging from the water again and hurried back to the mountain valley where he had stayed before.
This was the meeting place he had agreed upon with He Xuan and the other two.
All the cultivators of the Sunset Soul Realm had gathered here. They had left the area where the Illusion formation was located without being pursued by the Ming Heng Yan Beast, and thus had not suffered the slightest injury.
When He Xuan saw Qin Fengming return safely, his heart immediately relaxed. Even though he knew Jun Yan could assist Qin Fengming, after witnessing the terror of the Ming Heng Yan Beast, He Xuan had still been filled with unease.
"Fellow Daoist Ji hasn't returned yet. It seems he fled farther than this Qin. Fellow Daoist Li Shan, I'll clear the affliction from your body now. Please come over here."
Qin Fengming nodded toward Immortal Fairy Qu Wen and Immortal Fairy Leng Yan before turning his gaze to Li Shan.
Li Shan was overjoyed. After everything that had happened, he no longer cared whether everyone could obtain the Chaos materials. He only cared whether Qin Fengming had returned safely.
The affliction within his body restricted whether he could break through to the Mahayana stage. If it could not be removed, it would inevitably become impossible for him to suppress at some point in the future, erupting completely. By then, even if he exhausted every means to suppress it again, he would likely suffer a massive drop in cultivation and live a fate worse than death.
Li Shan had placed tremendous hope in Qin Fengming's ability to remove the affliction from his body.
Qin Fengming did not