A thought flashed through Qin Fengming's mind. He had crossed paths with Zhai Xin before, but their relationship could not be considered close. They merely knew each other and had never reached the point of risking their lives for one another. Thus, Qin Fengming's first reaction was not to reveal his identity to him.
Qin Fengming was meticulous by nature. As he coldly observed the expressions of the Soulwatch Sect cultivators, he became even more certain of his earlier conjecture.
"Your humble servant is Zhai Xin. I heard long ago that our Desert Shore Sacred Domain had gained a newly advanced Mahayana cultivator. I presume that is fellow Daoist?" Zhai Xin stood tall and swept his gaze briefly over Qin Fengming before stopping on Venerable Feng Ji. His eyes flickered as he spoke in a booming voice.
Venerable Feng Ji radiated a Mahayana aura. Upon sensing it carefully from close by, one could detect a faint aura of the Heavenly Tribulation, clearly indicating that he had only just passed through it.
He had originally been a Mahayana cultivator, but later lost his physical body and seized Zihe's body.
After seizing another person's body, one's cultivation realm might no longer be Mahayana, but one's comprehension of heaven and earth could recover very quickly. Thus, it was far easier than a Profound Tier cultivator advancing to Mahayana. This was true for Venerable Feng Ji, and the same was true for True Person Liyang.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Zhai. I am Zihe, and I only advanced to the Mahayana realm recently. I came to the Soulwatch Sect this time because I wish to borrow the teleportation altar to leave the Desert Shore Sacred Domain. You do not seem to be a member of the Soulwatch Sect. Why are you here?" Venerable Feng