This was a cultivator with half his body in ruins, covered in blood and grime, his flesh and features blurred beyond recognition. If not for the restriction token in his hand, the South Mountain cultivators responsible for patrolling the surroundings would never have let him enter the formation.
Seeing the man's horrific condition, the cultivators guarding the formation immediately notified Immortal Fairy Qu Wen.
Naturally, injuries and illnesses had to be treated by alchemists. And alchemists were generally highly skilled physicians. Moreover, many pills could bring flesh back to bare bones.
So long as one had not completely perished and still had a breath left, it did not count as death for a cultivator. As long as the right medicine was prescribed, recovery was merely a matter of time.
The instant this blood-soaked cultivator entered the South Mountain Great Formation, he collapsed face-first onto the ground.
Regardless of who he was, he was certainly a cultivator from one of the Three Realms' sides. Several Mahayana cultivators immediately surrounded him.
"Ah, it's Fellow Daoist Jie Mie!" someone cried out, his voice filled with utter shock.
Everyone knew that Venerable Jie Mie and Qin Fengming were exceptionally close. They had a bond forged by surviving life and death together. It was said that the two had weathered numerous hair-raising dangers together, supporting each other until they managed to survive.
Now that Venerable Jie Mie had returned gravely wounded, this was a major matter—a world-shaking matter.
While flying over, Immortal Fairy Qu Wen had already received the news and learned the injured cultivator's identity. Her heart thudded, and she immediately sent someone to notify Saintly Venerable Shi You.
Immortal Fairy Qu Wen knew that Qin Fengming was in seclusion. Before entering seclusion, he had told many people not to disturb him unless something