The Mist Lake secret realm was not located within the Chihong Sect, but in a lake not far from a Chihong Sect Marketplace.
This was a vast expanse of water, with the Chihong Sect Marketplace situated among the mountains along the lakeshore. The reason a Marketplace had been established here was precisely because the Mist Lake secret realm emerged in the lake at regular intervals.
To monitor that secret realm, the Chihong Sect had no choice but to dispatch cultivators to guard the lake year-round. Over time, a Marketplace gradually formed here.
Because of the Mist Lake secret realm, this lake came to be known as Mist Lake.
The lake glimmered beneath the surrounding mountains, its emerald waves stretching for ten thousand acres. The mountains rose in overlapping ridges, and the trees grew lush and abundant. It was also a place where cultivators could practice cultivation.
Qin Fengming, Bao Xiu, and Immortal Fairy Lan Ruo arrived together, reaching Mist Lake a day early.
This place was called Mist Lake, but there was no mist above the lake, making the name rather undeserved.
At this moment, cultivators at Mist Lake were packed densely together, blotting out the vast heavens and earth. The Mist Lake secret realm restricted the cultivation level of those who entered. Anyone above the Nascent Soul stage and below the Mahayana stage—including Mahayana cultivators—could enter.
However, when low-tier cultivators entered regions belonging to higher-tier cultivators, they would suffer the impact of terrifying auras.
Thus, once cultivators entered the Mist Lake secret realm, they could easily determine which region was suitable for secluded cultivation.
Since the realm was open to such a broad range of cultivators, anyone who heard the news and met the required cultivation level came rushing here to enjoy this heaven-defying opportunity.
Qin Fengming had come