At the foot of the mountain, ripples from a restriction spread through the air. They could be sensed from far away.
"Careful, everyone. There's residual energy from a battle here!" Ying Fei, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped. Her expression sharpened with caution as she spoke softly.
Qin Fengming swept the area with his divine sense, and his face changed at once.
"There's a powerful beast nearby!" he urgently warned the others through a voice transmission.
He was keenly attuned to the presence of beasts. The moment his divine sense swept across the area, he detected it lingering among the trees, which lay toppled and scattered in every direction.
Everyone grew alert. They circulated incantations within their bodies, readying themselves for a fight.
Dou De and the two others had mentioned no danger here, though Qin Fengming had not asked. Still, everyone present was a True Immortal with a keen mind and judgment of their own. Even if beasts lurked here, the strongest could only be comparable to the True Immortal Realm. Had there been a terrifying beast at the Dao Lord level, Dou De and his companions could never have left alive.
They were wary, but no one was afraid.
"With so many fellow True Immortals here, why should we fear a few beasts?" Elder Guo's words immediately stirred the fighting spirit of the others.
There were ten True Immortals here. They had strength enough to suppress several True Immortal-level beasts.
"Good. We'll approach slowly and see what kind of beasts frightened Dou De and his four companions into retreating." Qin Fengming gave the order calmly. Though his cultivation was the lowest, everyone present deferred to him.
It was not merely because Qin Fengming was Ancestor Yuan Qing's disciple. They also knew that a top True Immortal of