Chapter 43

Seeing this scene, Qin Fengming found it difficult to make a decision and couldn't help but turn to look at Master Sima. Seeing his envious expression and the lack of any displeasure, Qin Fengming, after some thought, said:

"I am willing to follow the two of you to Luoxia Sect, but I wonder if I can still contact my family after I go?"

Hearing Qin Fengming's words, Master Sima knew that Qin Fengming had already been sending the silver he received each month back home. Understanding his intentions, Master Sima replied:

"Qin Fengming, you don't need to worry. After you leave, I will instruct Elder Wu to have the Luoxia Sect's properties near your home send a hundred taels of silver to your family every month. You just need to focus on your cultivation."

Hearing the Master's words, Qin Fengming immediately felt relieved. He knelt down and gave Master Sima three loud kowtows: "Thank you for your kindness, Master Sima. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng, seeing Qin Fengming agree, was also pleased: "Go back to your room and pack your belongings. We will return to the sect immediately."

Qin Fengming, hearing this, said with a hint of difficulty: "Master, I would like to say goodbye to my master and his wife. Is that alright?"

After the middle-aged man surnamed Feng learned who his master was, he firmly said: "No need to say goodbye. It's best not to let your master know about your cultivation. Master Sima will find a reason to inform your master."

After a brief pause, he continued:

"Qin Fengming, you must remember that once you enter the cultivation world, you must cut ties with all secular people. This is necessary because your lifespan could be several hundred years or more. By then, all your relatives will have long passed away. Thinking about them will be extremely detrimental to your cultivation and could lead to being controlled by heart demons during breakthroughs."

Qin Fengming was completely baffled by Master Feng's words. Living for a hundred or even several hundred years was something he had never thought about. The concept of heart demons was even harder for him to understand.

But he vaguely understood that he would soon enter a completely new world, one very different from the current one. The road ahead would be one he would have to face alone.

Seeing the middle-aged man's determination, Qin Fengming did not argue further. He returned to his room to pack his belongings and clothes, looked at the room where he had lived for four years, gritted his teeth, and left.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng flicked his hand, and a small shield the size of a baby's palm appeared in his hand. He threw it out, and it grew with the wind, instantly becoming about two zhang in size, floating in front of them.

This miraculous scene left Qin Fengming in great surprise. He secretly imagined that he might one day have such miraculous abilities.

After bidding farewell to Master Sima, Qin Fengming followed the two of them onto the shield. With a flash of light, they shot deep into the mountains.

Standing on the large shield, Qin Fengming felt incredibly stable. He was filled with mixed emotions, looking back at Luoxia Valley. This departure would take him far from the secular world, possibly never to see his family again, and into a completely new world. His feelings were complex and hard to describe.

After flying a hundred miles through the layered mountains, mist began to appear. The deeper they flew, the denser the mist became. After another hundred miles, the mist suddenly disappeared.

"Hehe, Junior Brother, this hundred-mile mist area is a magical illusion set up by our ancestors of Luoxia Valley. Ordinary people who enter will surely get lost. This is also a barrier to prevent villagers from entering our Luoxia Sect without permission."

Hearing this, Qin Fengming's excitement grew even more.

After flying several hundred more miles, the shield stopped at the base of a mountain.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng waved his hand, and a jade pendant appeared in his hand. He waved it forward, and the jade pendant shot out, stopping as if it had hit a barrier. Ripples began to appear around the jade pendant, as if there was a light curtain blocking the way.

Seeing this strange scene, Qin Fengming's eyes were filled with shock.

The young man looked at him and smiled, explaining: "This is the main protective array of our Luoxia Sect. Without permission from inside the array, even those with great powers cannot easily break through it."

At this moment, Qin Fengming could only nod repeatedly, with no other thoughts. The cultivation world was indeed extraordinary, full of mysteries. This made him more alert, reminding himself to be more cautious and vigilant in the future.

As the young man surnamed Wang was speaking to Qin Fengming, a red light shot down from the mountain peak, hitting the jade pendant. Upon contact, a bright light flashed, and a two-zhang high, one-zhang wide passage appeared in the huge transparent light curtain.

The middle-aged man pointed, and the jade pendant flew back into his hand. He urged the shield forward, flying through the passage.

Entering the light curtain, Qin Fengming found himself in a dense forest, with birds singing and flowers blooming. In the distance, the mountains were layered, and colorful clouds danced. It was already early autumn outside, but there was no trace of autumn here. It felt like entering another world, completely separate from the original space.

After flying about two hundred more miles, the large shield stopped at the base of a tall mountain. The three of them jumped off the shield, and the middle-aged man surnamed Feng put it away. He then turned to Qin Fengming and said:

"This mountain is Yunque Peak, where the sect leader of our Luoxia Sect resides. There are powerful restrictions on the mountain, so flying at high altitudes is not allowed." He then walked up the steps, moving very quickly.

Qin Fengming used his light body technique to follow closely behind, not daring to fall behind.

Reaching the peak, a twenty-zhang high hall stood before them, built into the mountain, looking very grand. Two men in black stood outside the hall.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng seemed to know the men in black. He nodded to them without saying much and led Qin Fengming and the other man into the hall.

Upon entering the hall, Qin Fengming found it extremely spacious. There were dozens of chairs on both sides, and in the center, a man in a green robe sat on a chair. He was about fifty to sixty years old, with a gentle expression. On either side, there were about seven or eight people in yellow robes.

Seeing the three of them enter, everyone turned to look at Qin Fengming.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng walked forward, bowed to the man in the green robe, and said: "Greetings, Sect Leader. I have brought Qin Fengming from Luoxia Valley, and he has agreed to join our sect." After saying this, he stepped aside.

The man in the green robe smiled, looked at Qin Fengming, nodded, and said to the middle-aged man surnamed Feng: "Thank you, Feng Junior Brother and Wang Junior Brother. You may go and rest now."

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng and the young man surnamed Wang bowed and left the hall. As he left, the young man surnamed Wang nodded at Qin Fengming, encouraging him.