Gateway of Immortality

Upon hearing these words, Qin Sang's gaze narrowed, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

Shen Jing, thinking that Qin Sang was tempted, hurriedly urged, "Junior Brother Qin, right now, there are definitely quite a few people cooperating within the Forbidden Ground. You just saw how easily the two of us handled our enemies together. If you’re concerned, we can make an agreement—after defeating our foes, we’ll take turns choosing the spoils. Once we build trust, we can plan further."

Qin Sang pondered for a moment, then suddenly lifted his head. His eyes, sharp and bright, locked onto Shen Jing as he asked, "Senior Sister Shen, was it you who carved the mark on that mountain peak?"

Shen Jing was startled at first, but then it dawned on her. She glanced back at the faint silhouette of the solitary mountain peak in the distance and said, "So you came from that direction as well. To be honest, after leaving the mark, I kept moving forward. I didn’t expect to encounter a mountain crocodile deep in the forest. It was perched by a deep pool, luckily devouring a corpse. Fortunately, it only glanced at me and didn’t pursue. In my terror, I kept a wide distance but, in my panic, I lost my way and was stopped by this man." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ No(ᴠ)ᴇlFire.nᴇt

Fear and frailty flickered in Shen Jing's eyes, as if she was still shaken by the memory.

"A demonic beast?"

Since entering the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Ground, Qin Sang hadn’t encountered a demonic beast yet, likely due to his caution in avoiding places that seemed abnormal.

"That’s right!"

Shen Jing suddenly clapped her hands, exclaiming in surprise, "Junior Brother Qin, that mountain crocodile only devours corpses, so the jade token should still be intact! Moreover, I’ve heard that where demonic beasts dwell, there are always precious spiritual herbs, and the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Ground must be no exception. If the two of us join forces, combining the strength of our top-grade artifacts, even if we can’t kill it, we should at least be able to retreat safely. Why don’t we—"