Gateway of Immortality

The two coordinated swiftly, slaying the humanoid Cloud Beast in no time.

Qin Sang sheathed his ebony sword and asked in return, "Is Ascetic Yunqiong willing to leave?"

Leaving the great rift required everyone to work together to control the Star Disk. If Ascetic Yunqiong chose not to depart, Qin Sang himself wouldn’t be able to leave either.

"Junior Brother Qin guessed it..." Mu Yifeng said with a helpless look, "Ascetic Yunqiong insisted on going deeper to search for Yin Xingge, feeling he couldn't just abandon him. Otherwise, he’d have trouble explaining things once we returned to Xuanlu Stronghold. However, he wanted to see what Junior Brother Qin thought as well."

Qin Sang observed Mu Yifeng impassively, thinking that this was likely more than just Yunqiong’s idea; the two of them may have already reached an agreement.

Mu Yifeng kept his gaze fixed on the Qianyang Crystal.

While Yunqiong might genuinely want to save Yin Xingge, Mu Yifeng's intention seemed less focused on rescue and more on ensuring he’d find Yin Xingge's corpse instead.

Without directly agreeing or refusing, Qin Sang shifted the topic and asked, "The humanoid Cloud Beast you encountered, Senior Brother Mu, was also one created by a Cloud Beast’s essence spirit occupying the corpse of a demonic sect cultivator?"

"Exactly!" Mu Yifeng said with a nod. "Junior Brother Qin, don't be surprised. The situation in the Small Cold Domain is constantly shifting; over the years, the seven strongholds have changed hands repeatedly. When the demonic sect held sway, Xuanlu Stronghold frequently fell into their possession. As you saw from that massive space outside, this was originally a Qianyang Quartz mine, dug out by hand. Later, when the Qianyang Quartz was nearly exhausted, it wasn't worth the resources to continue, so it was abandoned. When the demonic sect cultivators held Xuanlu Stronghold, they certainly wouldn't have overlooked such a valuable site. So, finding traces of demonic sect cultivators here is to be expected."