Gateway of Immortality

Seeing that Qin Sang had made up his mind, Ran Luo no longer pressed the matter, though her attitude became noticeably warmer. Evidently, just like in the Small Cold Domain, skilled artifact refiners and alchemists were rare in Canglang Sea as well.

"A month from now, Daoist Master, please be at Pingbo Port on time. Do not miss the appointed hour. Also, there are a few matters I must clarify. First, you are not yet an official guest of the merchant guild, so we will need to collect a portion of spirit stones from you. These spirit stones are solely to ensure your safety along the journey. Once we reach Witch God Mountain, the teleportation fees will be borne by you alone..."

These reminders from Ran Luo were only to be expected.

Qin Sang agreed to everything without objection. After arranging to meet Ran Luo in a month, he inquired with the Qiongyu Merchant Guild as well, but they too had no Soul-Guiding Grass or similar items, so he took his leave.

There was still ample time, and Qin Sang was in no rush to depart. He visited several more merchant guilds in succession but still could not obtain what he needed.

At dawn the next day, Qin Sang left the city, retrieved the black coffin that held Du Han, and flew southward at top speed toward the Black Gold Mountain Range.

The geomantic map he carried had detailed annotations on the sects near Black Gold Mountain. To avoid detection, Qin Sang took a detour and spent nine days before finally arriving at the mountain range.

From a distance, he saw a massive shadow sprawled across the horizon, resembling a great ancient beast made of black gold.

To the local witch race, Black Gold Mountain was synonymous with evil and danger. It was said that evil cultivators hid there, and even native immortal cultivators dared not venture in unless they had formidable cultivation.

According to the geomantic map, the general location of the canyon lay not deep within the Black Gold Mountains. Still, Qin Sang cautiously released the flying yaksha.

Two of them entered the mountains quietly. They crossed peaks and ridges until they finally neared the canyon.

Before even sensing the presence of Earth Malevolent Qi, Qin Sang already encountered a familiar sight—withered vegetation, no trace of birds or beasts. The deeper he went, the worse it became, until the land turned into a barren waste. The ground was stained an eerie black by some unknown force, filled with a heavy deathly aura.