Until the figure of Ji Haoyuan slowly appeared before them, the burly man in yellow and Sun suddenly came to their senses, each turning their heads towards Ji Haoyuan.

The surprise in their eyes was still hard to conceal.

Who exactly is this?

With a mere wave of his hand, he effortlessly killed two second-rank demon beasts.

Among them, the Green Patterned Poison Lizard was even a top-grade second-rank demon beast.

This level of strength was beyond what they dared to imagine.

"Thank you, senior, for saving us!"

Finally, the burly man in yellow was the first to recover and hastily expressed his gratitude to Ji Haoyuan.

The others, hearing this, also reacted and began to express their thanks to Ji Haoyuan.

Ji Haoyuan, however, shook his head and looked at the burly man and the others, saying:

"Gentlemen, what is this place?

Where is the nearest market or Immortal City from here?"

As he spoke, he faintly emitted a hint of Golden Core Realm spiritual pressure, startling the hearts of the burly man and the others.

Golden... Golden Core Senior!

Although they had already guessed this in their hearts,

when at this moment they personally felt that terrifying spiritual pressure unique to the Golden Core Realm from Ji Haoyuan, they were still extremely shocked.

In an instant, their attitudes and expressions became incredibly respectful.

"Reporting to Senior…"

The burly man in yellow immediately respectfully replied.

"This is the outer region near the southern end of the Beimang Mountain Range, heading east will bring you to the nearest Nanshan Immortal City."

"Beimang Mountain Range? Nanshan Immortal City?"

Hearing these two names, Ji Haoyuan was also somewhat surprised.

He did not expect that the Shengtian Secret Realm would have transported him here.

As someone who is now an Honored Guest Elder of the Demonstration Sect, he knew the Beimang Mountain Range quite well.

As for that Nanshan Immortal City…

If he guessed correctly, it should be the Immortal City directly under the South Mountain Sect, a Golden Core sect.

He was not sure about the actual strength of this sect.

Luckily, heading eastward would take him towards the direction of the Heaven-Piercing Valley.

If he came across it along the way, he would take a look.

With this in mind, Ji Haoyuan did not linger longer.

In a flash, he disappeared from the sight of the burly man and the others.

Seeing this, the burly man and the others let out a silent sigh of relief.

Regardless of anything, facing a Golden Core True Man of unknown origin and identity came with an immense pressure.

Fortunately, after asking for directions, he left directly.

At this moment, the burly man and the others instinctively looked at the corpses of the two demon beasts.

Especially the corpse of the Green Patterned Poison Lizard.

This was a top-grade second-rank demon beast after all.

Involuntarily, the eyes of the burly man and the others turned somewhat eager.

Ji Haoyuan did not concern himself with the reactions of the burly man and the others after his departure.

At this moment, he was journeying eastward.

His expression gradually turned somewhat grave.

Because he suddenly discovered that along his way, the number of demon beasts appearing in the territory of the human cultivators had significantly increased.

Furthermore, there were obvious signs of battles in many places.

Among them were not a few broken corpses of cultivators and large quantities of human bones.

This situation seemed abnormal!

A shadow cast instinctively over Ji Haoyuan's mind.

The next moment, he suddenly increased his speed.

Finally.

After around half a day's journey.

He spotted an Immortal City's outline.

In bold letters.

"Nanshan Immortal City."

However, what made Ji Haoyuan slightly frown was that Nanshan Immortal City was clearly in a semi-sealed state.

Outside the Immortal City, not only were there cultivators patrolling.

But on the city wall, the glow of arrays flickered faintly.

It was obviously in a half-operational state.

What this situation indicated was something Ji Haoyuan understood well.

"Who goes there?"

Just then, from not far away, a patrol squad of cultivators suddenly surrounded Ji Haoyuan.

Ji Haoyuan glanced at them.

He paid no attention.

Simply releasing his spiritual pressure slowly.

Bang!

In an instant, heaven and earth changed color.

This patrol squad felt as if the man before them suddenly became towering and magnificent, making it impossible for them to look directly at him.

Clearly, Ji Haoyuan had no intention of sneaking into the city to covertly gather information.

He intended to use his status as a Golden Core True Man to attract the attention of any possible Golden Core cultivators in the city and directly inquire about the situation.

After all, the information possessed by cultivators of different levels was completely different.

As expected.

Almost no time had passed when a streak of escape light flew out from inside Nanshan Immortal City.

Judging by the aura, it was clearly a Golden Core cultivator.

Whoa!

As the person approached and dispelled the spirit light around him, he revealed an old man dressed in a gray robe, appearing to be about sixty years old.

"We greet Elder Yunshan!"

The spirits of all the members of the patrol squad shook, and they immediately bowed deeply to the old man.

"Hmm…"

The elder called Elder Yunshan nodded at them, then turned his gaze to Ji Haoyuan, a polite smile on his face.

"I am Master Yunshan of the South Mountain Sect. May I know how I should address you, Daoist friend? Where do you come from?

If there was any offense just now, please be understanding."

Upon hearing Master Yunshan's words, the patrol squad was inwardly taken aback.

They had just blocked the path of a Golden Core True Man.

To put it bluntly, with their earlier actions, Ji Haoyuan could have struck them down, and no one would have said a word for them.

Fortunately.

The other party didn't seem like that kind of person.

"So, you are Daoist Yunshan of the South Mountain Sect."

Ji Haoyuan replied with equal courtesy, cupping his hands to Master Yunshan.

"I am Master Nanhua. Having recently returned from afar, while passing through the southern region of the Beimang Mountain Range, I noticed many demon beasts appearing in our human cultivator territories and wanted to first find a market or Immortal City to inquire about the situation.

Having come upon this place, might Daoist Yunshan help clarify this for me?"

Upon hearing this question, a serious expression slowly appeared on Master Yunshan's face.

"Daoist friend, perhaps you've not been in the core areas of our Southern Wilderness Realm in recent years?"

Without waiting for a response, Master Yunshan continued:

"To be honest, in recent years, various demonic beasts have been invading human cultivator territories from the mountain ranges they dwell in.

This situation has been worsening with time.

If my guess is not mistaken…"

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