It was an illusion barrier. The moment Anji and Gu Ying entered the restricted zone, they were met by abundant fields and lively animals roaming freely.
"Oh? There are unusual visitors. They don't look like refugees," a farmer who spotted them from afar claimed.
Feeling awkward, Anji and Gu Ying stood rooted to the spot. Thankfully, her brother and Bai Dajin could not see what was happening on this side of the barrier. Who would have thought that Yan Ping and the Mystical Qilin Sect had villagers inside their barrier? Through her understanding of her teacher, Anji had a feeling the territory outside these mountain ranges was in disarray because her teacher did not consider them part of her territory, even if the other murim sects deemed it her responsibility to care for the region assigned to her. Compared to the neglected care along the way here, the village was thriving inside the barrier. Most importantly, Anji saw signs of cultivation co-existing with non-cultivators here.
