In most cases, immortals in the Southern Forest would not make appearances. To mortals there, immortals were enigmatic beings who seemed to appear and disappear at will. When an immortal did appear, mortals often believed it was a deity visiting from the heavens.

In contrast, the maritime immortal regions were quite different. Adrian observed that in the scattered towns within the sea, immortals and mortals lived side by side. Some mortals even worked for immortals as guides or managed island-wide formations themselves.

This surprised Adrian, as such a situation would be unthinkable in the Southern Forest. Even though mortals lacked spiritual energy, they could follow instructions to place essence stones according to formation patterns after being taught a few steps. While these formations might not deter beasts, they were effective against natural disasters. For instance, during a tsunami, Adrian believed that without these formations, mortals would likely perish.

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