"It's a bit interesting, but I'm not going to let you go."
Even though Chu Feng had wanted to conserve his energy and not waste too much strength in a place like this — he intended to dive to the very bottom of the Ancient Immortal Pool, after all — how could he pass up such a large group of mysterious creatures?
Suddenly, a fierce gale erupted beneath Chu Feng's feet. He executed a series of wondrous footwork in rapid succession, and his speed not only skyrocketed in an instant, but his movements grew beautifully refined — like a flood dragon charging forward, unstoppable and utterly dominant.
At such speed, Chu Feng gradually closed the distance to those mysterious creatures. Just then, his speed surged once more. His palm shot out like lightning, reaching for them with a grab.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
But what Chu Feng hadn't anticipated was that the moment his hand descended, the mysterious creatures suddenly scattered. And the very instant they split apart, their speed surged as well, putting distance between them and Chu Feng in the blink of an eye.
So when Chu Feng's fingers clamped shut, he managed to catch only thirty-five of the mysterious creatures. They immediately transformed into heaven and earth energy, merging into his body.
"Hum." Although he had underestimated the mysterious creatures' abilities, Chu Feng had a backup move. At this distance, with a mere thought, he unleashed a vast and powerful barrier force that materialized as gleaming golden walls of bronze and iron, sealing all those mysterious creatures inside.
"Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!"
Yet once again, Chu Feng was caught off guard. Those mysterious creatures actually ignored the barrier he had condensed, passing straight through its walls as if they weren't even there.
"These things can actually ignore barriers?" At this sight, Chu Feng couldn't help but be startled. He quickly resumed his chase and deployed a martial art.
The martial art wasn't especially fierce, but its killing power was nothing to scoff at. Chu Feng aimed at a single point and unleashed it at one of the mysterious creatures. But when the strike hit, it passed clean through the creature's body.
"Incredible. Looks like these things can only be caught barehanded." In that moment, rather than growing frustrated at how troublesome these creatures were, excitement lit up Chu Feng's face. He figured the more bizarre they were, the more extraordinary they must be.
Because every time he caught one, the mysterious creature would suddenly accelerate and pull away. Under these circumstances, Chu Feng found himself in an all-out chase with the creatures. Fortunately, his strength was more than sufficient — in just a short while, he swept up all several hundred of them in one go. Had it been someone of equal cultivation, they would have long since been left in the dust.
Afterward, Chu Feng continued his descent, and the mysterious creatures he encountered only grew more numerous. Eventually, he noticed a pattern: solitary mysterious creatures had no intelligence at all. You could simply reach out and grab them — they weren't the slightest bit afraid of you.
But the ones in groups not only had intelligence, but tricks as well. They fled at incredible speeds. However, group mysterious creatures didn't just contain heaven and earth energy — they also harbored insights related to the path of martial cultivation.
These insights were far more precious than heaven and earth energy for certain people. Many cultivators had accumulated their strength for ages, yet constantly failed when attempting to break through to the next realm — all because they couldn't grasp such insights.
The path of martial cultivation was no easy thing. Breaking through to the next realm was especially critical — the most crucial moment of all. A single thought determined success or failure, and not a single step could go wrong.
So, on the whole, the group mysterious creatures were far more valuable. Although Chu Feng's comprehension ability was extraordinary, he certainly didn't mind gaining a few more insights into these martial cultivation opportunities.
At that moment, somewhere within the Ancient Immortal Pool, two youthful figures sat in meditation. They formed hand seals with their palms, eyes closed in tranquil cultivation. These two were none other than the twin geniuses of the Star Observing Pavilion — Yuan Qing and Qin Guang.
"Glug, glug, glug…"