"My heavens, does this Chu Feng not understand plain speech? The elder already explained that this Ancient Spirit Pool is nothing like it used to be—the energy within is incredibly violent now. How can he still dare to enter?"
"No, it's clear Chu Feng came prepared. Look at that confident expression on his face—it means from the very beginning, he intended to prove everything with his own strength."
"This Chu Feng is just too formidable. Setting aside whether he can actually trigger the Ancient Spirit Needle here, just this courage alone makes him an extraordinary figure."
Once those words left Chu Feng's mouth, they indeed caused a massive uproar. Everyone had their own thoughts—some felt Chu Feng was far too reckless, while others believed he was displaying true grit.
"Chu Feng, don't go in! The Ancient Spirit Pool of our Qingmu Mountain is different from those controlled by the Ancient Spirits. The energy inside this one is truly ferocious. There are even legends that the pools occupied by humans are inherently more violent than the ordinary ones."
"This was done deliberately by the Ancient Spirits. They fear humans gaining too much power from the pools, so they specifically handed over the most violently energetic ones for humanity to guard."
"Chu Feng, please don't joke with your own life!" However, unlike the others, the elders from the Yuhua Sect, such as Elder Xie, began secretly transmitting voice messages, urging Chu Feng to reconsider.
After all, as an elder of Qingmu Mountain, he knew the situation here better. Even now, let alone when the pool opened and the energy deep within was at its weakest, the energy in this Ancient Spirit Pool was more terrifying than those in the possession of the Ancient Spirits. Activating the Ancient Spirit Needle in this pool was truly not so easy.
"Elders, I appreciate your concern. But at this point, I, Chu Feng, have no path to retreat."
"Besides, true gold fears no fire. If I could activate the Ancient Spirit Needle once, I can do it again." Chu Feng, brimming with confidence, responded one by one to the Yuhua Sect elders who tried to dissuade him.
Then, he turned his gaze to the elders of the Star Gazing Sect and said, "Honored Elders, didn't you all say that activating the Ancient Spirit Needle here was impossible? Well, if I, Chu Feng, succeed, will you have anything else to say?"
"This..." Hearing these words, the Star Gazing Sect elders were momentarily at a loss for a reply. They truly hadn't expected Chu Feng to possess such courage and actually challenge this Ancient Spirit Pool.
"True gold fears no fire; what fears the flame is not true gold. Chu Feng has the courage to challenge the Ancient Spirit Needle, but Yuan Qing does not. Between the two, who is true and who is false, who is right and who is wrong—does it even need to be asked?"
"Let's all say it together: who is the one who truly activated the Ancient Spirit Needle—Yuan Qing or Chu Feng?" Yet, before the Star Gazing Sect elders could open their mouths, Bai Ruochen suddenly shouted out loudly.
"Exactly! True gold fears no fire. Chu Feng dared to step forward, but Yuan Qing didn't. The truth is out, and I firmly believe that it was Chu Feng who activated the Needle!"
Once Bai Ruochen spoke, Wang Wei and the others also began shouting loudly, wanting to seek justice for Chu Feng. In truth, they truly wished Chu Feng could prove himself without taking such a risk, while the arrogant old fools from the Star Gazing Sect would meet their demise as a result.
"The strength of Chu Feng and Yuan Qing is right there for all to see. Who is real and who is fake—does it even need to be asked? Anyone with a brain should be able to guess!"
"Exactly! Chu Feng is the one who activated the Ancient Spirit Needle and claimed the commander's flag. Yuan Qing from the Star Gazing Sect is nothing but a despicable, shameless scoundrel."
In fact, not only were Bai Ruochen and those connected to Chu Feng shouting in his support, but many bystanders with no prior connection to him also seemed unable to stand the Star Gazing Sect elders' unreasonable obstruction any longer. More and more people began to chant Chu Feng's name and even verbally abuse Yuan Qing and his sect.
Under such circumstances, the pressure on the Star Gazing Sect elders grew immense. Under normal conditions, facing such overwhelming pressure, they might have actually given up and dropped the matter.
But now they couldn't—they had sworn a terrible oath! If they acknowledged Chu Feng, they would have to end their own lives on the spot.