"Don't worry. Although the Poison Clan treated you unfairly, I can tell that Poison Allure truly considers you a friend. Your true friends—I won't touch them."
"Besides, even if we erase memories, it would only be memories of us, of our connection. I won't erase the others."
Baili Xuankong patted Chu Feng's shoulder, signaling him to be at ease, and then addressed Guild Leader Yin Chengkong and Elder Guan Hong. "Chengkong, Guan Hong, leave this matter to you two."
"Understood." Yin Chengkong and Guan Hong—one a revered Guild Leader of the Emerald Wood Sacred Hall, the other a high-ranking Elder—bowed respectfully and followed Baili Xuankong's every word. From this, it was clear that Baili Xuankong was the true ruler of Emerald Mountain.
Afterward, Yin Chengkong and Guan Hong began altering the memories of the Luo Family. Rather than erasing, it was more like changing them. The memories before Black Sha's arrival remained untouched, but the events after were rewritten: Goudan, Chu Feng, and Poison Allure, acting together, single-handedly annihilated the entire Black Sha force and saved the Luo Family. Chu Feng, Poison Allure, and Goudan became the great benefactors who had rescued the Luo Family. Moreover, they not only altered the Luo Family's memories but also healed the injuries of those who had been hurt.
While they were busy with the Luo Family's memories, Baili Xuankong summoned Chu Feng to a secluded location within Five Poison Mountain, wishing to speak with him privately.
"Chu Feng, although you possess combat power four ranks above your level and carry the protection of the Divine Thunder, which boosts your cultivation by two ranks—allowing you to fight evenly against an ordinary Half-Emperor of the eighth rank—the juniors of the Four Clans are no ordinary individuals. From what I know, there are many exceptional young talents among them, and a few are even heaven-defying, with potential surpassing their ancestors."
"If you want to make them suffer, your current cultivation as a second-rank Half-Emperor won't be enough. You must advance your cultivation immediately," Baili Xuankong said.
"Advance my cultivation?" Chu Feng furrowed his brow. He knew better than anyone how difficult that would be—not the breakthrough itself, but the lack of cultivation resources.
"Don't worry. I've already prepared what you need."
"Consider this the first great gift I'm giving you."
As he spoke, Baili Xuankong handed Chu Feng a Universe Bag. Chu Feng opened it and froze. Inside were five rare seeds of Heaven and Earth Oddities, along with countless other types of cultivation resources. All of them shared one thing in common: they were rich in Heaven and Earth energy.
For Chu Feng, these resources were an absolute treasure, more than enough to allow him to break through again. Yet he couldn't understand how Baili Xuankong knew he needed these specific materials. Ordinary cultivators never used Heaven and Earth Oddities because they couldn't withstand the violent energy contained within. Could it be that during the days Baili Xuankong had been secretly protecting him, he had discovered something?
"Grandmaster, you've seen me cultivate?" Chu Feng asked, surprised.
"Yes, during the time at the Southern Palace Imperial Clan. You were very careful, but I have my own methods to see through your concealing barriers and observe what you were doing."
"Honestly, that day, you truly stunned me."