"There is truly no need for you to worry, Ancestor. Don't forget, I still have this." Chu Feng produced the Qilin Arrow.
"Then go ahead. You have nothing to worry about with Qingmu Mountain. With Lord Lianghua standing guard, we will be perfectly safe." Upon seeing the Qilin Arrow, Baili Xuankong did feel considerably more at ease. After all, it was an arrow capable of slaying a seventh rank Martial Emperor.
"Chu Feng, this was something the Compass Immortal asked me to give you before he left. I don't know what it is, but I have a feeling it's no ordinary item." Baili Xuankong handed a scroll to Chu Feng.
The moment Chu Feng laid eyes on the scroll, his gaze lit up.
Wasn't this the very scroll that the Snow Hair Immortal had entrusted to him for safekeeping, only for the Compass Immortal to swindle it away?
Chu Feng unrolled the scroll, and upon seeing its contents, he was overcome with elation. He had never expected that the scroll contained information related to the Moonlit Labyrinth.
It was... a treasure map. Not only did it record a shortcut to a hidden trove, but the map itself was also a key — one that could open a gate.
"Heaven itself is lending me a hand." Chu Feng carefully put the scroll away.
"Chu Feng, what is that scroll?" Baili Xuankong asked.
"It's a map related to the Moonlit Labyrinth," Chu Feng replied.
"What a fortunate coincidence. A map left behind by the Compass Immortal must be worth a fortune," Baili Xuankong said.
"Indeed." Chu Feng nodded in agreement. He had no doubts whatsoever about the map's authenticity. If it had been a fake, the Snow Hair Immortal and the Compass Immortal would never have fought over it the way they had.
"Chu Feng, do you still need the map that circulates throughout the Martial Holy Land?" Baili Xuankong produced another map — the widely circulated version from the Martial Holy Land itself.
Chu Feng took it and looked it over, but found it impossible to make heads or tails of it. After all, he had never been to the Moonlit Labyrinth, so how could he tell which map was real and which was counterfeit? He decided to simply keep this one as well. "I'll hold on to it. It might prove useful."
"That works," Baili Xuankong said.
"Ancestor, this is of no further use to me. Please keep it safe. If a suitable candidate comes along, they can cultivate it and it can serve as our Qingmu Mountain's sect-protecting martial technique." Chu Feng handed the Heaven-Breaking Saber over to Baili Xuankong.
"Chu Feng, I absolutely cannot accept this. It was a gift from Dragon Scale, after all," Baili Xuankong quickly refused.
"Ancestor, I have already mastered the Heaven-Breaking Saber. Keeping it serves me no purpose."
"Besides, I am a disciple of Qingmu Mountain. What is mine belongs to Qingmu Mountain."
"Please don't refuse. Even if Senior Dragon Scale knew about this, I don't think he would object. The gift was given to me, so the decision is mine to make," Chu Feng said.
"I really can't talk you out of it, can I, you stubborn boy? Fine, I'll accept it then." After Baili Xuankong took the Heaven-Breaking Saber, his smile was so wide it threatened to split his face.
A Heavenly Restriction martial technique — how incredibly precious. Qingmu Mountain had existed for countless generations and had never possessed a single Heavenly Restriction technique. Now one had fallen into their laps. How could he not be overjoyed?
True, a Heavenly Restriction technique required an Imperial Armament to unleash its true power. But it was still a Heavenly Restriction technique — and one created by an expert from beyond the heavens at that.
Its value, he believed, surpassed that of any other Heavenly Restriction technique in the Martial Holy Land. And this was all thanks to Chu Feng.
Afterward, Chu Feng explained to Baili Xuankong the method of cultivating the Heaven-Breaking Saber, sending Baili Xuankong's already soaring spirits even higher.
Once Baili Xuankong had committed the cultivation method to memory, Chu Feng set off once more, heading alone for the Moonlit Labyrinth.
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The Moonlit Labyrinth — the second greatest forbidden ground of the Martial Holy Land. However, the Moonlit Labyrinth was quite different from the Bloodthirsty Killing Formation.
The reason it was called the Moonlit Labyrinth came down to two characteristics.
The first was that it was, quite literally, a labyrinth. Those who entered it had little hope of finding their way back out. Most would die within, and more often than not, not even their remains would be left behind.