"Well, the fact that he's acting this way shows that I didn't save him in vain."
"It's just that sacrificing your own life like this is truly a pity. Can't you really help him at all?"
"Were you really sacrificing yourself just now? You were merely threatening me with your own life. You knew I wouldn't just stand by and let you die." The cloth-robed elder smiled shrewdly, then continued:
"Fengyang, I only have you as a friend in all of Qingzhou. I don't want our relationship to be affected by some brat like that." After saying this, the cloth-robed elder patted Qi Fengyang's shoulder and walked toward his own palace.
Watching the departing figure, a bitter smile surfaced on Qi Fengyang's face. He understood the meaning behind the cloth-robed elder's words. Moreover, he was well aware that in front of this person, simply being able to converse as an equal was already a privilege. He truly had no right to ask the elder to do anything on his behalf.
"Young man, I hope you're fortunate enough to escape this place with your own abilities." After that, Qi Fengyang cast one last regretful glance in the direction
"Whoosh." While Qi Fengyang was feeling sorry for Chu Feng, the latter had already hurried to another mountain peak and begun setting up a barrier formation, condensing the protective talisman that could withstand the formation.
"No, it's too complex. I know the condensation method, but I can't produce it quickly enough." Chu Feng frowned deeply. He realized that a blue-robed Spirit World Master's methods were indeed extremely difficult for a gray-robed Spirit World Master to execute.
"Chu Feng, you can do it! I believe in you. You know the condensation method well—it's just that your barrier quality isn't sufficient. But I believe you can manage. You have to hold on, because if you die, I'll die with you!"
In this situation,
"That's right, I have to succeed. I can't fail. I still have so many things to do. Besides, even if I die, I can't let Eggy die along with me."
Hearing Eggy's words, Chu Feng suddenly felt a surge of motivation. From somewhere unknown, a burst of strength arose, making him feel less suffocated than before. Even without air to breathe, he could focus his mind and pour everything into setting up the formation and condensing the talisman.
Under these circumstances, Chu Feng miraculously held on for half an hour. Half an hour without breathing—that was an extreme test for the heart. An ordinary person would have perished long ago, but Chu Feng endured.
Though his face was now pale as paper, his gaze burned with fierce intensity as he stared at the barrier formation before him, channeling layer upon layer of barrier power into it, merging them into a unified whole with skillful precision.
"Hum." At last, a searing glow spread outward. The massive barrier formation condensed rapidly, and with four runic seals as focal points, it formed a small, compact barrier talisman.
The talisman was crystalline and translucent, exquisitely beautiful, yet within it thrummed dense barrier power, flowing and circulating along intricate pathways—the very formation Chu Feng had condensed.
The moment he grasped the talisman, the oppressive force suffocating Chu Feng vanished instantly. It proved one thing: Chu Feng had succeeded.
"Chu Feng, you did it! You actually did it! That's amazing—you've accomplished something only a blue-robed Spirit World Master could do!" In that moment, Eggy's smile was as sweet as could be. Inside the Spirit World space, she bounced and jumped for joy.
She was genuinely happy for Chu Feng—not only because he had saved both their lives, but because being able to pull this off showed that his potential was extraordinary and his talent truly exceptional.
"I owe thanks to that
From that point on, with the talisman in hand, Chu Feng moved through the Hundred Bend Gully like a fish in water. Before, the entire young generation of Qingzhou had shared in the treasures of this place.
But now, everything in the Hundred Bend Gully was his alone to enjoy. Not only the Mystic Medicines—the animal meat here was tender and fragrant, the spring water sweet and refreshing. Chu Feng had truly fallen in love with this place.
Besides, apart from here, Chu Feng didn't know if he could find another location where he could plunder such a large quantity of Mystic Medicines.
So Chu Feng stayed in the Hundred Bend Gully for a full half year. During that time, he plundered countless Mystic Medicines and Yuan Medicines, but the gully was simply too vast. Even though he searched every single day, the Mystic Medicines seemed inexhaustible—he could never take them all.
However, no matter how powerful Chu Feng's mental strength was and no matter how many Mystic Medicines he plundered, it still wasn't enough for the Divine Thunder inside him to devour. After half a year, his cultivation had only advanced by two levels, reaching Yuan Martial Seventh Level.
This level of cultivation might not seem particularly impressive, but with Chu Feng's abilities, even a Xuan Martial Third Level opponent was no match for him. Only a Xuan Martial Fourth Level fighter could stand against him in battle. So he felt confident that dealing with
However, during this half year, while Chu Feng's cultivation had grown somewhat, Eggy's had made no progress. Without the chance to devour a powerful origin, her cultivation had stagnated, still remaining at Xuan Martial First Level.
But knowing that Chu Feng wanted to rely on his own strength to defeat Gong Luyun, Eggy never blamed him. In fact, she fully supported his decision to cultivate here. After all, once the duel was over, Chu Feng would have plenty of time to help her find an origin.
On this day, Chu Feng counted the days—less than a month remained before the one-year duel. Remembering that he still had matters to settle beforehand, he decided to leave the Hundred Bend Gully.
This battle would absolutely not be as simple as it seemed. After all, back then,
Chu Feng had to make preparations—at the very least, he needed to ensure that after he stirred up a major disaster, his family would no longer suffer on his account.
Meanwhile, as Chu Feng was preparing to leave, on that mountain peak, the cloth-robed elder and Qi Fengyang were sitting in the palace, playing chess.
"Brother Hengyuan, thanks to you these past days, I've already felt the opportunity to break through. At this rate, within half a year, I should be able to break through to Xuan Martial Ninth Level and step into the Heaven Martial Realm." Qi Fengyang said gratefully.