"If the legends are true, then the master of this place is no ordinary figure."
After all, that master had been a legend of the Hundred Refinements Realm. No one truly knew what kind of power he possessed, nor could anyone confirm the extent of his cultivation.
When he had arrived, he was the true king of the Hundred Refinements Realm — an existence no one dared to provoke.
"It most likely has something to do with him. It's only that this place appeared recently. Before that, I never once noticed that such a place existed within Cloud Crane Mountain,"
"Then you're saying it revealed itself on its own?" Chu Feng understood what Golden Crane True Immortal meant. This was a hidden forbidden zone, concealed so deeply that even Golden Crane True Immortal's strength had detected nothing.
Therefore, its appearance had nothing to do with Golden Crane True Immortal.
"Precisely so. But that is exactly why, Chu Feng — I trust you can see that its sudden appearance is no coincidence."
"Even if it only permits the younger generation to enter, it is far from as simple as it appears on the surface. If you venture inside, you will likely encounter mortal danger. Losing your life in there is entirely possible."
"So I will ask you once more — are you still willing to enter and retrieve that Apotheosis Bamboo Scroll for me?" Golden Crane True Immortal asked.
"
Golden Crane True Immortal did not answer that question. He simply smiled, a smile laden with hidden meaning.
Seeing that reaction, Chu Feng smiled faintly as well. "Senior, even if you were willing to treat my brother for free right now, I would still carry out this task for you."
"Why?" Golden Crane True Immortal asked, surprised.
"Because this is what we agreed upon beforehand. I, Chu Feng, am a man who keeps his word." Having said that, Chu Feng smiled once more, and at the same time, his foot stepped forward.
Hummm—
Almost at once, Chu Feng's foot made contact with that invisible barrier, and ripples spread across it like water disturbed by a thrown stone.
But the barrier did not stop Chu Feng. He passed right through it.
"As expected — only the younger generation can enter." Seeing Chu Feng successfully pass through, Golden Crane True Immortal let out a sigh of relief.
A treasure of that magnitude, a legendary artifact of the highest order — to say he wasn't tempted would be an absolute lie.
Though he knew that entering would likely bring Chu Feng great peril, he still wanted Chu Feng to try.
After all, when it came down to it, whether Chu Feng lived or died was none of his concern. But if Chu Feng succeeded, then he would have obtained a legendary treasure for himself.
Perhaps this was the greatest opportunity he would ever encounter in his lifetime. He naturally didn't want to miss it — and had no intention of doing so.
Boom—
However, the very moment Chu Feng stepped through, before he had even taken a second step, the area he stood in began to tremble violently. A series of deep, rumbling sounds echoed up from beneath the earth.
At the same time, the vast terrain ahead of Chu Feng began to crumble and collapse. As enormous swaths of the surface fell away, the ground before him transformed into a bottomless abyss. Only the mountain peak that supported the Apotheosis Bamboo Scroll remained.
Moments later, a torrent of imposing auras surged up from the depths below, as though something was about to surface from deep within the earth.
But this phenomenon occurred only on Chu Feng's side.
On Golden Crane True Immortal's side, everything remained exactly as before — not the slightest change.
In other words, that invisible barrier functioned like a wall, dividing the area into two separate zones.
Where Chu Feng stood, the mountains had collapsed and the earth had split apart. But where Golden Crane True Immortal stood, there was not a single crack — everything remained perfectly intact.
"What is that...?"
Golden Crane True Immortal's expression had already turned grave, and his gaze remained locked on the transformation unfolding within that region.
But even he, upon witnessing the change, could not help but furrow his brow tightly.
Before Chu Feng, a mountain and a sea had appeared.
Yet these were no ordinary mountain and no ordinary sea.
The mountain was not particularly tall, but it was bristling with blades, their cold gleams flashing. Some were only an inch long, while others stretched over a hundred meters.
This was a Mountain of Blades!!!
The sea churned with colossal waves, and raging flames surged through it. Serpentine dragons of fire roiled within.
This was a Sea of Fire!!!