"Young Master
Chu Feng had seen this person before, though they had never spoken. In fact, when
But right now, the man wore a warm and amiable expression, requesting that Chu Feng guide them along, as though the two of them were the best of friends.
However, this scene was something Chu Feng had long anticipated. Along the way, he had already turned down any number of people.
Someone must have leaked the news that Chu Feng had found the method to reach the Burial Spirit Pool, and that rumor had reached the ears of these Starfall Sacred Land cultivators — who clearly believed it wholeheartedly.
"Even I don't know that I've found the method to reach the Burial Spirit Pool," Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, don't be ungrateful."
"Our people from the Starfall Sacred Land are asking you to guide us — you should feel honored."
When they realized Chu Feng was about to refuse them, the man who had spoken earlier immediately dropped his friendly facade.
"How dare you be so rude!" But the moment he opened his mouth again, he was reprimanded by Xia Yun'er.
"Young Master Chu Feng, I hear that you've been collecting not only the gemstones within those purple trees, but also the flying insects that guard them."
"You must have discovered the secret. Could it be… the key to the Burial Spirit Pool lies in those insects?" Xia Yun'er asked Chu Feng.
"That was my thought as well, but whether it's correct or not, I can't say for certain. I still haven't collected enough insects," Chu Feng said without hiding anything.
He knew perfectly well that Xia Yun'er was a sharp woman. If she was saying this, it meant she too had noticed that the insects were the key.
After all, the clues Xia Yun'er had obtained were likely the same as his.
"I wonder, Young Master Chu Feng, how many more insects do you need?" Xia Yun'er asked.
"Exactly thirteen thousand four hundred and thirty-one more," Chu Feng said.
"As it happens, I've collected some as well. Why don't you try it now, Young Master Chu Feng?"
As she spoke, Xia Yun'er produced a formation from her Universe Bag — one similar to Chu Feng's, also containing a portion of the flying insects sealed within it.
Although it was far fewer than what Chu Feng had already gathered, it still amounted to more than a hundred thousand insects — more than enough for him to make up the difference.
It was clear that Xia Yun'er had been collecting these insects for quite some time.
She had indeed noticed that they were the key to reaching the Burial Spirit Pool.
"There's no need. I can gather the rest on my own," Chu Feng shook his head.
"What do you mean by that? Are you afraid that if you use our Holy Maiden's insects, we'll try to hold it over you?" Another disciple from the Starfall Sacred Land said.
"Isn't that the case?" Chu Feng asked.
In truth, Chu Feng knew full well that if he used Xia Yun'er's insects, every single one of these Starfall Sacred Land cultivators would follow him — and worse, he would lose all control over the insects.
That was simply how the people of the Starfall Sacred Land operated — unreasonable to the core.
Besides, the number of insects he still needed wasn't that many. Rather than using theirs, he could simply go collect them himself. That way, control would remain firmly in his hands.
Naturally, Chu Feng had no intention of using their insects.
"So what you're saying is, even if you successfully obtain the method to enter the Burial Spirit Pool, you don't plan to bring us along?" Another male disciple from the Starfall Sacred Land said.
"That's right — I have no intention of bringing you along," Chu Feng said.
"You're courting death!" The male disciple from the Starfall Sacred Land erupted in fury.
"Courting death? And why exactly am I courting death? Refusing to bring you along means I'm courting death? Who do you people think you are? Do you think you're the