After Chu Feng's thoughts yielded no answers, he took out the three Invisibility Talismans he had obtained from the Burial Spirit Pool.
A layer of barrier enveloped them, and then Chu Feng slapped his own forehead. A flash of light flickered, and the three Invisibility Talismans vanished without a trace.
Having done that, Chu Feng walked over to Ma Changchun to check on his condition.
Only then did he realize that Ma Changchun had merely fallen into a light coma and was in no real danger. So Chu Feng simply used a small amount of Mental Power to wake him up.
"Mm…" Ma Changchun's eyes fluttered open in a daze.
"Senior Ma, are you all right?" Chu Feng asked with concern.
"Young friend Chu Feng, I'm fine. It's just… how did we end up here? Were we saved by someone?"
"Was it the Hell Hurricane that saved us?"
After waking, Ma Changchun immediately stood up and scanned his surroundings with a tense gaze. Once he had taken in the area, he realized that they had indeed been rescued.
That Hell Hurricane had not been a real Hell Hurricane. It was most likely the work of some powerful expert.
"I think so too — that Hell Hurricane was meant to save us. I just don't know who was behind it," Chu Feng said.
"It seems our escape this time is all thanks to young friend Chu Feng," Ma Changchun said with a bitter smile. It was clear he believed that whoever had come to their rescue had done so because of Chu Feng, and they had merely been saved along for the ride.
"Senior, please don't say that. If it weren't for me, none of you would have ended up in such danger," Chu Feng said, his face full of guilt.
Thinking of Li Xiang and the others who had already died because of him, Chu Feng's heart twisted with anguish and unbearable remorse.
"Young friend Chu Feng, that's not how it is. Shi Fufang already had a grudge against me. Even without you, he would have found a way to eliminate me sooner or later."
"I just didn't expect that, despite it being a personal vendetta, he would use Yuwen City's hand to drag so many others into it. The viciousness of this man exceeds my imagination. I was careless — it was my fault," Ma Changchun said of Shi Fufang, his voice laced with both fury and regret.
What enraged him was that Shi Fufang had betrayed their Holy Pill Manor like this, sacrificing the lives of so many fellow disciples all for his own ambitions.
What he regretted was that he had long known Shi Fufang was no good person, yet had failed to keep his guard up. It was his own arrogance that had led to today's disastrous outcome.
"But now that I've survived, it's his turn to die."
"Still, we must leave this place as quickly as possible," Ma Changchun added.
"Senior, do you know where we are?" Chu Feng asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be territory controlled by Yuwen City," Ma Changchun said.
"Yuwen City?"
Hearing this, Chu Feng's gaze shifted immediately, a vague sense of unease settling over him.
Wasn't this just trading one tiger's maw for another?
"Yes. Yuwen City's sphere of influence isn't that far from the Hell Plains to begin with, so it's not surprising that the Hell Hurricane blew us here."
"But don't be afraid, young friend Chu Feng. Our Holy Pill Manor isn't actually that far from Yuwen City either."
"We'll return to Holy Pill Manor right away and report this matter to the Manor Lord. We will make Yuwen City pay the price," Ma Changchun said.
"Good." Chu Feng nodded as well.
If they wanted to deal with Yuwen City, having the strength of Holy Pill Manor behind them would certainly make things easier.
Ma Changchun then swept his great sleeve, and a wave of peculiar energy merged into the bodies of the Holy Pill Manor members nearby.
Before long, every person who had been unconscious stirred and woke up.
"Scum — kneel!"
Ma Changchun suddenly roared. At the same time, his palm slashed through the empty air.
A sharp crack rang out, and a figure went flying with a wretched scream.
But the moment he hit the ground, the figure was wrenched back into the air. He appeared to be restrained, his expression twisted in pain as he hurtled toward Ma Changchun.
This person was Zhou Yu — the one who had tried to kill Chu Feng earlier in order to save his own skin.
"Traitor. Prepare to die."
Ma Changchun's face was now contorted with killing intent. He intended to execute Zhou Yu on the spot.
"Senior, please wait!" Chu Feng quickly spoke up to stop him. "Senior, would you be willing to spare his life?"
"Young friend Chu Feng, this is the man who tried to kill you just moments ago," Ma Changchun said, looking at Chu Feng with an expression of utter incomprehension.