"..."
When they saw the current state of Chu Ruoshi and the others, the younger onlookers all reacted with visible shock.
Because Chu Ruoshi and the rest were not only sprawled on the ground, but every single one of them had gone deathly pale, with blood continuously trickling from the corner of their mouths.
They looked as though they had suffered severe injuries.
"This!!!"
In that moment, every younger member of the Chu Heavenly Clan was gripped with panic.
Chu Ruoshi was, after all, an Eighth Level True Immortal — a full realm above Chu Haoyan in strength.
Yet before the Queen, she had been defeated with a single strike.
The gap between them could not be described as anything but enormous.
And most critically, the Queen's attack had been mercilessly devastating. Not only had Chu Ruoshi been struck down, but the three standing behind her — Chu Haoyan, Chu Huanyu, and Chu Zhiyuan — had all been injured simultaneously.
But the most frightening part was that everyone knew the Queen had actually shown restraint. Otherwise, the four of them would not merely be wounded at this moment.
They would already be dead.
Swish—
Chu Feng flicked his sleeve, and several healing pills flew toward Chu Ruoshi and the others.
"There's no need." However, Chu Ruoshi and the rest did not accept them. Instead, each of them produced their own healing pills and swallowed them.
Although they looked utterly pitiful on the surface, their injuries were actually quite minor — nothing that would pose any real trouble for cultivators of their level.
After taking the healing pills, their condition improved rapidly, and even their auras began to recover.
"Are you going to force me to personally come and take the flags?" Chu Feng asked.
"Chu Feng, I'll trust you just this once today. I hope you keep your word and don't hoard all the treasures for yourself." After getting to her feet, Chu Ruoshi did not bother arguing with Chu Feng. She simply produced her flag and tossed it to him.
Once Chu Ruoshi handed over her flag, Chu Haoyan, Chu Huanyu, and Chu Zhiyuan each took out their own flags and passed them to Chu Feng as well.
Although they ultimately surrendered their flags to Chu Feng, the displeasure on their faces remained utterly undisguised — especially Chu Ruoshi, whose hostility toward Chu Feng was finally on full, unrestrained display.
But Chu Feng had long been aware of the hostility from all four of them, so he was neither surprised nor the least bit bothered.
Once he received the flags from the four of them, the grand formation in Chu Feng's hands was finally complete.
At that moment, the formation's radiance grew even more resplendent, yet within it, an earth-shaking transformation had also taken place.
Now, this grand formation functioned much like the Spirit Realm Compass — it could guide Chu Feng to the most precious treasure hidden within the Yin-Yang Gate.
However, much like the Yin-Yang formation diagram suspended in the void above, this formation was something only Chu Feng could read.
Chu Feng held the formation and pressed onward. Behind him, the younger members of the Chu Heavenly Clan followed in utter silence.
They no longer had a choice. Even if they could not fully trust Chu Feng, right now their only option was to place their faith in him.
Following Chu Feng, they traversed layer upon layer of mountain ranges before finally entering a cavern.