"Chu Feng, you… aren't planning to open the Barrier Sword?" Liangqiu Hongyue asked.
"I have something more important to attend to," Chu Feng said.
"Brother Chu Feng, may I ask what it is?" Linghu Hongfei asked.
"I'm going to harvest Ghost Sealing Grass," Chu Feng said.
"Why would you go pick that stuff?" Liangqiu Hongyue clearly didn't want Chu Feng going off to gather some Ghost Sealing Grass — she would much rather he help open that door, allowing all of them to enter and obtain the legendary power, bolstering their cultivation in the art of barriers.
"To save someone," Chu Feng said.
Upon hearing the words "save someone," Liangqiu Hongyue was momentarily stunned.
A life was on the line. With that reason, Chu Feng left her with no room for argument. As a friend, there was absolutely no way she could ask Chu Feng to abandon saving someone just so they could gain power.
"Brother Chu Feng, what does this Ghost Sealing Grass look like?" Linghu Hongfei asked.
"Something like this." As he spoke, Chu Feng lightly tapped his finger, releasing a burst of barrier power that sketched out the appearance of the Ghost Sealing Grass.
"That barrier power of his… is he a Snake-pattern Exalted Robe Spirit World Master?"
At that moment, the juniors outside the grand formation weren't paying much attention to the appearance of the Ghost Sealing Grass — what caught their eyes was the barrier power Chu Feng had released.
They knew little about Chu Feng. It was only during the earlier struggle for the entrance that they had learned of his martial cultivation level, but they had been unaware of how far his barrier techniques had progressed.
Now they knew, and the answer once again took them by surprise.
He had cultivated both martial arts and barrier techniques, achieving results that other juniors could hardly match. His Spirit World mastery, in particular, surpassed that of the Liangqiu sisters, Linghu Yueyue, and even Wuma Shengjie.
He might well be the strongest among all the juniors of this generation.
Could the youngest Saint Robe Spirit World Master mentioned in the prophecy be this very Chu Feng?
At that moment, more than a few among them harbored exactly that suspicion.
But compared to those outside the formation, the people inside were far more concerned with whether Chu Feng was willing to help them open the great door — after all, this matter directly affected their interests.
"I've seen this Ghost Sealing Grass before, but it's deep inside the grand formation, where it's very dangerous. Let me go with you," Linghu Hongfei said.
"Thank you, Brother Linghu, but there's no need. I can handle it on my own."
"Furthermore, even if I gather enough Ghost Sealing Grass, I will not return to open that barrier door. So everyone here — please don't set your hopes on me," Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, what exactly do you mean by that? If you want to hoard all that power for yourself, just say so — no need to beat around the bush." Linghu Tiemian was furious.
He was not alone. The other members of the Linghu Heavenly Clan, as well as the clansmen of the Dantai Heavenly Clan, all wore expressions of anger.
"Hoard it? This Barrier Sword was seized by me, Chu Feng, with my own hands. Setting aside the fact that I have no intention of opening that door — even if I did…"
"Letting you in would be a kindness. Refusing you entry would be my right," Chu Feng said coldly.
"Enough talk. Are you going to open it or not? If you won't, then hand over the Barrier Sword." Linghu Tiemian's attitude was thoroughly overbearing, carrying an unmistakable air of threat — as though if Chu Feng refused, he would simply seize it by force.
"Try and take it," Chu Feng said, a flash of cold intent rising in his eyes.