By now, Chu Feng had already returned to the Demon-Slaying Emperor's tomb along with the Sacred Cave Masters.
And Chu Feng had also returned the sacred treasures on the Sacred Cave Masters' bodies to them.
Including the sacred treasures that the Sacred Cave Masters had snatched from the Heavenly Gate of All Realms.
"Brother Shura, so you didn't die after all — you even obtained array formation power more powerful than ours."
"It seems you were right and we brothers were the ones who were wrong."
At this moment, the Sacred Cave Masters were beside themselves with excitement.
If Chu Feng hadn't shown up, they would all have been killed by the Blood Mist Heavenly Venerable. Chu Feng had saved their lives.
So they were incredibly grateful — grateful that Chu Feng had chosen the other door back then.
If not for that, Chu Feng would never have obtained such powerful array formation power, let alone been able to rescue them.
"Sigh, Brother Shura is the only reliable one. That Yin-Yang Guiding Lamp is just some useless junk."
"Wait, hold on. If the Yin-Yang Guiding Lamp was unreliable, then we should have stepped into the Death Gate. We shouldn't have made it out alive, much less obtained array formation power?"
Just as the other Sacred Cave Masters were grumbling, someone suddenly spoke up.
"Hey, yeah, that does seem to be the case."
"But... Brother Shura, he made it out alive too."
"Not only did he make it out alive, he obtained array formation power more powerful than ours."
"How is that possible?"
Now the Sacred Cave Masters were even more confused.
And amidst their confusion, they all turned their gazes toward Chu Feng.
Only Chu Feng could clear up the mystery in their hearts.
"Actually, the Yin-Yang Guiding Lamp was correct. What you entered was the Life Path. What I entered was the Death Path."
"However, that Death Path wasn't a guaranteed death. If you could break through the trial, you could obtain the true inheritance," Chu Feng said.
"Brother Shura, so does that mean you obtained the true inheritance?"
the Sacred Cave Masters asked.
At this moment, Chu Feng had a faint smile on his face, but he said nothing.
He didn't want the Sacred Cave Masters to feel burdened, so he wasn't willing to tell them the truth.
Ugh—
Suddenly, Chu Feng clutched his chest, his face twisting in pain. Then he collapsed to the ground, his body beginning to convulse violently.
At the same time, the energy armor wrapped around Chu Feng dissipated along with it.
And the Sacred Cave Masters could clearly see just how terrible Chu Feng's complexion looked at that moment.
The Sacred Cave Masters were all alarmed by Chu Feng's sudden change.
They hurriedly rushed to Chu Feng's side to diagnose his injuries, but once they did, they realized that Chu Feng was incredibly weakened. His bones were fractured, his meridians torn — the symptoms were exactly like those of someone who had consumed a forbidden drug and suffered a backlash.
"Brother Shura, what happened to you?"
"Did you take the wrong thing? How did you suddenly end up like this?"
At this moment, the Sacred Cave Masters were simultaneously helping Chu Feng treat his injuries and questioning him.
"That Blood Mist Heavenly Venerable was too powerful. My strength was insufficient to overcome him, so I had no choice but to overdraft my power, paying the price of a backlash, to suppress him."
"That's why this happened."
"I had hoped to kill him outright, but unfortunately, he still managed to escape."
Chu Feng said weakly.
"What? The Blood Mist Heavenly Venerable isn't dead? I thought he was already dead."
Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, the Sacred Cave Masters were both shocked and heartbroken.
They were shocked that the Blood Mist Heavenly Venerable had actually managed to escape even under such a devastating assault from Chu Feng.
Shocked by the Blood Mist Heavenly Venerable's abilities.
But more than shock, they felt heartache — heartache that Chu Feng had been willing to harm himself in order to save them.
"It's fine. Just a backlash. A minor issue."
"You lot are already ugly enough as it is — don't go making those tragic faces on top of it. Really... it's just too ugly."