"Are we really going to be stuck here for three months before we can leave?" Chu Feng asked.
"That's right, Young Master Chu Feng. I've come in many times, and every time it takes three months," Wang Yuxian said.
"Where is this place of trial located?"
Chu Feng asked.
Even though they had three months here, Chu Feng didn't want to waste any time — he wanted to help Wang Yuxian clear this trial as quickly as possible.
"As for where the place of trial is, that's something I'll need Young Master Chu Feng's help to find."
"I've never been able to locate the place of trial, which is why I believe barrier techniques are required."
"I've brought all sorts of treasures into this place before, but none of them worked."
"Of course, that's to be expected. The place of trial relies on one's own strength — most treasures become useless here."
Wang Yuxian explained.
"I see. Understood."
The moment Chu Feng finished speaking, he rose into the air and activated his Heavenly Eye to scan the surroundings.
"Found it."
After a brief sweep, Chu Feng fixed his gaze northward and spoke.
"That fast?"
Hearing Chu Feng's words, suspicion flickered in Wang Yuxian's eyes.
She had entered this place so many times and exhausted every method yet never found the place of trial. Could Chu Feng really locate it that quickly?
If that was true, then compared to him, she might as well have been worthless.
"Miss Wang, just follow me."
With that, Chu Feng shot off in the direction he had indicated.
Wang Yuxian followed close behind.
The place Chu Feng pointed to was above a lake.
Chu Feng hovered in the air and, wasting no words, released the barrier power within his body, immediately beginning to set up a formation.
As the formation descended, the once-calm lake surface instantly turned turbulent.
Boom boom boom—
Colossal waves surged skyward with terrifying force.
These were no ordinary waves of water — they contained an even more fearsome power.
Under the impact of this force, Chu Feng could barely hold his ground and was blasted back thousands of meters.
But Chu Feng paid no mind to that and continued channeling the formation's power.
Before long, a vortex appeared in the lake. The vortex expanded rapidly, soon engulfing the entire surface.
And right at the center of the vortex was a barrier gate.
"It really appeared — so it was here all along?"
"Young Master Chu Feng, you're incredible…"
Wang Yuxian approached Chu Feng, originally intending to thank him, but the moment she saw him, she froze.
"Young Master Chu Feng, you…"
It turned out that when the waves had crashed upward moments ago, with Chu Feng completely unguarded, the mask on his face had been swept away by the raging water.
What was now revealed was that ruined, disfigured face.
But Chu Feng had been perfectly fine just before — how could he have suddenly ended up looking like this?
So Chu Feng had been wearing the mask not to deceive the place of trial, but to deceive her?
All to hide his current appearance, so she wouldn't have to see it.
"Forget about that for now. I need to keep channeling the formation until you come out safely, or you'll be trapped inside."
"Go — go in right now. If you can't break through the challenges in there, come back out from within."
Chu Feng said.
"But…"
Wang Yuxian hesitated, shame welling up in her eyes.
She was very clever, and she immediately understood that the destruction of Chu Feng's face had something to do with her.
But she didn't linger in her hesitation for long. She turned and stepped through the barrier gate.
Approximately three hours later, Chu Feng felt a shift in the formation.
The lake surface had calmed again, but the barrier gate remained.
Chu Feng knew — it was over.