After the Dominant Star Manor sent their younger generation into the cultivation forbidden zone, they relayed the general situation to
Although Hun Yong learned that
However, upon learning that he would receive double the reward if he killed Yue Xian, he decided to follow the Dominant Star Manor Manor Lord's orders.
Hun Yong wasted no time.
First, he pinned the blame for forcibly extracting everyone's bloodline power onto Yue Xian.
Then, in secret, he used the treasure the Manor Lord had given him, attempting to break the barrier that sealed the Celestial Cave and the Demonic Abyss.
But breaking this barrier was no easy task. It would require some time.
"Oh no."
At that very moment,
Although he didn't know why Hun Yong was suddenly doing this, Chu Feng was certain the man intended to harm Yue Xian.
He had to stop Hun Yong immediately. He could not allow him to enter the Celestial Cave.
The problem was, the formation eye power that Chu Feng controlled could not activate the barrier sealing the Celestial Cave.
If Chu Feng wanted to stop Hun Yong, his only option was to go to the Celestial Cave entrance in person and stop him by force.
But if Chu Feng left, Yue Xian would be unable to withstand the force pressing down on her from within the formation on her own.
At that point, she would be forced to halt her refinement of the Dominant Star Grass.
In this critical situation, Chu Feng did find a solution.
The formation eye required bloodline power to activate it.
Chu Feng could set up a formation and channel everyone's bloodline power into it. The formation would serve as a substitute for the people themselves, activating the formation eye to help Yue Xian resist the formation's pressure.
Chu Feng acted at once. While simultaneously activating the formation eye to help Yue Xian resist the pressure, he began constructing the substitute formation.
However, once the formation was complete, Chu Feng discovered a problem.
A formation was ultimately just a formation. It couldn't perfectly control bloodline power the way he could to activate the formation eye.
The formation consumed bloodline power at an alarming rate, and these people's bloodline reserves were insufficient to sustain it for long.
Meanwhile, Hun Yong was on the verge of breaking the barrier sealing the Celestial Cave and the Demonic Abyss.
Left with no other choice, Chu Feng extracted his own bloodline power.
Doing so wouldn't drain his vitality, but in the short term, his bloodline power would become extremely weak. This would affect his ability to use techniques like the Lightning Mark and Thunder Armor.
But Chu Feng had no alternative. He had no choice but to do it.
After merging his own bloodline power into the formation, Chu Feng's face had gone deathly pale, and cold sweat poured down his body continuously.
He desperately needed rest, but there was no time.
After hastily swallowing a few healing pills, he immediately rushed toward the entrance of the Celestial Cave and the Demonic Abyss.
What Chu Feng didn't know was that the moment he left, the bronze cauldron containing the refinement power trembled ever so slightly.
And the lid sealing the cauldron shifted just a little.
…
Most of the people before the Celestial Cave had already had their bloodline power extracted.
They were all extremely weak. Those with slightly stronger cultivation could at least manage to stand.
Many couldn't even get to their feet. Quite a few had already fainted, and a small number might never wake up again.
But ignorant of the truth, they had been manipulated by Hun Yong, directing all their fury toward Yue Xian.
Those who still had strength helped Hun Yong destroy the barrier.
Those who didn't continuously hurled curses and insults at Yue Xian through the cave entrance.
Countless foul and vicious words rained down upon her.
"All of you, shut your mouths! If I hear one more person dare to insult them, I'll tear their mouth apart!!!"
Suddenly, a furious roar pierced the heavens, making everyone's bodies tremble with fright — Hun Yong included.
The crowd recognized that the voice was speaking in defense of the two thieves inside the Celestial Cave.
Instinctively, they assumed the thieves' accomplice had arrived.
But when they turned to look, not only did their fear vanish, but their anger burned even brighter.
The reason was simple — they had discovered that the person who had roared was none other than Chu Feng.
Someone who couldn't even defeat a fourth-grade Sovereign — what right did he have to threaten them?
"So you're an accomplice of those two thieves."