Elsewhere within the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Palace, a barrier gate hovered in midair.
The barrier gate carried the aura of the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Palace, yet it was completely incongruous with the formations in this area — it was not one of the palace's native formations.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Suddenly, three figures shot out from within the gate.
Those three were none other than Chu Feng.
The moment Chu Feng emerged, without a word he swept his massive sleeve and obliterated the barrier gate. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
"It seems we've made it out alive."
With those words spoken, Chu Feng flopped to the ground, utterly spent.
Upon seeing this, Xia Yan and Xiao Yu hurried over to support him, only to discover that Chu Feng was not merely exhausted — he had already lost consciousness.
"He's completely drained," Xiao Yu said.
"How could he not be?"
"That guy had already burned through nearly all of his barrier power trying to obtain the Purple Mist Ghost King's Pearl."
"On top of that, he simultaneously set up an escape formation and a counter-formation."
"The fact that he managed to pull it off at all is nothing short of miraculous," Xia Yan said.
By now, they both understood that the formation Chu Feng had used to oppose Gongsun Yuntian earlier had been nothing more than a ruse.
Chu Feng had known that the barrier power remaining in his body was pitifully scant, so he had never intended to drag things out against Gongsun Yuntian.
The formation he'd used against Gongsun Yuntian was merely a stalling tactic — the true formation he had painstakingly constructed was that escape barrier gate.
From the moment he'd realized that Gongsun Yuntian possessed a special treasure, Chu Feng had already been planning his escape.
"You mean to say he had already nearly exhausted his barrier power even before clashing with Gongsun Yuntian just now?" Xiao Yu asked Xia Yan.
"That guy broke through every single formation guarding the Purple Mist Ghost King's Pearl simultaneously. Just imagine the kind of toll that takes," Xia Yan replied.
"But even so, being able to set up an escape formation of that caliber under those circumstances — even with the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Palace's power bolstering him — the consumption must have been staggering."
"No, we need to act quickly. Otherwise… he could die."
As she spoke, Xiao Yu immediately began setting up a healing formation, producing a great number of pills and single-use medicinal treasures.
Hearing this, Xia Yan seized Chu Feng's wrist and carefully assessed his condition.
"This guy… honestly."
After a thorough examination, Xia Yan's face drained of color. Then, just as Xiao Yu had done, she withdrew a vast quantity of healing pills and single-use medicinal treasures from her Universe Bag.
Xiao Yu and Xia Yan began working together without the slightest regard for cost, setting up a formation to heal Chu Feng's injuries. They didn't dare hesitate for even a moment.
Because Chu Feng's condition was truly dire — just as Xiao Yu had said, if left unattended, he very well might die.
…
Yet Chu Feng was entirely unaware of what Xiao Yu and Xia Yan were doing.
Although Chu Feng had fallen into a state of unconsciousness, in truth he had entered an entirely different space.
It was a world of primordial chaos, bathed everywhere in resplendent radiance, wreathed in golden mist. Aside from a stone-paved road laid across the void beneath his feet, Chu Feng could see nothing at all.
All he could do was follow the road forward.
Before long, Chu Feng reached its end, where an elderly figure stood waiting.