The Sacred Valley had already discovered that the Sacred Lotus Tree within the valley had opened because of
Without Chu Feng, no one could enter it.
That was precisely why, despite
But Shengguang Buyu did not tell the whole truth.
He did not say that the Sacred Lotus Tree could only be entered with Chu Feng.
Instead, he said that the Sacred Valley's cultivation sanctuary had been opened, but this sanctuary came with a special requirement.
Every time it opened, a junior from outside the Sacred Valley had to enter alongside them.
Under normal circumstances, the Sacred Valley would invite a junior from the outside world, but since Chu Feng happened to be here, they would have him enter together with them.
The reason for telling it this way was, in fact, Shengguang Baimei's idea.
Shengguang Baimei did not want Chu Feng to know that the Sacred Lotus Tree had fully bloomed because of him. He feared that if word got out, it would damage the Sacred Valley's reputation.
And the task the Sacred Valley gave Chu Feng was simple: accompany the Sacred Valley's geniuses.
Of course… they could not simply let Chu Feng walk in unprepared.
After all, a dangerous individual like Chu Feng traveling alongside the Sacred Valley's juniors would be like releasing a wolf among sheep.
So before setting out, they specifically used a supreme treasure to penetrate Chu Feng's soul and seal his cultivation.
When sealing Chu Feng's cultivation, Shengguang Baimei feared that Shengguang Buyu would show mercy, so he personally took action himself.
At that moment, Shengguang Baimei had his palm pressed against Chu Feng's chest.
And Chu Feng's face was twisted in pain, while his chest radiated an eerie dark-purple glow.
Under normal circumstances, having tormented Chu Feng, Shengguang Baimei should have been quite pleased.
But right now, Shengguang Baimei's brow was tightly furrowed.
Not just him — even the other members of the Sacred Valley looked at Chu Feng with complicated expressions and began whispering among themselves once more.
The object radiating that purple glow was the treasure used to seal Chu Feng's cultivation.
Under normal circumstances, this treasure was more than sufficient to seal Chu Feng's cultivation all the way down to the Martial Venerable realm.
But right now, Chu Feng's cultivation had stopped at the ninth rank Supreme, and it could not be sealed any further.
This defied all logic.
But it also served as proof of how powerful Chu Feng's soul truly was.
It demonstrated once again that Chu Feng was unlike anyone else.
"Lord Baimei, time is pressing."
"This should be sufficient."
Seeing that Shengguang Baimei was still driving the sealing treasure, Shengguang Buyu could not help but speak up.
If this continued, he feared that Shengguang Baimei would end up hurting Chu Feng — something that was all too evident from the pain on Chu Feng's face at this very moment.
"Do I need you telling me what to do?"
Shengguang Baimei shot Shengguang Buyu a cold glance.
Though his words were harsh, he did stop pushing the treasure any further.
"So you're only sealing my cultivation down to the ninth rank Supreme?"
"Looks like there are some Martial Venerables among the juniors of the Sacred Valley after all."
Once Shengguang Baimei stopped activating the treasure, the pain on Chu Feng's face vanished immediately, and he began to taunt them.
Chu Feng possessed exceptional powers of perception. He understood full well that if Shengguang Baimei had any choice in the matter, he would not have merely sealed Chu Feng's cultivation to the ninth rank Supreme — he would have pushed it down to a far lower level.
In truth, Chu Feng had been secretly resisting the treasure's power the entire time, and it was precisely because of that resistance that his cultivation had stopped at the ninth rank Supreme and could not be sealed any further.
"So what if there are Martial Venerables in there?"
"Would you dare do anything about it?"
"Chu Feng, you need to remember — right now you've merely been given a chance to redeem yourself. Don't be so ungrateful as to refuse it."
Shengguang Baimei fixed Chu Feng with a piercing gaze.
His eyes were full of threats.
Chu Feng merely smiled faintly and did not bother to continue mocking Shengguang Baimei.
After that, Shengguang Baimei and Shengguang Buyu brought Chu Feng to the place where the Sacred Lotus Tree stood.
The Sacred Lotus Tree was still in its fully bloomed state.
But the number of people gathered around it had dwindled considerably.
Most of the Sacred Valley's members had been dismissed.
Those who remained were all individuals who qualified to enter the Sacred Lotus Tree's cultivation grounds.