"Maybe it's just trying to scare us."
"Let me test it."
While Shengguang Haoxuan spoke, he was already gathering martial energy, preparing to use a martial skill to probe the waterfall of light that blocked their path.
No one stopped him from doing so.
Under these circumstances, they could only throw a stone to test the waters.
But just as Shengguang Haoxuan was about to make his move, Chu Feng's voice suddenly rang out.
"I'd advise you not to get close to that waterfall, and definitely don't launch any attacks at it. Otherwise, the power within the waterfall will backlash and kill you all."
When Chu Feng spoke, the younger generation of the Sacred Valley all turned to look at him.
But when they did, they were stunned to discover that Chu Feng's body was actually flickering with a faint glow.
That glow was very similar to the light the Sacred Lotus Tree had enveloped him with earlier, outside.
Even the aura was nearly identical, as if it were a remnant.
Furthermore, the flowers, grass, and trees in this place were all emanating a subtle luminescence as well.
Chu Feng and the scenery here blended together perfectly.
As if Chu Feng inherently belonged here, and wasn't an outsider at all.
They had to admit that Chu Feng, in this moment, was truly eye-catching and utterly extraordinary.
"Brother Chu Feng, what's with the light on you?" Shengguang Chuyao asked.
"What light?"
"Oh, I wouldn't have even noticed if you hadn't mentioned it."
Chu Feng was initially a bit confused, but after looking down at his own body, he suddenly understood.
"This must be the light that enveloped us earlier—it's left a residue on me."
"That explains it. Ever since I stepped in here, I've been getting these clues about the Sacred Lotus Tree popping into my head. I bet it's this light that brought them to me."
"No wonder. Earlier outside, that beam of light ultimately landed only on me. I thought it was just a formality, but it seems it was more than that."
Chu Feng happily examined the glow on his body as he mused aloud.
"Brother Chu Feng, you actually know clues about this place?"
"Does that mean you know what we need to do?"
Shengguang Chuyao's face lit up with joy—like someone who, after being hopelessly lost, had finally discovered the way out.
"I don't know what comes after, but I do know what's right in front of us."
"That's a formation. Someone needs to break it, but you absolutely must not attack it rashly, nor approach it recklessly."
"The hint I received is that one person needs to break this formation. If I'm not mistaken, that person is me."
Chu Feng said, looking at the waterfall of light that blocked their path.
"What a joke. The most outstanding juniors of our Sacred Valley are all here. Even if someone needs to break the formation, it certainly wouldn't be your turn."
"Besides, why should we listen to you?"
"Who do you even think you are?"
Shengguang Haoxuan looked at Chu Feng with undisguised contempt.
He had been wanting to teach Chu Feng a lesson for some time now—he just hadn't found the right opportunity.
Now that Chu Feng had made such an outrageous claim, he certainly wasn't about to let it slide.
"I'm just giving you a friendly warning. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try."
"Oh, and you wanted to use force to break it just now, didn't you? Go ahead and give it a shot."
"Of course, if you die, don't blame me."
Chu Feng said to Shengguang Haoxuan.
"I'll break it if I want to, and I won't if I don't. Since when do I need some nobody like you telling me what to do? Who do you think you are? Just a country bumpkin."
Shengguang Haoxuan was clearly intimidated—even though he refused to accept Chu Feng's superiority, he wasn't about to risk his own life to prove it.
He even dispersed the power he had been gathering.
Clearly... he was someone who feared death above all else.
And to mask his cowardice, he began viciously hurling insults at Chu Feng.
Although Chu Feng wasn't angered by Shengguang Haoxuan's provocations, he certainly wasn't going to sit there and endure them passively either.
But just as Chu Feng was about to retort, another voice rang out.
"Shengguang Haoxuan, shut your mouth."
"How can you be so rude?"
"Don't you know that guests are to be treated with respect?"
The one scolding him was none other than Shengguang Menglai.
"Menglai, I..."
Shengguang Haoxuan was clearly afraid of Shengguang Menglai, but he was also displeased that she had spoken up on Chu Feng's behalf.
Of course, he didn't dare show his displeasure toward Shengguang Menglai. Instead, he shot Chu Feng a venomous glare.
"Now that's a lady with some sense."