After driving off the people from the Lotus Sect, the Void Sect Master held a banquet to honor Chu Feng and the other distinguished guests.
Chu Feng and his companions didn't refuse the Void Sect's hospitality, because apart from repaying the sect's kindness from years past, there was one other reason he had come — to revisit the Void Tower.
At this moment, Chu Feng had already entered the Void Tower. No sooner had he stepped inside than a faintly glowing soul form appeared before him.
This was none other than the founding ancestor of the Void Sect — a supreme powerhouse who, a thousand years ago, had been able to stand as an equal to the Dragon Daoist — the Void Master.
However, compared to the first time Chu Feng had met him, the Void Master was now feeble beyond measure. One could say that he might dissipate at any moment; his divine sense could barely hold on for a few more days.
"Junior pays his respects to Senior Void Master." Even though this thousand-year-old supreme powerhouse had clearly fallen from his former glory, Chu Feng remained deeply respectful.
"You're quite impressive, young one. In just two short years, you've grown to this level — even surpassing the old Dragon Daoist and me at your age."
"You've come here today for my Origin, haven't you?" The Void Master hovered in midair, a faint smile on his face as he looked at Chu Feng. But his voice was weak, a testament to just how few days he had left.
"Senior, I..." Confronted by the Void Master's direct question, Chu Feng was at a loss for words. Just as the Void Master had said, he had indeed come for the old man's Origin.
After all, the Void Master was a supreme powerhouse whose cultivation had likely been nearing the peak of the Heaven Martial Realm. That kind of Origin would dramatically boost Egg Egg's strength. Chu Feng didn't want to miss this opportunity, and neither did Egg Egg.
"Heh, no need to be embarrassed. It's perfectly normal." To Chu Feng's surprise, the Void Master simply laughed it off and continued, "If this were the past, I would never have allowed anyone to absorb my Origin. I would have felt that it made me incomplete."
"Even today, I still believe that one's Origin is the very foundation of existence. Once it's gone, that person is truly dead — all that remains in this world is a useless husk of bones."
"But I've come to understand something now. I'm willing to let you absorb my Origin — not for any other reason, but because you just saved my Void Sect."
"Whether you did it because you felt you owed me for wanting to absorb my Origin, or simply out of gratitude for the Void Sect's past kindness — either way, the fact that you did it brings me great relief."
"Follow me. My days are numbered, so I'll leave everything to you. I only ask that you help this sect of useless juniors of mine, so that my Void Sect won't perish too soon."
As he spoke, the Void Master rose gracefully and began drifting toward the top of the tower. He then started touching the murals on the walls — turns out these seemingly unremarkable paintings were actually hidden mechanisms, so well concealed that even Chu Feng in his current state hadn't been able to detect them.
The Void Master activated the mechanisms from top to bottom. When they returned to the bottom of the tower, a passage had appeared in the stone floor. Following the Void Master down into the tunnel, Chu Feng discovered a secret chamber.
The chamber wasn't large — just a square room — yet it carried an air of solemnity. At its center sat a stone coffin with no lid. Before he even drew near, Chu Feng could feel a bone-chilling cold emanating from within.
"Go ahead. All of this is yours now. But after you take it, remember to help my Void Sect." With a serene smile, the Void Master's form began to waver, eventually dissolving into wisps of mist that hovered in the air for a moment before dissipating like smoke.
"He's voluntarily dissolved his soul form. He's truly gone now. Let me out at once — this queen wants to personally refine his Origin!" Egg Egg's voice rang out with excitement.
Chu Feng didn't hesitate. With a thought, he opened the Spirit World Gate. Egg Egg's beautiful silhouette shot out as a streak of black light, landing directly on top of the stone coffin.
"Wow, Chu Feng! That old man wasn't lying to you — there really are some treasures here. Come look!"
At this moment, Egg Egg's exquisite little face was lit up with joy. Without another word, she opened her small mouth, and a tremendous suction force surged outward as she began absorbing the Void Master's Origin.
In that instant, Chu Feng noticed that after the Void Master's soul dissolved, the light within the stone coffin had grown noticeably brighter, and the cold aura had intensified considerably.
Drawing closer, he saw a dried corpse lying inside the coffin. The corpse was covered in a layer of blue mineral fragments, each one radiating a chill far colder than ice.
Most importantly, these blue fragments contained Heavenly Force — and an alarmingly dense concentration at that. Beyond the Heavenly Force, there were also strange, volatile energy forms. In short, these fragments were clearly no ordinary objects — they were rare treasures of heaven and earth.
"So these fragments were the key to sustaining the Void Master's soul for so long," Chu Feng said.
"Not just that. The Void Tower itself was also constructed with great purpose. It's the combination of both that allowed his soul to endure — and he could only remain within this tower. The moment he left, his soul would have dissipated immediately."
"Chu Feng, these fragments aren't simple. The special power within them is extremely volatile — ordinary people couldn't possibly refine them. But you probably can. Try it quickly — maybe it'll push you to the eighth stage of the Xuan Martial Realm!" Egg Egg said excitedly.
"Egg Egg, you — you've actually reached the second stage of Heaven Martial?" Looking at Egg Egg, Chu Feng was stunned. She had clearly been at the ninth stage of Xuan Martial before, yet after refining the Void Master's Origin, she had leapt straight to the second stage of Heaven Martial.
After observing her for so long, Chu Feng had come to realize just how powerful Egg Egg truly was. In terms of actual combat strength, she even surpassed Chu Feng himself when he wielded his exotic weapons.
But Egg Egg required massive amounts of Origin to advance her cultivation — far more than Zi Ling's world spirit, at the very least.
Yet now, she had broken through two whole stages in succession, and from Xuan Martial to Heaven Martial at that. This meant the Void Master's Origin was truly extraordinary. The old man must have been immensely powerful in life.
"Hehe, this old man was at the peak of the eighth stage of Heaven Martial. Plus, thanks to the nourishment of these mineral fragments, his Origin hadn't faded in the slightest — it had actually been somewhat strengthened." Egg Egg smiled sweetly, clearly delighted by her surge in power.
"Looks like this trip really wasn't wasted after all." At that moment, a thrilled smile spread across Chu Feng's face as he turned his gaze back to the blue mineral fragments. He felt that if he could refine the Heavenly Force contained within them, breaking through to the eighth stage of the Xuan Martial Realm shouldn't be too difficult.