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"Young Master Chu Feng, it was my fault before. If you wish to punish, punish me alone. Please don't hurt anyone else in the Sacred Valley."
She genuinely could not face the ancestors of the Sacred Valley.
"Brother Chu Feng, even if Menglai was wrong, it shouldn't go this far."
"Young Master Chu Feng, even if she was at fault, you can punish them — there's no need to kill, is there?"
Even
"Fine. Since Brother Chuyao and Miss Xintian have spoken up, I'll certainly give them face."
"After all, they are the few among you who still have a conscience."
"Shengguang Menglai, just now when I said I'd punish only you — were you serious?"
Chu Feng looked toward Shengguang Menglai.
"One person takes responsibility for their own actions. I was the one who seized the power that originally belonged to you, and I was the one who ordered
Shengguang Menglai said.
"Although I don't care for your style, I'll admit you have some backbone."
"Actually… I never truly intended to kill any of you. I was just trying to scare you."
"Since you've shown such backbone, I've actually gained a bit of respect for you. But wrongdoings must be punished — otherwise I'm afraid you won't learn your lesson."
"Everyone in your Sacred Valley, apart from Brother Chuyao and Miss Xintian, is utterly devoid of gratitude."
"So none of you are qualified to continue with this third round of cultivation."
"Brother Chuyao, Miss Xintian, let's continue our cultivation and seize the fortune here while we can."
"As for the rest of you — if anyone dares to comprehend this fortune without permission, they will be killed without exception."
As Chu Feng turned his gaze toward Shengguang Chuyao and Shengguang Xintian, Shengguang Menglai waved her hand, and the white light that had been binding the two of them dissipated.
Everyone understood that this was, in fact, Chu Feng controlling Shengguang Menglai to do it.
"Thank you, Young Master Chu Feng."
Shengguang Xintian gave Chu Feng a sweet smile, then sat down cross-legged, showing no intention whatsoever of concerning herself with the others of the Sacred Valley.
"Brother Chu Feng…"
Shengguang Chuyao, however, still wanted to say something.
Naturally, he wanted to plead on behalf of the others.
The Sacred Lotus Tree within the valley had finally opened, and it was the legendary full bloom.
He truly did not wish for the younger generation of the Sacred Valley to miss out on this opportunity.
"Brother Chuyao, I've already done all I can. Focus on your cultivation and don't waste any more time."
"Oh, right — you asked me earlier what the other cultivation method was. I'll tell you now."
"Watch carefully. This hand seal is actually quite simple. But if you use it, you won't be sensing the fortune here — instead, the fortune will come rushing toward you."
"Fortune that you comprehend on your own is gentle, but fortune that actively surges toward you is violent. I'm not trying to scare you — if you can't handle it properly, it could very well take your life."
"I wouldn't recommend using this method, but if you want to try, I won't stop you."
Once he finished speaking, Chu Feng sat down cross-legged and formed a peculiar hand seal.
At that moment, Shengguang Xintian had already opened her eyes and was observing Chu Feng's hand seal along with everyone else.
Hummmm—
When the hand seal was complete, the space around Chu Feng began to tremble. Then… they could see, with their own eyes, a visible aura surging toward Chu Feng in an unending stream.
That aura was extremely dangerous — it had to be the violent fortune Chu Feng had spoken of. Yet as it poured ceaselessly into Chu Feng's body, he remained completely unharmed.
Not even his expression changed in the slightest.
Seeing this, Shengguang Chuyao hurriedly sat down cross-legged and began attempting the same hand seal Chu Feng had just demonstrated.
"Brother Chuyao, you're really going to try?"
"Never mind whether that aura is even the fortune Chu Feng talked about — can you not feel how dangerous it is?"
Shengguang Xintian urged.
"Xintian, riches come from danger. I have to at least try."
"Besides, look at Brother Chu Feng — nothing happened to him at all, did it?"
"At worst, I'll fail. It's not like it'll be the end of the world."
Shengguang Chuyao smiled faintly, then formed the hand seal.
Hummmm—