The demon monkey king helping the Dragon Daoist resurrect was an incredibly tedious and complex process that required a long time—at least a month.
With his current level of Spirit World Mastery, Chu Feng couldn't really be of any help with something so difficult.
While the demon monkey king and the Dragon Daoist discussed the specific steps of the resurrection, Chu Feng went to the barrier that imprisoned Su Rou and Su Mei.
"You two girls have been asleep for two years now. Do you have any idea how much I've missed your voices, your smiles?"
Chu Feng sat in front of the barrier and gazed through the gaps at the two beauties lying inside, the corners of his mouth curling into a peaceful smile.
It had been some time since the demon monkey king had helped Su Rou and Su Mei fully fuse the ice-fire pearls into their bodies, yet the two still hadn't woken up.
At first, Chu Feng had been quite worried, but soon his worry evaporated, replaced by a pleasant surprise.
Because while Su Rou and Su Mei slumbered, they had not only gradually restored their former appearances, but their complexions had become increasingly rosy, and they now possessed a special aura they hadn't had before—one that ordinary people didn't have. It must have been the influence of the pearls inside them.
What delighted Chu Feng most was that the two girls' cultivation was actually climbing while they slept. Su Rou had already risen to the Xuan Martial Sixth Level, and Su Mei had reached the Xuan Martial Fifth Level.
Before he knew it, these two girls' cultivation was almost catching up to his own. Chu Feng's current level had been earned through countless hardships, refining massive amounts of resources—he had paid an enormous price.
But these two had turned misfortune into blessing, gaining a massive boost in cultivation after just about two years of sleep. And this clearly wasn't their final level—if things continued this way, by the time they woke up, they might have stepped into the Heaven Martial Realm.
Honestly, even Chu Feng was a little envious, but he was mostly happy. After all, Su Rou and Su Mei were the ones he cherished. If their cultivation grew stronger, they would have the ability to protect themselves—which was exactly what Chu Feng wanted.
"If we can resolve the crisis with the Jiang Dynasty this time, and if you two wake up soon, come with me to the Eastern Seas. With the two pearls inside you, it's only right that you go and make a name for yourselves on that land."
Chu Feng had already made up his mind. If Su Rou and Su Mei could wake up soon, he would bring them along to the Eastern Seas and have them enroll in the Four Seas Academy together with Jiang Wushuang and Zhang Tianyi.
That would offer them tremendous development opportunities, and enrolling in the Four Seas Academy would give them a place of shelter—making them considerably safer.
As for Chu Feng himself, he had temporarily abandoned the idea of joining the Four Seas Academy. He needed to raise his cultivation as quickly as possible, which required enormous amounts of cultivation resources.
And cultivation resources were so precious that obtaining them was bound to make enemies. So after entering the Eastern Seas, Chu Feng would pretend not to know Zhang Tianyi, Jiang Wushuang, and the others on the surface, interacting with them only in secret. That way, if he offended any enemies, they wouldn't go after Zhang Tianyi and the rest to settle scores.
"Let me feel what kind of effect this thing really has."
Suddenly, Chu Feng took out the jade bottle containing the barrier essence. He already knew how terrifying it was—it was considered a dangerous substance that no one could refine.
But Chu Feng had a feeling that he could refine it. The Divine Thunder inside him seemed to fear no violent energy whatsoever. As long as it was energy from heaven and earth, it could absorb it.
So Chu Feng opened the jade bottle and poured a single drop of barrier essence into his hand. To be safe, he only licked a tiny bit, and immediately felt a violent energy explode inside his mouth.
"Mmph!"
Chu Feng clamped his mouth shut at once, gritted his teeth, and forced the violent energy down his throat.
The moment it entered his windpipe, the violent energy tried to attack his body, but the instant it showed the slightest intention, a tremendous suction force surged from Chu Feng's Dantian and forcefully dragged the violent energy into it.
At the same time, chewing sounds echoed from within the Dantian.
Chu Feng was thrilled beyond belief. Just as he had expected, the violent barrier essence had been swallowed by the Divine Thunder in his Dantian without any side effects. And with just that tiny amount, he could feel his aura had grown significantly stronger.
After that, he increased the dosage little by little, gradually consuming all the barrier essence in the jade bottle. And when he had devoured the entire bottle of barrier essence, Chu Feng made a miraculous breakthrough—into the Xuan Martial Ninth Level!
"This barrier essence really is something. With just a little bit, I broke through an entire level. If I got my hands on more, could I step into the Heaven Martial Realm?" Chu Feng was beside himself with excitement.
He wasn't just happy because the barrier essence could be refined by him—he was happy because the Divine Thunder could fearlessly devour such violent energy. This meant that many things ordinary people couldn't refine, things others considered too dangerous, could be used as cultivation resources by Chu Feng.
"Ha ha, Chu Feng! This queen told you long ago that you didn't need to worry about cultivation resources. There are all sorts of cultivation materials in this world."
"Now you believe me, don't you? There are plenty of things like this barrier essence out there. To ordinary people, these things are useless—they'd run the other way at the sight of them. But for you, they're incredibly effective."
"This Nine Provinces Continent is nothing but a backwater. It's only natural that rare treasures are scarce. But I believe that once you step into the Eastern Seas, there will be far more things you can put to use. Four years from now, you might just have a chance." Eggshell spoke up. In truth, when Chu Feng had first consumed the barrier essence, she had been on edge for him too. But seeing him succeed, she was genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart.
"Yeah, you're right. I'm looking forward to setting foot on that land more and more." Hearing Eggshell's words, Chu Feng's anticipation for the Eastern Seas grew even stronger.
After his breakthrough, Chu Feng didn't disturb the demon monkey king or the Dragon Daoist. Instead, he left the Myriad Bones Graveyard. But the moment he returned to that magnificent hall, he found Li Changqing sitting inside with a deeply uneasy expression.
When Li Changqing spotted Chu Feng, he rushed over in a panic and said urgently, "Chu Feng, something terrible has happened!"
"Sect Master, what happened?" Chu Feng asked, bewildered.
"Look at this." Li Changqing handed Chu Feng a golden letter.
The letter had been issued by the Jiang Dynasty, and written across it were five glaring characters.
They read—The Imperial Gathering Decree!!!