Chu Feng rose to his feet, his emotions still churning within him.
He truly hadn't gone all out just now, and he had held back to some degree. But if anyone thought he had been careless — that wasn't the case at all.
Chu Feng had long since cultivated a habit of treating every opponent with caution, no matter who they were.
Just now, he had genuinely been giving it his all.
Which meant he had to admit that Xue Ji was incredibly strong. Even if he had gone full power from the very start, he might not have been her match.
Rumble—
The booming grew ever more piercing. Throughout the cavern, countless deep cracks split across every surface, and with each roar, large chunks of rubble rained down.
Chu Feng knew the cavern was on the verge of collapse. If he didn't get out quickly, he'd be buried here.
So he quickly located an exit and left the place.
Back on the surface, Chu Feng discovered that the booming was only coming from the entrance reserved for the younger generation.
The entrances that everyone could access were not producing any rumbling at all.
This further confirmed that it was because of Chu Feng that the younger generation's cavern was beginning to close.
Though the younger generation's cavern was about to shut, the caverns accessible to everyone were still open.
Based on his usual temperament, Chu Feng would have gone inside to take a look.
But right now, he understood clearly that his strength was limited, so he didn't take the risk of entering the cavern that everyone could access.
After all, that was where figures like the Demon Spirit King and others were competing. Him going in… it would be hard to come away with any advantage.
So Chu Feng obediently made his way to the gathering spot that Tao Wu had previously arranged.
To avoid drawing attention, Chu Feng concealed his presence. The spot really was excellent — it was the kind of place that was easy to overlook.
There were clearly quite a few people inside, yet almost no one ever came near this particular location.
And so, Chu Feng waited for an hour.
After that hour, the booming had long since subsided.
All of the entrances accessible to the younger generation had been sealed shut.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Chu Feng turned his gaze toward the southeast.
He sensed someone flying rapidly in his direction.
And it was someone from the Situ Spirit Gate.
The person was not flying particularly fast, and as he soared through the air, he was shouting at the top of his lungs.
"This individual is a major fugitive wanted by our Situ Spirit Gate."
"Those who provide information about him will be rewarded. Those who capture him alive will receive a generous reward."
As he bellowed, he waved his sleeves, and a continuous stream of scrolls fluttered down toward the ground.
Chu Feng reached out and caught one of the scrolls in his hand.
Opening it, he found it was a wanted poster — and the person depicted on it was none other than Chu Feng himself.
"Fast work," Chu Feng remarked with a faint smile.
He wasn't really surprised by this.
The younger generation cultivators whose cultivation Chu Feng had crippled inside the cavern had clearly already exited and found their backers.
And the Situ Spirit Gate elders, upon learning that someone had dared to challenge their sect's authority, were naturally furious.
So they had immediately issued a bounty for Chu Feng's capture.
That was only natural. Though with all the major figures gathered at the Demon Coffin's entrance, the Situ Spirit Gate was merely a small player among them — in truth, this was their territory.
The Situ Spirit Gate had long been accustomed to being arrogant and domineering. They would never tolerate anyone daring to provoke them.
Besides, the disciples of major figures were all renowned throughout the world, so the moment they saw Chu Feng's appearance, they knew he was a nobody.
They weren't afraid of him in the slightest. Their first instinct was to capture him and make him pay dearly.
As for Chu Feng, he didn't feel the slightest bit of fear over this.
Even if every single person aboard the Situ Spirit Gate's warship had come inside, he wouldn't be intimidated.
After all, their strongest Grand Elder was only a third-tier Half-God.
That level of strength was inferior to Old Cat, to say nothing of Tao Wu.
With these two allies by his side, Chu Feng had no reason to fear the Situ Spirit Gate.
But Chu Feng wasn't planning to rely on Tao Wu and Old Cat's strength to deal with these Situ Spirit Gate members.
He intended to use his own power to eliminate them one by one.
This grudge — only he himself could settle it, and only then would the hatred be quenched.
Rumble—
But suddenly, another deafening boom rang out across the sky.
Chu Feng quickly took to the air and saw that from all of the entrances accessible to everyone, massive plumes of dust were erupting skyward at the same time.
"It seems someone has also seized the opportunity inside the caverns accessible to everyone."
Earlier, the younger generation's cavern had closed because Chu Feng had gathered all one thousand blue stones.
Now, the caverns accessible to everyone had clearly entered their closing phase as well.
So Chu Feng figured someone must have gained the upper hand inside.
"Brother Chu Feng, you're back awfully fast!"
"How was it — did you manage to get anything good?"
Before long, a familiar voice rang out as Tao Wu and Old Cat flew over.
Seeing Tao Wu call out to him so readily, Chu Feng became even more certain the man was no ordinary person.
After all, Chu Feng had concealed his presence, yet Tao Wu had locked onto him at a single glance.