Chu Feng wasn't in pain — he was merely enduring it, and it was indeed within his limits to do so.
Chu Feng had no choice. He already understood what this divine technique was capable of, and if he didn't seize the opportunity, what if the Divine Deer refused to teach him?
In this situation, Chu Feng's willpower and soul resilience seemed to have grown stronger than ever before.
Pushing forward with everything he had, Chu Feng refined and absorbed every last bit of the light spheres the Divine Deer had given him.
"Senior, this junior can continue."
Chu Feng rose to his feet and extended his hand toward the Divine Deer.
"You can still continue?"
The Divine Deer's eyes went wide, looking at Chu Feng as if he were a madman.
"This junior truly can continue."
Chu Feng grinned, thinking the Divine Deer was worried about him, and hastily wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"You may be able to continue, but I've already imparted all of my Divine Concealment's power to you. What more could you want?"
"Even if you squeezed me dry, there's nothing left."
The Divine Deer said.
"That was everything?" Chu Feng asked, surprised.
"That was everything."
The Divine Deer was somewhat speechless.
She hadn't expected Chu Feng to refine all of her power in one go. In her view, he would need at least several months, possibly even years.
Yet just now, Chu Feng had managed it in less than half a shichen.
"A freak — could this kid really be a freak?" the Divine Deer sighed inwardly.
As for Chu Feng, he immediately began to sense the power that had just merged with his body.
This power was not easy to employ.
An ordinary martial cultivator would have no chance of mastering it.
Even a genius martial cultivator would need a considerable amount of time.
But Chu Feng was experienced, and his mind was exceptionally sharp. He quickly grasped the essentials of this power.
With a mere thought from Chu Feng, the divine power that had merged into his body instantly enveloped him entirely.
The next moment, Chu Feng's aura vanished completely.
"Senior, does this count as a success?"
Chu Feng looked toward the Divine Deer.
The Divine Deer stared at Chu Feng, stunned, her small mouth slightly agape. It took a moment before she came back to her senses.
She hadn't expected Chu Feng to perform it so… effortlessly.
"Can't you feel it yourself?" the Divine Deer asked back.
Of course Chu Feng could feel it. His concealment was superb — if combined with his own hiding techniques, almost no one would be able to detect him.
Concealing one's body was only a part of it; the most crucial aspect was actually concealing one's aura.
After all, whether it was a martial cultivator's perceptive senses or a Spirit World Master's Mental Power, both primarily searched for auras.
As long as the aura was hidden well, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to find him.
"Heh heh, I just wasn't entirely sure, so I wanted to confirm with you, Senior."
Chu Feng chuckled, an irrepressible look of joy on his face.
With Divine Concealment in hand, combined with his own hiding methods — even without teleportation formations, it seemed the people from the Situ Spirit World Gate would have no way of dealing with him.
"Since you've felt it, then tell me — what do you think of my Divine Concealment?" the Divine Deer asked.
"Exceptionally impressive."
"Then, Senior, can I try Divine Movement?"
Chu Feng asked.
"Try Divine Movement after you reach the Half-God realm, or your body won't be able to withstand it. But if you insist on trying, you may give it a go."
As the Divine Deer spoke, she opened her palm, and a wisp of white luminous energy appeared.
"Try refining it and see if it works."
"But remember — refine it bit by bit."
As the Divine Deer spoke, the wisp of white energy drifted toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng sat cross-legged once more and attempted to refine it.
Hummm—
Though it was only a wisp, once it entered his body, it exploded into a torrent of power, like countless sharp needles madly darting through his insides.
It tried to tear Chu Feng apart.
But he held on.
He endured, but when he stood up, he found his body had become extremely weak.
"Whew—"
"The gap between realms truly is hard to bridge."
Chu Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. He knew the Divine Deer hadn't lied to him — he truly couldn't withstand Divine Movement at his current level.
But what he didn't notice was that the Divine Deer was still looking at him with an expression of disbelief.
She had only asked him to try refining it. She hadn't expected him to refine it all in a single breath.
Although that wisp of energy was faint, there was still a realm-level gap involved. She had assumed that no matter how strong Chu Feng's willpower was or how much pain he could endure, he wouldn't be able to withstand power that crossed realms — at most, he would refine a tiny fraction before giving up.
But Chu Feng had refined all of it and endured it as well.
"Leave now. Don't bother me unless you need to — I won't help you. When you reach the Half-God realm, I will teach you Divine Movement."
As the Divine Deer spoke, a teleportation force already enveloped Chu Feng, forcibly expelling his consciousness from her world.
After Chu Feng left, a smile spread across the Divine Deer's face.
"Mastery of Divine Concealment at such speed."
"Enduring Divine Movement despite crossing realms."
"This one is absolutely a freak among freaks."
"Didn't expect to hit the jackpot."
"That was close — I almost misjudged him."
The Divine Deer laughed, quite pleased.
…
"Senior, you really don't want to chat anymore?"
"Aren't you lonely, all by yourself?"
Chu Feng's consciousness returned to his body, and he tried once more to communicate with the Divine Deer, but sure enough, she didn't respond.
"Senior, whenever you're bored, just call on me. This junior will keep you company."
Chu Feng was in high spirits. Having obtained Divine Concealment, he was no longer so anxious — he knew he had truly passed the Divine Deer's trial.
Once he reached the Half-God realm, he could cultivate Divine Movement. If he mastered Divine Movement, Chu Feng would be even more untouchable.
Now that the matter of escape was essentially settled, it was time to move on to the second thing — finding the young members of the Situ Spirit World Gate.
And as it happened, Chu Feng now had a destination in mind.
When Chu Feng had been observing the Spirit Beast Mountain Range earlier, he had released his Mental Power to sense the surroundings.
As a result, he had learned of something.
A tavern had appeared in the area — a very famous one, similar to the Dragon Breath Spring Pavilion that the Hell Envoy had previously taken Chu Feng to.