"This Mo Manor — it belongs to that Mo Yuhan, right?" Eggie's voice rang out. She shared Chu Feng's senses, so whatever he saw, she could see too.
"Probably." Chu Feng had also sensed that the treasures belonging to this manor's master were no ordinary things — otherwise, they couldn't have blocked his Heavenly Eye.
But Chu Feng didn't care who she was.
Chu Feng entered the Spirit Space and looked toward the gate that was sealing off the army of World Spirits.
He felt that the pattern in the center of the gate resembled a lock — it was what sealed the gate shut.
And the method of breaking through was hidden within that pattern.
He had observed it many times before, but every attempt yielded nothing.
This time, however, something felt different from the very start. With the Heavenly Eye strengthened, its effects were finally beginning to show.
Soon, Chu Feng caught glimpses of some of the contents, growing ever more certain that the method to break the gate was indeed concealed within the pattern.
But the contents were hidden far too deep. The more closely he observed, the harder it was to see through.
In the days that followed, Chu Feng did practically nothing but two things — enhancing the Heavenly Eye and studying the gate's pattern.
Eventually, the Heavenly Eye reached its current limit and could not be improved further, yet the gate's pattern still eluded him.
Still, Chu Feng wasn't anxious. As his cultivation grew stronger, the Heavenly Eye would improve with it — he would unravel the pattern in time.
Thump, thump, thump—
One day, someone suddenly knocked on the door of Chu Feng's palace.
In truth, Long Xiaoxiao had been coming every day to bring him snacks — she was very considerate, and knowing he was in seclusion, she would simply leave the food and go.
But today, it wasn't just Long Xiaoxiao who came. Cheng Tianchan and Zhao Yunmo were with her.
It turned out that all the friends they had been waiting for had finally arrived, and today was the day they would formally gather.
"I don't know any of your friends, so I think I'll pass," Chu Feng said.
"Don't be like that, Brother Chu Feng! Since we're all here, why not meet them together? My friends are really easy to get along with," Cheng Tianchan said.
"Exactly, exactly! We came here together, so of course we should go together. If you won't go, then we won't go either," Zhao Yunmo added, also trying to persuade him.
In truth, the two of them had already gotten together with their friends on several occasions over these past days without ever inviting Chu Feng. Their sudden enthusiasm today wasn't lost on him — he knew exactly why.
"Brothers, if Chu Feng doesn't want to go, you shouldn't force him," Long Xiaoxiao said.
Hearing this, Cheng Tianchan and Zhao Yunmo's faces immediately fell with distress. They had already arranged for people to deal with Chu Feng at the gathering — if he didn't go, what were they supposed to do?
It was Chu Feng who laughed and said, "In that case, I suppose I'll go."
"That's wonderful, Brother Chu Feng! With you at this gathering, the whole thing means something completely different. After all, you represent the Sacred Light Galaxy!"
Cheng Tianchan was practically bursting with excitement, and even Zhao Yunmo grinned from ear to ear.
Chu Feng chuckled as well.
Originally, he had planned to skip something like this, since his focus was on breaking open the gate that imprisoned the World Spirit army.
But seeing how enthusiastic they were reminded him of the little trap the two of them had set for him.
Might as well play along.
The gathering was held in an extraordinarily vast palace.
Over seven hundred people had already assembled there, most of them at the Martial Ancestor realm, though the early stages of that realm predominated.
That said, among these seven hundred-plus people, only a few dozen were actually young juniors.
Of course… Cheng Tianchan and Zhao Yunmo weren't juniors either. Despite their relatively young age — just over a hundred — once you surpassed the century mark, you were no longer considered a junior. That was the rule, the dividing line, and the gap was quite significant.
The moment Chu Feng and his three companions entered the palace, countless gazes turned their way.
And Long Xiaoxiao, in particular, drew the most attention.