"The opener of the Half God Gate is offered five choices. You may select one."
At that moment, a weathered voice suddenly rang out.
It was a single voice, yet it came from all directions at once, converging into Chu Feng's ears.
And almost simultaneously with the sound, five gates suddenly appeared before Chu Feng.
These five gates were much smaller than the entrance to the Heavenly Palace's main hall — only about a thousand meters tall — but they were still imposing and majestic.
Above each of the five gates hung a plaque.
The inscriptions on the five plaques were not only elegant, but imbued with a powerful aura.
All five plaques had clearly been written by the same hand, yet each bore entirely different characters.
They read…
Martial Cultivation Boundary Formations Boundary Spirits Weapons Hidden Treasures "Chu Feng, pick Martial Cultivation."
"If you dare pick Boundary Spirits, I'll beat you to death," the Queen said in a hurry.
She was genuinely afraid — afraid that Chu Feng would choose Boundary Spirits. After all, the treasures offered under Boundary Spirits would surely be something beneficial to Eggy.
But what Chu Feng needed most right now was Martial Cultivation. He had already grasped the method for his breakthrough; all he lacked were sufficient martial power resources.
And choosing Martial Cultivation would very likely grant him martial power resources.
A Half God-level Sacred Palace Pearl — as long as he received martial power resources, it was quite likely they would be enough to satisfy his needs for the breakthrough.
"Fine, I'll choose Martial Cultivation then. But if I obtain the other two Half God-level Sacred Palace Pearls, I'm going to choose Boundary Spirits once," Chu Feng said.
"Fine, fine, fine. We'll talk about that when the time comes. Stop dawdling and just pick already," the Queen urged, growing somewhat impatient.
Seeing that, Chu Feng promptly chose Martial Cultivation.
Hummm— After making his selection, Chu Feng was immediately transported into a grand hall.
This hall was far more magnificent than any he had previously entered. At its center floated a single pearl.
Below the pearl stood a pedestal, and upon it was inscribed: "Half God Martial Power Pearl."
That was clearly the name of this pearl.
Chu Feng felt quite fortunate. What he needed most right now was martial power resources, and he had happened to receive exactly that.
Chu Feng took the pearl into his hand.
Hummm— In the next instant, Chu Feng had returned to the real world.
And clutched in his hand was that Half God-level Martial Power Pearl.
"Chu Feng, can you refine this thing?" the Queen asked.
"It'll be difficult. It seems to have been prepared for a Half God, but I can give it a try," Chu Feng said, and without hesitation he immediately began his attempt.
Before long, Chu Feng let out a delighted laugh: "Eggy, I can do it! Give me one night, and I should be able to refine it."
"Refine it quickly, refine it quickly!" The Queen was delighted as well and couldn't help but urge him on.
Chu Feng wasted no time and immediately began refining the Martial Power Pearl. By the next morning, he had completely refined the Half God-level Martial Power Pearl.
"Well? Can you break through now?" the Queen asked.
"Not yet. Still a little short. But there's no rush," Chu Feng said as he produced the Dragon Inner Core.
"The tempering of the Dragon Inner Core is nearly complete as well. Once I refine it, I will definitely be able to break through," Chu Feng said.
"Good, good, good. Then this Half God-level Sacred Palace Pearl was worth it."
"Come to think of it, you really ought to thank that Miss Xiao Bai. That was a Half God-level Sacred Palace Pearl, you know. Only she would give that to you — anyone else absolutely wouldn't have," the Queen said.
"Indeed, I should properly express my gratitude," Chu Feng said.
Before long, an elder came knocking at Chu Feng's door. The visitor was Elder Lai — the same elder who had previously intervened to stop Mo Wuxiang and Xia Xingchen from fighting.
"Young hero Chu Feng, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lai Sheng, leader of the Lai Lineage Tribe and also an elder of the Ancient World," Elder Lai said with a smile, his attitude exceedingly friendly.
"Elder Lai, please come in," Chu Feng invited him into the main hall.
Elder Lai noticed that inside the main hall, tables and chairs had been stacked together, forming something like a small house.
And Little Crescent was lying asleep beneath it. There was no need to guess — this was Little Crescent's doing. Children simply loved building things like that.
But beneath the makeshift house of tables, there was a soft cushion.
Because it had been conjured from boundary formation energy — it was not something that originally belonged to the palace.
So Elder Lai knew that this cushion had been placed there by Chu Feng.
"Young hero Chu Feng, why didn't you just send Little Crescent to a room to rest? Why only place a cushion here?" Elder Lai asked curiously.
"I felt that for her, this place is more comfortable to sleep in than a room," Chu Feng said.