Seeing that Chu Feng had seen through her, the old woman was somewhat surprised, but she continued to secretly transmit her voice to Jie Yu:
"Young Master Jie Yu, his formation is very powerful. If you truly clashed with him, you might not necessarily be able to defeat him."
Upon hearing those words, Jie Yu's expression only grew more troubled.
The formation he had used came from the Heavenly Dao Secret Canon, and he had dedicated years of dedicated study to it, pushing it to the realm of Great Completion — no small feat.
In theory, once this formation was deployed, it should be invincible.
The old woman knew this as well, so why was she saying he might not be able to beat Chu Feng?
What kind of formation had Chu Feng actually deployed?
Could there truly exist a formation in this world more powerful than those of the Heavenly Dao Secret Canon?
He refused to believe it. He refused to believe that an outsider like Chu Feng could deploy a formation stronger than his own.
And so he turned his gaze toward Chu Feng.
"Stop putting on an act."
"Enough talk. If you've got the skill, then show it."
"I want to see for myself whether you're the real deal or just empty talk."
As Jie Yu roared those words, he immediately activated his formation and launched an assault on Chu Feng's.
Brilliant light blazed forth and violent winds howled. The sheer destructive force of the formation was so overwhelming that even the White Dragon Spirit World Masters present were forced to retreat repeatedly.
And that tremendous formation power locked onto a single target — the formation standing before Chu Feng.
BOOM—
A deafening explosion erupted as the attack struck. Chu Feng's formation seemed utterly powerless, crumbling to pieces in an instant.
But the smiles that had just begun to form on the faces of the junior disciples vanished just as quickly.
After that formation was destroyed, brilliant light flooded outward, and within the courtyard, three additional formations materialized.
A formation within a formation!!!
"This guy, he—!!!"
Only now did they realize that what had appeared to be Chu Feng's incompletely constructed formation was merely a shell.
Beneath that shell lay three formations, and the power of every single one was extraordinarily formidable.
Jie Yu's formation was immensely powerful — it amplified his strength far beyond his own natural limits. It could truly be said that he had pushed the power of a White Dragon Spirit World Master to its absolute peak.
But Chu Feng's three formations, despite their unassuming appearance, each possessed power no weaker than Jie Yu's.
When the formation strength was equal, three naturally overwhelmed one.
Under the clash of their competing formations, Jie Yu's quickly crumbled.
Jie Yu was now drenched in sweat, gasping for breath. He had already exerted his full power, yet he could do nothing but watch helplessly as his formation was destroyed.
His face was written over with unwillingness.
He had been able to deploy such a powerful formation only because he had used one from the Heavenly Dao Secret Canon.
But Chu Feng's formations were clearly just ordinary offensive and defensive formations — not from the Heavenly Dao Secret Canon at all.
So how could they possibly wield such devastating power?
Moreover, Chu Feng had deployed three formations of this caliber within half an hour, which was plainly unreasonable.
"Tell me — what underhanded methods did you use?" Jie Yu demanded, rounding on Chu Feng.
"Jie Yu, can't handle losing?"
"Underhanded methods? Let me tell you — my big brother Chu Feng was already going easy on you. Otherwise, you'd have lost far worse."
"So much worse you can't even imagine," Bai Yunqing added.
"You loser — shut your mouth," Jie Yu snarled in fury.
"If you're not convinced, we can go another round. I'll build the formation right in front of you," Chu Feng said.
Hearing those words, Jie Yu's expression shifted. He noticed that Chu Feng's face bore absolute confidence.
He turned to the old woman: "Senior, tell me — is this truly his own ability?"
The moment those words left his lips, every junior present also directed their gaze toward the old woman.
They didn't trust Chu Feng or Bai Yunqing, but they did trust her.
The old woman hesitated briefly, but at last she said: "He did not employ any underhanded methods, nor did he rely on any supreme treasures."
The moment she said this, every junior from the Seven Realms Sacred Residence fell silent.
One by one, they looked toward Chu Feng again, and the expression in every eye had changed.
No underhanded methods. No supreme treasures. He had single-handedly deployed formations like these?
Just what level of mastery over formations did he possess?
If this was true, then the Chu Feng standing before them was no mere minor character — he was an absolute peak genius.
Jie Yu still found it hard to accept, but when his gaze fell upon Bai Yunqing—
He saw that Bai Yunqing, who was so enormously self-assured in his own right, was now standing behind Chu Feng like a loyal lackey.
Especially that smug look on his face, practically glowing with pride on Chu Feng's behalf.
Sudden realization dawned upon him!!!
He finally understood why a genius of Bai Yunqing's caliber would call Chu Feng "big brother" and willingly bow in submission.
And so he turned his gaze back to Chu Feng.
"I, Jie Yu, misjudged you today."
"Chu Feng, it's yours."
With those words, Jie Yu tossed the Life Crystal toward Chu Feng, then soared into the air, preparing to leave.
"Hey — where do you think you're going? You haven't called him 'Grandpa' yet," Bai Yunqing quickly called out.
At those words, Jie Yu — who had already risen into midair — actually halted, though he did not turn around.
He was regretting it now. Chu Feng had told him outright that if he lost, he wouldn't have to call anyone "Grandpa." But Jie Yu had refused, because he had been certain he would not lose.
Never in his wildest calculations had things turned out this way.
He didn't want to be the kind of person who couldn't handle defeat — he was even willing to hand over the Life Crystal — but actually calling Chu Feng "Grandpa"? He simply could not bring himself to do it.
In all his years, apart from the geniuses within his own clan, he had never once lost face before outsiders.
And every member of the Seven Realms Sacred Residence, whether they showed it or not, looked down on those from beyond their walls.
Losing to someone from outside the Sacred Residence was an unspeakable humiliation.
If he actually said those words, how would he ever hold his head up inside the Seven Realms Sacred Residence again?
"Forget it. Let's call it here," Chu Feng spoke up at that moment.
Jie Yu had honored his word and handed over the Life Crystal — that was already more than Chu Feng had expected.
Moreover, Chu Feng had noticed that while Jie Yu was genuinely arrogant and had initially looked down on him, the fact that he was willing to surrender the Life Crystal showed that, for all his pride, he was not an unreasonable person through and through.
So he saw no reason to press the matter any further.
Jie Yu glanced back at Chu Feng. He said nothing, and simply rose higher into the air and departed.
Finally, the other junior disciples each glanced at Chu Feng one last time before soaring upward and leaving the area without another word.
But Chu Feng noticed that the way they looked at him had changed — the contempt was gone, replaced by something far more complex.
"Young friends, do you know how to use that crystal for cultivation?" the old woman stepped forward and asked. Even her tone had shifted.
"I do," Chu Feng said.