"What method?" Long Chengyu was the first to ask.
"Many of the things I comprehended from the compass are closely related to the formations here."
"So I believe the phantom armor that manifested on your bodies can actually be put to use as well."
"With some modifications from me, it should be possible to set up a formation that boosts your strength."
"But... the few of you alone probably won't be enough."
"So I'd like to ask — would you be willing to join forces with the Totem Phoenix Clan?" Chu Feng asked.
"As long as we can deal with the Blood-Eyed Kirin Clan, I have no objections," Long Chengyu said.
"We stand with the Young Master," the other members of the Totem Dragon Clan echoed in agreement.
"In that case, Brother Chengyu, stay here with the others."
"Miss Muxi, come with me to find Feng Jiuyue and her group."
"Since we're forming an alliance, someone representing the Totem Dragon Clan needs to go negotiate," Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, I'll go with you," Long Muxi replied.
But Chu Feng didn't set off immediately. Instead, he swept his sleeve, and a peculiar cultivation manual materialized before them.
"Master this technique first. Whether we can successfully set up the strengthening formation later hinges on this technique."
With that said, Chu Feng brought Long Muxi along and set out to find Feng Jiuyue.
"Chu Feng."
They had barely started moving when Long Muxi turned to look at him.
"What is it, Muxi?" Chu Feng asked.
"Actually... you can just call me Muxi." Long Muxi didn't even look at Chu Feng as she spoke, but he could sense a hint of shyness about her. It seemed that saying something like this was rather embarrassing for her.
Seeing this, Chu Feng smiled and said:
"Sure. Then from now on, I'll call you Muxi."
"Chu Feng, do we not have much time left to prepare?" Long Muxi asked.
"Less than an hour, I'd say," Chu Feng said.
"But this place is so vast — won't it be hard to find the Totem Phoenix Clan?" Long Muxi was somewhat worried.
It would have been one thing if those light pillar formations were still completing, but by now they were all finished. Under normal circumstances, the Totem Phoenix Clan should have gathered together — they might have even gone into hiding. In this situation, finding them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Don't worry. We'll make it in time," Chu Feng said.
His tone was brimming with confidence.
Hearing Chu Feng's confident reply, Long Muxi couldn't help but look at him.
They flew through the air as fierce winds swept past, whipping Chu Feng's hair against his face. And that face, in Long Muxi's eyes at that moment, was impossibly captivating.
Chu Feng kept his gaze fixed ahead, focused on making haste.
Even though the situation was urgent, not a trace of panic showed on his face.
Long Muxi said nothing more. She gave a faint nod and withdrew her gaze.
In this man, she felt a sense of security she had never experienced before — a security that even her own father could not provide.
.......
As for Chu Feng, he had a clear destination in mind, heading straight toward a specific direction. Once he entered the area, he began carefully observing his surroundings.
He then set up a deciphering formation and pointed toward the space ahead.
Hum—
The formation shot forward, its radiance washing over everything.
Beneath that radiance, a formation soon revealed itself.
It was a concealment formation.
Chu Feng shifted his hand seals and gave a soft shout: "Break!"
Boom—
The two formations clashed, but Chu Feng's formation was unstoppable. It swiftly shattered and dismantled the concealment formation.
Once the concealment formation was broken, several figures emerged from within.
Feng Jiuyue and Feng Tiansheng were there, along with many members of the Totem Phoenix Clan.
But some among them bore grievous wounds.
And their numbers had been cut by nearly half compared to when they had first entered this place.
Chu Feng immediately sensed that they hadn't simply failed to gather all their members — more likely, they too had been attacked by the Blood-Eyed Kirin Clan. The missing members had probably met with a grim fate.