"Why does this old man trust you so much?"
Her Majesty felt puzzled.
Even Chu Feng felt puzzled. His original plan was to avoid the others and remain here alone with the Chief Elder.
The reason for avoiding the others wasn't that he didn't want them to discover the secret of Little Fishy's bloodline.
With his abilities, he could completely avoid revealing too much about the secret of Little Fishy's bloodline.
The real reason was that the level of barrier technique Chu Feng was about to display...
Would be his true understanding and comprehension of the barrier formations in this place, gained over these past days. Chu Feng was afraid of startling them, afraid of bringing about unwanted trouble.
But Chu Feng did trust the Chief Elder to some extent. He could sense that the Chief Elder valued him, so naturally the Chief Elder wouldn't act against him.
In truth...
Chu Feng's earlier modification of the barrier armor had only been some adjustments on top of the existing barrier armor.
But the reason Chu Feng made those adjustments wasn't merely to make the barrier armor a little stronger.
That small increase in strength was beneath Chu Feng's notice. The barrier formation he was about to set up would make the barrier armor completely usable by Little Fishy.
However, this formation required more time than Chu Feng had anticipated—it actually consumed a full ten days.
After ten days, Chu Feng stood weakly before the great formation, still channeling its power.
Looking at the palm-sized sphere of light within the incredibly powerful formation...
A smile couldn't help but spread across Chu Feng's lips.
This was an incomplete formation, but it needed only one more step to become fully complete.
Chu Feng himself couldn't take that step—it required Little Fishy to use her bloodline power to fully activate it.
"Lord Jietian!!!"
"Chief Elder!!!"
Suddenly, voices rang out from outside, causing Chu Feng to instinctively retract the formation he had spent ten days building.
He then moved to the door.
This great hall was quite special—once closed, outsiders couldn't see what was inside, but Chu Feng could see the outside through the door.
Many fewer people were outside now.
The ten-day wait had apparently caused many to leave.
But the Chief Elder was still there, as was that Grand Forger. Of course, some of the other Forgers, Maintainers, and Elders remained as well.
But what truly caught Chu Feng's attention were two unfamiliar faces.
One was a gaunt old man who looked as though he might not live much longer, yet whose strength was considerable. His attire matched that of the Chief Elder and the female elder.
This thin old man must also be a Chief Elder.
And beside the thin old man stood a young man.
The young man looked more like a teenager, with delicate features, yet he gave off an extremely cold impression.
He was clearly not a formation master—he must be that Jietian.
"What a rare visit, Elder Four-Four-Four. What brings you to our territory?"
The Chief Elder, who had a good relationship with Chu Feng, addressed the thin old man.
It sounded like a greeting but carried a note of mockery—it was clear the two of them didn't get along well.
They might even have some history.
"Lord Jietian requires a Forger. I hope you can spare one," the thin Elder said.
Upon hearing this, every Forger present turned pale, their faces filled with obvious dread.
Clearly, none of them wanted to serve Jietian.
As for why they didn't want to serve Jietian, it was probably because the rumors about his poor treatment of others were true.
"There's a new Forger here."
"I only want him." Suddenly, Jietian spoke, his tone cold and decisive.
And with his words, everyone was somewhat surprised—they hadn't expected Jietian to know that a new Forger had arrived.