"Follow me."
As Fu Xing spoke, she quickly moved forward.
Seeing this, Chu Feng hurried to catch up.
"Miss Fu Xing, you seem certain there's no danger up ahead?"
The reason Chu Feng asked was that Fu Xing was advancing so rapidly — it seemed she had already figured out the route. Otherwise, she wouldn't be this careless.
"A palace will appear at the end of the desert."
"Before entering that palace, this entire path is safe."
"Inside that palace, only the power of formations may be used. Any method other than formation power cannot be employed."
"There are purple Fierce Beasts in there, but with both of us working together, we can handle them."
"As long as we defeat the purple Fierce Beasts, a formation gate at the other end of the palace will open. That is the gate that can take us out of the Nine Heavens Secret Land."
"But there is actually another gate inside that palace."
"Behind that gate, there is a black Fierce Beast, and its strength is calibrated to match our strongest combat power."
"What level can your current formation combat power reach?" Fu Xing suddenly turned to look at Chu Feng.
"Gold Dragon Divine Robe — though in terms of pure combat strength, I can reach Imperial Dragon Divine Robe. If we're talking about purely setting up formations, the arrays I can construct are at the Immortal Dragon Divine Robe level," Chu Feng said.
After hearing Chu Feng's words, Fu Xing stared at him with a complicated look in her eyes. There seemed to be much she wanted to say, but in the end she held it back.
Instead, she continued the previous topic: "Then the black Fierce Beast inside will also be at the Imperial Dragon Divine Robe level."
"As long as we can defeat it, we'll obtain the black fruit. The effect of that black fruit will surely be even better than the purple fruit's."
"Furthermore, that great hall may hold the true secret of the Nine Heavens Secret Land."
"However, I must warn you — that black Fierce Beast is one that even the esteemed Jie Ranqing failed to defeat back in the day. You can imagine for yourself just how dangerous it is."
"If you don't want to take on the challenge, you may give it up. But regardless… I am definitely going to challenge it," Fu Xing said.
"I came here for a saint-tier treasure — how could I possibly give up?"
"But Miss Fu Xing, how do you know all of this?"
"Could it be that you're actually someone from inside the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion?" Chu Feng asked curiously.
"I… am not from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. But my sources are absolutely reliable, and they've been verified along the way," Fu Xing said.
"Fair enough." Seeing that Fu Xing didn't want to say more, Chu Feng didn't press the matter.
After all, the experiences that Jie Ranqing had compiled were known within the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. As long as someone knew, there was always a possibility of the information leaking out. Even if Fu Xing wasn't affiliated with the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, it was entirely possible she had learned the specifics.
Suddenly, Chu Feng's eyes lit up, and he involuntarily slowed his pace.
Because up ahead on the ground, an object had appeared.
It was a colossal stone gate.
How large was this gate? The width alone was fifty thousand meters, and the height reached a hundred thousand meters.
The stone gate lay horizontally across the earth, and as Chu Feng observed it more closely, his heart trembled with shock.
This gate was exquisitely crafted and incredibly sturdy. Lying there, Chu Feng couldn't so much as budge it.
"This gate is no ordinary thing — take a good look," Fu Xing said, also slowing her pace.
"Miss Fu Xing, do you know something about this gate?"