That evening, Xian Miaomiao paid a personal visit, delivering one hundred Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers to Chu Feng.
Seeing a full one hundred Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers, Chu Feng was immediately filled with gratitude. After all, when Compass Immortal had come here seeking the flowers, he had only managed to obtain a single one.
And it seemed that even for the rest of his life, he could only ever take that one—which was precisely why Compass Immortal hadn't returned himself and had instead sent Chu Feng. Even if he came again, he wouldn't be able to obtain any more.
From this, one could tell that even within the Elf Kingdom, the Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flower was an exceedingly precious treasure, not something that could be given away casually.
Yet now, Xian Miaomiao had simply given him a hundred of them, a testament to her generosity.
"Princess Miaomiao, I only need one. A hundred is far too many," Chu Feng said.
He knew that Xian Miaomiao was likely grateful to him over what had happened all those years ago and wanted to repay him, but Chu Feng felt that this gift was simply too extravagant.
Especially now that the hundred Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers lay before him. From those blossoms—beautiful as a peacock's tail—Chu Feng could sense that their value was truly extraordinary. Even if they were put up for auction, they would fetch an astronomical price, and there would be no shortage of buyers.
"I give them to you and you won't even take them? Are you stupid?" Xian Miaomiao rolled her eyes at Chu Feng when he tried to decline, but soon broke into a sweet smile. "Just take them, take them. Actually, I do have a favor to ask."
"What favor might that be?" Chu Feng asked.
"Come with me to the Blood Devouring Formation," Xian Miaomiao said.
"The Blood Devouring Formation? The one in the Martial Sacred Land—one of the three forbidden zones?" Chu Feng asked.
"Is there some other Blood Devouring Formation?" Xian Miaomiao replied.
"You're sure you want me to accompany you?" Chu Feng asked.
"Absolutely sure. I've given it careful thought," Xian Miaomiao nodded.
"Done," Chu Feng agreed readily.
"You're not even going to ask why I want you to come with me, or what the purpose of going there is? That isn't some ordinary place—it's one of the most dangerous locations in the entire Martial Sacred Land." Xian Miaomiao was caught off guard by how readily Chu Feng had agreed.
Chu Feng simply smiled faintly. "Precisely because it's dangerous, the fact that you're asking me means you trust me a great deal. Since you trust me, you consider me a friend—and I naturally consider you a friend as well. For a friend, one should be willing to go through fire and water."
"Is that so? All right then, let me stick a couple of knives in you first." As she spoke, Xian Miaomiao balled her little fists into the shape of knives and playfully jabbed them into Chu Feng's sides.
"You little rascal, that was just a figure of speech—you actually did it for real." Chu Feng gently flicked the top of Xian Miaomiao's head, because when her two small fists had landed on his ribs, it had actually stung a bit.
"Ha ha ha! Scared you, didn't I? This princess is very formidable!" Xian Miaomiao said with a proud grin. Then she began to explain the purpose of going to the Blood Devouring Formation.
Xian Miaomiao's constitution was rather unique. She had been extraordinarily powerful since birth, far beyond what any ordinary Ancient Elf could compare to.
However, ordinary cultivation resources were of no use to her. She could only rely on absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to improve her cultivation.
Upon learning this, Chu Feng was quite shocked. When he considered that Xian Miaomiao's terrifying level of cultivation had been achieved almost entirely through her own efforts, it was truly astonishing.
But in truth, that wasn't entirely the case. There was actually one type of cultivation resource that could help Xian Miaomiao improve her cultivation—the Ancient Immortal Essence.
The Ancient Immortal Essence was a supreme cultivation treasure passed down from ancient times. However, it was colorless, odorless, and had no discernible form whatsoever, making it virtually undetectable to ordinary people.