After a lengthy journey, Chu Feng and the others finally arrived at the Ancient Immortal Pond.
Nine pillars stood in neat formation, like nine sentinels guarding the place—and these were the Golden Ancient Immortal Needles.
"Chu Feng, watch closely." After saying this to Chu Feng, Xian Yuyin dove straight into the Ancient Immortal Pond.
He had to be the first to enter, because once he activated six Ancient Immortal Needles, it would put immense pressure on Chu Feng.
Moreover, he believed that Chu Feng would be completely unable to activate the Golden Ancient Immortal Needles. Even if he could, it would be at most one—and at that point, the contrast with his own performance would clearly expose Chu Feng's incompetence.
"Chu Feng, the nine Ancient Immortal Needles here really are different from those in the Azure Wood Domain. How confident are you that you can activate them?" Eggy asked.
"Would you believe me if I said all nine?" Chu Feng said.
"Haha, that's exactly the kind of confidence I like about you," Eggy said.
"I'm joking. The Ancient Immortal Needles here really are no simple matter, which means the pressure at the bottom of the pool is even stronger. Even though I'm far better than I used to be, I don't have great confidence in activating all nine. But since we're here, I have to give it my all. If I really could activate all nine…"
Chu Feng trailed off, because it was only speculation. Back when he had activated the Ancient Immortal Needles before, he had also gained a considerable harvest from within them, allowing him to break through to the Martial King realm on the spot.
And these Golden Ancient Immortal Needles—if they could bring Chu Feng benefits as well—those benefits should be far superior to what the Silver Ancient Immortal Needles had offered.
Chu Feng wasn't expecting to break through to the Martial Emperor realm, but he did hope to advance his cultivation at least a little, laying some groundwork for his eventual breakthrough to Martial Emperor. And once he became a true Martial Emperor, he could go to Azure Wood Mountain to save Yao'er.
While Chu Feng was lost in thought, most of the others kept scanning the nine Ancient Immortal Needles.
They knew that Xian Yuyin would certainly be able to activate the Ancient Immortal Needles—it was merely a question of time and how many.
Hummm—
Sure enough, before long, one of the Golden Ancient Immortal Needles began to radiate a blinding light—though it wasn't silver, but golden. At the same time, countless runes scurried about in every direction as if they possessed lives of their own.
"So fast?"
Even Chu Feng's eyes flickered with surprise at that moment. He hadn't expected Xian Yuyin to activate the Ancient Immortal Needles this quickly.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
And following that, an ear-splitting thunderclap erupted from the top of the Ancient Immortal Needle, causing the entire void to shudder. The sound was not merely piercing—it was soul-shaking. Nearly everyone present was stunned by that thunderous roar.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
And right after that ground-shaking thunder, a dazzling bolt of green lightning shot out violently from the top of the Ancient Immortal Needle.
The green lightning was immensely massive and spectacularly grand, like countless bolts of lightning transformed into colossal dragons, forming an unstoppable army that conquered all directions and blanketed the heavens.
The dense web of lightning wove itself into a massive net, continuing to expand as though it sought to seal off the entire sky.
Wild. Domineering. In that moment, everyone could feel the incomparable might radiating from that green thunder.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
And soon, another deafening boom rang out. From another Ancient Immortal Needle, another bolt of lightning surged toward the heavens. When that green lightning shot into the sky, the thunderous net overhead grew even more brilliant, its momentum even more overwhelming.
If an ordinary person had witnessed this scene, they would have been utterly astonished. But those present seemed to have seen such a sight before. Though they wore expressions of joy, they didn't show all that much shock.
After two Golden Needles had been activated in succession, a third and then a fourth were triggered one after another, their speed truly remarkable.
At this point, the Ancient Elves who knew Xian Yuyin nodded with considerable satisfaction. Xian Yuyin hadn't let them down—but they also knew that the Ancient Immortal Needles had reached the limit of what Xian Yuyin could activate.
"Look, another needle just lit up!" Suddenly, the Money-Loving Immortal pointed at yet another Ancient Immortal Needle and cried out in alarm.
Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze—and upon doing so, nearly every Ancient Elf present lit up with astonishment, their faces filled with shock.