With Tian Yi leading the way, Chu Feng soon arrived at a cave, and inside the cave was a woman.
The woman appeared to be roughly the same age as Tian Yi, though she looked younger than him — a young woman's appearance with a certain degree of beauty, making her a rare beauty.
Most importantly, her cultivation surpassed Tian Yi's. She was a third-tier Half Ancestor.
However, at this moment, her complexion was pale as paper, extremely weak, and green patterns were visible spreading through her eyes.
She was injured — not only had she been struck by someone, but she had also been afflicted with a potent poison.
"Tian Yi, who is he?" Upon seeing Chu Feng, the woman's eyes filled with wariness.
"Xiao Yue, don't worry. This is an expert I've brought here. He can heal your injuries." Tian Yi walked over to the woman and helped her up.
Judging by their intimate manner, Chu Feng could guess that the two were likely lovers.
"Tian Yi, I've never seen this person before. Could he be an intruder?" Yet the woman called Xiao Yue eyed Chu Feng with growing suspicion, the wariness in her gaze intensifying.
"Yes, he is an outsider, but—"
"Send him away. I don't need some intruder to treat me." Before Tian Yi could finish, the woman spoke up to drive Chu Feng off.
"I can heal your injuries." Chu Feng had no intention of wasting time. Regardless of whether the woman agreed or not, he strode toward her and seized her arm.
"Get off me! I don't need you to heal anything!" The woman flung her sleeve, unleashing the aura of her third-tier Half Ancestor cultivation in an attempt to forcibly push Chu Feng away.
However, once her oppressive aura was released, it was Tian Yi — the one she hadn't wanted to push away — who was sent stumbling back, while Chu Feng, the one she had meant to repel, stood perfectly still without so much as a tremor.
"You—" In that instant, the woman's gaze toward Chu Feng changed dramatically. She had already realized that the man before her was no ordinary figure — his strength far surpassed her own.
"Sit still." As Chu Feng spoke, his own aura erupted, and the woman was immediately forced down into a seated position on the ground.
Without waiting for any reaction from the woman, Chu Feng began setting up a healing formation, enveloping her in its light.
"This?!?!?!"
When strands of Immortal-level Spirit Power surged from within Chu Feng and interwove into a dazzling formation, both Tian Yi and the woman were struck dumb with astonishment.
"Such incredible Spirit Power — I've never seen anything like it. Could it be… you're a legendary Immortal-Robed Spirit World Master?" Tian Yi and the woman spoke in tones of both awe and reverence.
But Chu Feng paid no heed to their astonishment. He focused entirely on operating the formation, channeling its power to heal the woman's injuries.
In a matter of moments, the woman's injuries had been completely cured.
"Senior, earlier Ma Yue was blind and failed to recognize your greatness. I gave you much offense — please forgive me." After her injuries had healed, Ma Yue actually knelt on the ground and performed a grand bow to Chu Feng, her face flushed with shame. She felt deep remorse and regret for the disrespectful words she had directed at him.
"Being cautious is not a bad thing. Get up." Chu Feng waved his sleeve, and a gentle force lifted Ma Yue to her feet.
"Senior." At that moment, Tian Yi also knelt down, his face similarly filled with shame and apology.
"Tian Yi, what are you doing?" Chu Feng sensed something was wrong and asked in a serious tone.
"Senior, there is something I must confess to you," Tian Yi said.
"Don't tell me — you don't know where the Hundred-Refined Emerald Stone is kept?" Chu Feng asked.
"No, I do know where the Hundred-Refined Emerald Stone is. It's just… legend has it that the Hundred-Refined Emerald Stone cannot be moved by anyone. I'm afraid you will have made this journey for nothing, Senior," Tian Yi said.
"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Chu Feng's expression shifted briefly. But he quickly helped Tian Yi to his feet and said, "Tian Yi, you only need to show me the way. Whether or not I can obtain the Hundred-Refined Emerald Stone is my concern — it has nothing to do with you."
"Very well. Senior, follow me. I'll take you there right now." With that, Tian Yi turned to lead the way.
"Wait — I'm coming too."