"So that's how it is." A smile crept onto Chu Feng's lips as he held the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone in his hand.
"Chu Feng, what did you find?" Eggy asked curiously. Although she could share his senses of sight and hearing, she had no way of knowing what was going on inside Chu Feng's mind, nor could she feel what he was sensing from the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone at that moment.
"This Hundred-Refined Jade Stone actually contains a hidden world within it — a concealed space," Chu Feng said.
"Really? Then can you enter it?" the Queen asked.
"This space is certainly not something just anyone can enter, but I… I can," Chu Feng said confidently.
At that moment, he couldn't help but glance over at the crowd, taking in their stunned and dumbfounded expressions.
Chu Feng became even more certain that this Hundred-Refined Jade Stone was exactly as Tian Yi and the others had described — definitely not something just anyone could remove.
Yet, not only had Chu Feng easily taken it off, he could even sense the space hidden inside the stone.
All of this pointed to one thing: this Hundred-Refined Jade Stone shared a special connection with him.
It was as though the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone had been prepared specifically for Chu Feng.
"Quick, go inside and take a look! There might be treasure!" the Queen said excitedly.
"Mm." Chu Feng didn't hesitate. His figure flickered, and in an instant he transformed into an illusionary shadow that darted into the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone.
"What just happened?!"
The crowd had been watching Chu Feng the entire time and clearly witnessed everything that had just occurred. In their eyes, Chu Feng had been sucked into the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone.
However, prior to this, none of them had ever heard that the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone possessed such a special ability. In a flash, people were thoroughly frightened, retreating one after another and involuntarily distancing themselves from the stone.
"What just happened? Did he perhaps trigger the power of the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone and get refined by it?"
Those who didn't understand the truth all assumed Chu Feng had been killed by the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng had already entered the space within the stone.
It was an independent space. Though it wasn't particularly large — enough to hold perhaps a hundred people at most — the walls all around were like jade, a deep luminous green, shimmering with a faint glow. The material was very similar to the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone itself.
"There's nothing here?" After looking around for a moment, the Queen's eyes filled with disappointment.
She had originally expected to find some opportunity within this space, but after surveying the surroundings, she found nothing at all.
"No, this place is not empty."
"I can now confirm — this place was definitely left behind by an ancestor of my Chu Heavenly Clan for the future generations of the clan." Unlike the Queen, whose disappointment was evident, Chu Feng's face was alight with excitement.
"Chu Feng, what did you sense?" the Queen asked, her excitement returning.
"Heavenly energy, the Dao of martial cultivation — this place has it all," Chu Feng said.
"What do you mean?" The Queen's eager little face lit up with elation. Sharp as she was, she had already guessed what he was implying.
"This is a treasure trove carefully left behind by an ancestor of the Chu Heavenly Clan. Not only can I obtain a massive amount of heavenly energy, but I can also break through my bottleneck rapidly and advance my cultivation directly," Chu Feng said.
"Then what are you waiting for? Start refining!" The Queen was even more impatient than Chu Feng.
After all, what Chu Feng needed most right now was to break through his cultivation as quickly as possible. This opportunity was like a gift in his hour of need — it had come at exactly the right time.
"However, being inside here, I'm afraid I still can't escape the punishment of the Divine Thunder. To be safe, I should set up a barrier."
As he spoke, Chu Feng set up a layer of barrier and affixed it to the jade walls of the space.
Once these preparations were complete, Chu Feng sat down cross-legged and devoted himself to refining.
The heavenly energy within this place was incredibly abundant, yet Chu Feng's refinement ability was even more formidable.
In the span of a mere moment, Chu Feng had already refined all of the heavenly energy within the space.
Had it been before reaching the Half Ancestor realm, his cultivation would have broken through directly.
But now, with the obstruction of his bottleneck, the path of martial cultivation was no longer as smooth as it had once been.
Chu Feng understood this well, and so — whether he was resting, traveling, or wherever he happened to be — he continued to comprehend the Dao of martial cultivation.