"I'll leave activating this formation to you. Remember, you must keep your focus sharp." Purple Xunyi said to Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng cannot guarantee it will work, but I will certainly do my very best." Chu Feng replied, his expression grave.
Purple Xunyi gazed at Chu Feng as though she wanted to say something but held back. She suddenly turned her head, wanting to look at Ying Mingchao, yet she didn't do so.
Abruptly, she spun around and walked outward.
"Xunyi, where are you going? Are you still angry at me?" Seeing this, Ying Mingchao called out.
Purple Xunyi stopped but did not turn back. She said to Ying Mingchao: "Forget about me."
With those words, Purple Xunyi moved, and in an instant she vanished without a trace.
At that moment, Ying Mingchao wore a dazed look on his face, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
But Chu Feng knew where Purple Xunyi had gone, and he knew what she intended to do.
Purple Xunyi deeply loved Ying Mingchao, yet it was precisely because her love for him was so thorough that her guilt toward the Bloodscale Monster Clan's Clan Chief grew ever more profound.
That guilt must have been like a sharp blade, cutting into her heart over and over, making it unbearable.
Especially after she had severed all ties with the Bloodscale Monster Clan — the Clan Chief had still come to rescue her, even risking his own life.
Purple Xunyi was truly moved. The guilt within her heart erupted completely, and at the same time, her heart was pierced with pain.
She had to save Ying Mingchao, but she also could not abandon the Bloodscale Monster Clan's Clan Chief.
So Purple Xunyi had gone to fight alongside the Bloodscale Monster Clan's Clan Chief.
Only, the outcome of this battle was a matter of life and death — after all, the Zhou and Kong Clans still possessed their own unique formations.
"Sigh, that girl is just willful. It's fine, once I get out of here, I'll coax her and everything will be alright."
"Hehe, Brother Chu Feng, whether or not I can get out depends entirely on you!" Ying Mingchao said to Chu Feng with a grin.
Chu Feng could tell that the smile was forced. After seeing Purple Xunyi, Ying Mingchao's emotions had been deeply shaken — so much so that he could barely conceal his expression. The harder he tried to hide it, the more gaps showed through.
However, Ying Mingchao had no idea how dangerous the situation outside truly was. He only assumed that Purple Xunyi was angry at him — angry about things from the past.
Little did he know that Purple Xunyi's departure was a matter of life and death, and that he might never see her again.
"Senior, after I activate this formation, I'll need you to cooperate with your full effort." Chu Feng said to Ying Mingchao.
"Don't worry, kid. I know this formation inside and out. Go ahead — I know what to do." Ying Mingchao replied heartily.
Seeing that Ying Mingchao had agreed, Chu Feng quickly sat down cross-legged and released his barrier power. He began focusing with all his might to activate the formation.
Hummmm—
Once the formation was activated, a golden light emerged, forming something like a small palace that sealed Chu Feng and Ying Mingchao together within it.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a full two hours had gone by.
At this moment, Chu Feng looked up, and he finally saw what Ying Mingchao looked like.
The man stood over two meters tall, strong and robust.
Though he had the appearance of a middle-aged man, his head was covered in extremely long hair — so long that while his body was two meters tall, his hair stretched well over three meters.
Besides his extraordinarily long black hair, he also had a full beard that was equally impressive — though not quite as long as his hair, it still extended over two meters.
Fortunately, he had that long black beard.
Because Chu Feng discovered that Ying Mingchao was completely naked, wearing nothing at all.
"I can move! I can move! After a full thousand years, I, Ying Mingchao, am finally free again! Hahaha!!!"
At that moment, Ying Mingchao threw his head back and let out a long roar toward the sky, overcome with excitement.