Sure enough, once the Manifestation Formation was fully set up, Chu Feng's Celestial Eye grew even sharper.
Chu Feng even felt that his eyes were no longer eyes—they were two invisible blades, capable of piercing through anything.
"Over there."
Before long, Chu Feng discovered an entrance.
The entrance was hidden in a corner of the hilltop.
Upon finding it, Chu Feng didn't resort to brute force to shatter the rock. Instead, he used a barrier formation to dismantle it.
In his view, the rock must have been a fusion of physical matter and barrier formation.
In other words, part of it was genuine stone, but part of it had been fabricated by a barrier formation.
However, because the barrier's power was so formidable, even Chu Feng couldn't spot any flaws at first.
But barrier power was still barrier power, and using a barrier formation of his own, Chu Feng could always find a way to break through.
Sure enough, once the barrier formation took effect, Chu Feng was able to walk straight into the mountain without destroying a single stone.
Once inside, everything changed. Chu Feng found himself in a corridor that stretched deep and long, and he walked for quite some time before reaching its end.
At the corridor's terminus stood a great hall—enormous, yet strikingly empty.
In the center of the hall blazed a magnificent formation, radiating brilliant light as it actively absorbed Heaven and Earth Energy.
"What an extraordinary formation—who could have created this?" Even the Queen's eyes widened with astonishment.
This formation was far too powerful to be the work of an Immortal-Robe Spirit World Master. It must have been set up by someone of an even higher rank.
"This formation has some age to it. It's probably been here a very long time," Chu Feng said.
Though Chu Feng couldn't tell exactly what rank of Spirit World Master had laid down the formation,
he could clearly see that it wasn't native to the Divine Mountain—it had been placed here by someone after the mountain had already appeared.
"Chu Feng, look at that sphere—take it down!" the Queen suddenly exclaimed.
In truth, Chu Feng had already noticed the so-called sphere.
The sphere was small, about the size of a fist. It was black and web-like, as though woven from spider silk. Its surface was uneven, riddled with crevices that connected to its interior.
Through those crevices, threads of Heaven and Earth Energy slowly radiated outward.
From his observation, the sphere had to be a supreme treasure.
If this great formation was currently absorbing Heaven and Earth Energy, then all of that energy must have been funneled into this very sphere.
Chu Feng took the sphere down and was immediately stunned. The Heaven and Earth Energy contained within was so dense it defied his imagination.
In his eyes, the energy packed into this fist-sized sphere might even be enough to push him all the way to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
He recalled his time in the Land of Martial Reverence, when he had gone to desperate lengths—nearly losing his life—just to obtain a fraction of Heaven and Earth Energy.
And now, this incredibly rich Heaven and Earth Energy was right in his hands. The contrast left Chu Feng deeply moved.
"The Greater World really is something else—acquiring this much Heaven and Earth Energy so easily." Chu Feng swallowed hard with excitement.
For a martial cultivator like him, Heaven and Earth Energy was the finest delicacy in existence, and the energy within this sphere could be refined directly.
"It's just a shame—because you've cultivated the Divine Punishment Mystic Art, breaking through isn't as simple as it used to be."
"Back then, once you'd gathered enough Heaven and Earth Energy in your Dantian, you could break through directly."
"But now, no matter how much energy you accumulate, if you can't grasp the opportunity to break through, your cultivation won't advance."
"Still, this much Heaven and Earth Energy is a rare opportunity. Chu Feng, refine it right away," the Queen said.