"Even so, if that girl Chu Yue really pulled some trick, a Full Moon-grade Yin-Yang Life Pearl would be far too generous a reward for her," the Queen said.
"Granted, she has been acting strange lately, but I don't believe she would do anything to betray me."
"If she really did do something against me, then I, Chu Feng, would absolutely not let her off — and that includes the Yin-Yang Life Pearl. She wouldn't gain even the slightest advantage," Chu Feng said.
"What do you mean?" the Queen asked, her face full of curiosity.
"Based on what I've learned about the Yin-Yang Life Pearl over the past two days, a single Yin-Yang Life Pearl can barely withstand the power of the Full Moon grade. Unless special methods are used to temper it, it won't hold together for long before shattering."
"Even with those methods, the effect is only temporary — it can't be made permanent."
"If Chu Yue truly has no ulterior motives, then of course I'll keep her safe. That's simply my duty."
"But if she really does harbor evil intentions and turns her back on gratitude — if she aids someone else against me—"
"The one who will suffer won't be me, Chu Feng. It will be herself."
At these words, Chu Feng's gaze turned exceptionally ruthless.
It was a rare flash of cruelty.
He detested traitors above all else.
…
Time flew by, and before anyone noticed, another day had passed.
The day of the Nine Moons Divine Domain's opening had arrived.
The younger generation, led by the various elders, arrived early at the location where the Nine Moons Divine Domain would appear.
Before them stretched a vast grassland, endless and unbroken. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but green swaying in the wind — not a single structure in sight. Yet everyone knew that this was precisely the area where the Nine Moons Divine Domain resided.
When nine bright moons hung in the sky above, that would be the moment the Nine Moons Divine Domain emerged.
However, having arrived at this location, Chu Feng did not see Chu Xuanzhengfa, nor did he see Chu Qing.
That was because the Nine Moons Divine Domain was enormous, and upon its opening, multiple entrances would appear. Entering through different entrances led to different domains, and different domains were suited for cultivators of different realms.
The opening of the Nine Moons Divine Domain was not merely a cultivation feast for the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan — it was a feast for the entire clan.
In principle, everyone could enter and cultivate within, from the junior generation all the way up to anyone below the Supreme Elder level — including people like Chu Xuanzhengfa, who was young yet had already stepped into the Venerable realm.
It also included those who were no longer considered juniors but had only reached the True Immortal realm.
But precisely because the Nine Moons Divine Domain was so vast, the entrance used by Chu Xuanzhengfa and Chu Qing for their cultivation was entirely different from the one assigned to Chu Feng and the other juniors.
As such, they were destined not to meet.
"I thought it was supposed to open soon, but it's clearly daytime right now?" the Queen said, confused.
She had long heard that every night, at least three moons would appear above this grassland, and they would shift and change at times. When nine moons appeared overhead, the Nine Moons Divine Domain would manifest.
But that was supposed to happen at night. And now… it was broad daylight.
"They say the Nine Moons Divine Domain will appear very soon. Perhaps this time is different, and it will emerge during the day," Chu Feng said.
"But how can moons appear during the day?" the Queen asked, puzzled.
Whoosh— Suddenly, the wind across the grassland surged with a fury, its blades slicing through the green grass and sending it spiraling into the air.
Torn blades of grass danced across the sky like rain.
The once clear sky darkened abruptly. One moment it had been a boundless expanse of blue, and the next, it was as dark as midnight.
Not a glimmer of sunlight remained. The only thing visible was a single full moon.
It was enormous — so close it seemed as though you could reach out and touch it.
And it was perfectly round, blazing with light. Even though the world below had plunged into what appeared to be deep night, everything on the ground was illuminated with perfect clarity.
Soon, a second moon appeared, then a third, a fourth…
In the blink of an eye, eight colossal moons hung across the sky.
The earth below was bathed in radiance, brighter even than the light of day.