"......"
When the bystanders saw Chu Ruoshi and the others in their current state, the watching juniors all reacted with surprise.
Not only were Chu Ruoshi and her group lying on the ground, but every single one of them had a pale face with blood trickling from the corner of their mouth, flowing ceaselessly.
They looked as though they had suffered devastating injuries.
"This!!!"
At that moment, the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan were all seized with panic.
Chu Ruoshi was an Eight Star True Immortal, after all — her strength was a full rank higher than Chu Haoyan's.
Yet before Her Majesty, she had been defeated in a single strike.
The gap between them was enormous.
And most importantly, Her Majesty's attack had been merciless. Not only had she crushed Chu Ruoshi, but Chu Haoyan, Chu Huanyu, and Chu Zhiyuan, who had been standing behind Chu Ruoshi, had all been injured at the same time.
But what was truly terrifying was that everyone knew Her Majesty had actually held back. Otherwise, the four of them would not merely be injured — they would have long since perished.
Swish — Chu Feng flicked his sleeve, and several healing pills flew toward Chu Ruoshi and the others.
"There's no need." However, Chu Ruoshi and the others refused to accept them, instead producing their own healing pills and swallowing them.
Though they looked rather pitiful on the surface, their injuries were actually quite minor and posed no real threat to people of their cultivation level.
After taking the healing pills, their condition quickly improved, and even their auras recovered.
"Are you really going to force me to come take the flags myself?" Chu Feng asked.
"Chu Feng, I'll trust you this once. I hope you'll keep your word and not hoard the treasures for yourself," Chu Ruoshi said after getting to her feet. Rather than continuing to argue with Chu Feng, she simply took out her flag and tossed it to him.
After Chu Ruoshi produced her flag, Chu Haoyan, Chu Huanyu, and Chu Zhiyuan all took out their flags and handed them over to Chu Feng as well.
Although they had ultimately surrendered their flags to Chu Feng, their expressions remained thoroughly displeased. Chu Ruoshi in particular made no effort to hide the hostility she harbored toward Chu Feng.
However, Chu Feng had long been aware of the animosity from all four of them, so he was neither surprised nor remotely concerned.
Once he received the four flags, the grand formation in Chu Feng's hand was finally complete.
The formation's glow became even more brilliant, but at the same time, it had undergone a dramatic transformation.
Now, the formation was like the Spirit Realm Compass — it could guide Chu Feng to the most precious treasure within the Gate of Yin and Yang.
The only difference was that, much like the Yin-Yang Formation Diagram suspended in the void above, this formation could only be read by Chu Feng.
Chu Feng held the formation and pressed forward, while the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan followed silently behind him, not uttering a single word throughout the journey.
They no longer had a choice. Even though they could not fully trust Chu Feng, they had no option but to place their faith in him.
Following Chu Feng as he journeyed onward, they crossed through mountain range after mountain range before finally entering a cave.