"I have to say, with Tai Kou's status at the Four Seas Academy, all he has to do is put in a word, and even if you're not a disciple of the Academy, getting into the Millennium Ancient City wouldn't be a problem at all. No one would dare say a thing."
"But... but that guy is so eccentric, would he even agree?" Zhang Tianyi was somewhat skeptical.
"Whether he agrees or not, we have to at least try," Chu Feng said with a smile. Then he added, "I've recently mastered a special barrier technique. I'm fairly confident when it comes to observing hidden objects. If the Millennium Ancient City really is like the legends say, I should be able to uncover some clues."
"Really? That's great! Tai Kou is a good-for-nothing character. Despite being a Celestial-rank instructor at the Four Seas Academy, he never teaches any disciples. The Academy supports him like they're keeping a master around, and he's rarely even there."
"But as luck would have it, I just heard someone mention him today. He's actually at the Academy right now." Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, Jiang Wushang's gloomy mood was instantly swept away, replaced by boundless excitement—as though he had already glimpsed hope for the future.
"Haha, if that Tai Kou really gives the okay, then I'll be able to enter the Millennium Ancient City together with my Brother Chu Feng! That's just too wonderful!" But compared to Jiang Wushang, Su Mei was even more excited. Without a care for everyone watching, she giggled and nestled into Chu Feng's arms.
In truth, everyone was overjoyed. None of them could see through Chu Feng's true cultivation level, but they all knew it was above their own. Even though they knew Chu Feng couldn't stand up to Wang Long, if he could enter the Millennium Ancient City with them, they would feel far more at ease.
Because they all knew that Chu Feng truly possessed certain abilities and techniques that none of them had.
"Oh right, Brother Chu Feng, didn't you say you prepared gifts for us? What gifts? Let us see!" Su Mei said with a grin from Chu Feng's embrace.
"Yeah, Brother Chu Feng, didn't you say you had gifts ready?" Zhang Tianyi chimed in with a smile.
Although they still couldn't be certain that Chu Feng would enter the Millennium Ancient City with them, they had already glimpsed hope. The worry weighing on their hearts had eased at least halfway, and the stone pressing down on their minds had lifted by half.
"I did indeed bring gifts for all of you." As Chu Feng spoke, he produced four Universe Bags—one for each person—and tossed them over.
"Heh, let me see what good stuff this is!" Su Mei and the others eagerly opened the Universe Bags to take a look.
"Oh my god, what is this?!" But the moment they looked inside, the expressions of all four froze simultaneously.
After that initial freeze came shock—absolute, unparalleled shock. Because they were stunned to find that the contents of the Universe Bags were simply too incredible.
Martial medicine. Precious and extraordinarily valuable martial medicine. Five hundred pieces of low-grade martial medicine, one hundred pieces of mid-grade martial medicine, and even three pieces of high-grade martial medicine.
This was absolutely something they could never have imagined, because martial medicine was far too rare. Apart from the few pieces of low-grade martial medicine each of them had received from Zi Ling's cultivation resources, none of them had ever even touched martial medicine. They never expected Chu Feng to be so extravagant, directly giving each of them such a massive quantity.
If it had been just a handful, that would have been one thing—but this was hundreds. If it had been only low-grade martial medicine, that would have been one thing—but there were also a hundred pieces of mid-grade, and even three pieces of high-grade martial medicine for each person.
It had to be said, happiness had come far too suddenly. All four of them were struggling to process it.
"Chu Feng, where did you get so much martial medicine? What exactly did you go through?" Su Rou gazed at Chu Feng with eyes full of disbelief, and at the same time, the other three looked at him with the same expression.
"Heh, just good luck. Ran into a few fortunate opportunities, that's all." Chu Feng laughed it off. The truth was, he hadn't had these originally—they were taken from the four peak Martial Lords who had tried to ambush him when he was leaving Misty Immortal Peak.
Actually, this wasn't even all of it. Though Chu Feng had given each of them five hundred low-grade, one hundred mid-grade, and three high-grade pieces of martial medicine, he had kept a portion for himself.
Granted, given the energy requirements of Chu Feng's Dantian, these medicines wouldn't make much of a difference for him. But they were something that could be used as currency, so keeping them on hand would be useful for emergencies.
Moreover, Chu Feng felt that for the likes of Su Rou and the others, this amount of martial medicine was more than sufficient.
Because unlike him, who could refine any cultivation resource in an instant and absorb it completely, they would need a considerable amount of time to refine these things.
"Brother Chu Feng, I don't care where you got these martial medicines, but I know you need massive amounts of cultivation resources to advance. I can't accept them." Despite being thoroughly tempted, Jiang Wushang did not put away his Universe Bag. Instead, he returned it to Chu Feng.
"That's right, Brother Chu Feng, you need them more than any of us. Keep them for yourself," Su Mei said as well. At the same time, Su Rou and Zhang Tianyi also handed their Universe Bags back to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng smiled faintly at their actions and said, "Keep them. These martial medicines may contain decent medicinal potency, but for me, they're practically useless."
"Oh my god, Brother Chu Feng, what realm are you at now? Even this much martial medicine barely has any effect on you? Don't tell me you've already stepped into the Martial Lord realm?!" Hearing this, Jiang Wushang was even more stunned, looking at Chu Feng as though he were some kind of monster.
"The Martial Lord realm is still a long way off. It's just that my body requires an enormous amount of cultivation resources, that's all," Chu Feng said with a wry smile, shaking his head. Then he reached toward his own Universe Bag and said, "Just take them. I have even better things to give you."
As Chu Feng spoke, his palm turned over, and four brilliantly glowing Martial Immortal Mushrooms shot out from his hand, floating one each to Su Rou, Su Mei, and Zhang Tianyi.
"Oh my god, what is this thing?!" The others, who had already been thrown into turmoil by Chu Feng's earlier gifts, were shocked all over again the moment they laid eyes on the Martial Immortal Mushrooms.
Because the Martial Immortal Mushrooms were simply too miraculous. Though they were also classified as high-grade martial medicine, they were utterly different from any other high-grade variety—their quality was on an entirely different level.
"This is incredible! This is a true priceless treasure—a genuine holy artifact of cultivation! The martial power contained within is incredibly rich and gentle. If I can refine this, I might be able to break through two entire cultivation levels!"
As a Spirit World Master, Jiang Wushang could appreciate the beauty of the Martial Immortal Mushrooms far more clearly. He was nearly going crazy with joy. A treasure that could break through two levels of cultivation—no one would believe it if you told them. In truth, if someone else had said it, he wouldn't have believed it either. But with the Martial Immortal Mushroom sitting right before his eyes, he had no choice but to believe.