"What's going on? Where did that old man teleport you to?" Eggy asked.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng had already activated his Heavenly Eye to look outward.
And what he saw made his heart skip a beat — beyond the cave was yet another cave.
Caves nested within caves, totaling eighteen layers. Each layer was a grand formation, and the eighteen formations together composed one complete grand formation.
Chu Feng's layer was the last one.
The seventeen outer cave formations were already activated and operating, with only this final layer still dormant.
Once this final layer activated, the grand formation would be completely assembled.
This grand formation was a Refining Grand Formation, using a vast collection of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to refine a supreme cultivation treasure.
That supreme cultivation treasure had already been discovered by Chu Feng, located within the seventeenth formation.
Though Chu Feng was in the eighteenth layer and the treasure was in the seventeenth, the layers were interconnected, so he quickly made his way to the seventeenth layer.
There, before Chu Feng's eyes, was the supreme cultivation treasure that had been refined over many years using all eighteen formations.
The treasure looked like an irregularly shaped stone, radiating an icy chill and shimmering with a faint glow.
It had not yet fully taken shape and could not be used for cultivation. To refine it, one would need to employ certain techniques.
But for it to fully form, the eighteenth formation would need to activate, and it would still require several more years — even over a decade — of refining.
Chu Feng clearly did not have the time to wait.
"No wonder the teleportation formation inside my body is still intact. That senior must have done it intentionally to help me. He probably wanted me to take this supreme cultivation treasure, didn't he?"
"Since it is a senior's good will, naturally I must not let it go to waste."
Chu Feng smiled faintly, reached out with his hand, and swept up the treasure that was mid-refinement.
Hum — hum — hum — hum — …
After the treasure was taken by Chu Feng.
The once brilliantly lit cave instantly grew dark.
It was because the formations inside the cave had ceased operating.
Not just this cave — the formations inside the sixteen outer caves had all stopped as well.
"Why have the formations stopped? What happened?"
Through his Heavenly Eye, Chu Feng then saw that at the outermost perimeter of the eighteen cave layers, six elders had entered the caves with panicked expressions, rushing toward his location at great speed.
They were all subordinates of the Black Fiend Old Demon.
"Heh…"
Seeing this, Chu Feng remained unhurried. He simply used his hand as a brush, waved his sleeve, and left behind a few characters before activating the teleportation formation within his body and departing.
Those six elders were fast, but by the time they arrived, there was no sign of Chu Feng — only the characters he had left behind.
"It's been stolen."
"What are we going to do?"
"This was prepared by Lord Black Fiend for Lady Yulin."
"Our failure to guard it properly means we face execution."
Upon reading those words, all six elders turned pale with fright, cold sweat streaming down their faces, each realizing that catastrophe had befallen them.
"Run! We have to run!"
Four of them, seeing the situation was dire, turned and fled immediately.
Only two remained behind.
"No, we can't run. We could never escape Lord Black Fiend's grasp. We'd better report to him honestly — perhaps there's still a sliver of hope."
Exchanging glances, the two of them decided to report to the Black Fiend Old Demon.
…
As for the Black Fiend Old Demon, he had already opened the golden chest.
But what emerged upon opening the chest was not what he needed.
Inside were six large characters written: "The formation breaker is a fool."
"Gongsun Yuntian, what is the meaning of this?"
The Black Fiend Old Demon glared at Gongsun Yuntian in fury.