After that, Chu Feng and twenty other disciples from the Northern Mystic Academy traveled together to the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak.
The elders did not participate in this expedition, so only the disciples went along.
However, the atmosphere along the way was rather strange.
Initially, some disciples had taken the initiative to speak with Chu Feng, having seen how much the elders valued him, and hoping to curry favor.
But after Song Xi gave a light cough, those who had been engaging Chu Feng in conversation—even though they hadn't finished what they were saying—swallowed their words mid-sentence.
That light cough was, naturally, a warning.
As for Chu Feng, he naturally noticed something off about Song Xi.
Although Chu Feng had helped Song Xi out of a difficult situation before, Song Xi didn't seem the least bit grateful. If anything, his hostility toward Chu Feng had only intensified.
If the previous Song Xi had still bothered to put on an act and find excuses, now his dislike for Chu Feng was laid bare for all to see.
But Chu Feng didn't blame Song Xi. Even if Song Xi had changed, Chu Feng wouldn't forget the bond they once shared.
If Song Xi were willing to turn back from the wrong path, Chu Feng could let bygones be bygones.
Of course, if Song Xi persisted in this behavior, Chu Feng certainly wasn't going to throw himself at someone who wanted nothing to do with him.
If that was truly how things stood, then a growing distance between the two of them would be inevitable.
But regardless, none of this was Chu Feng's fault.
He had never once thought about seizing Song Xi's standing in the Northern Mystic Academy.
If Song Xi insisted on misunderstanding, there was nothing Chu Feng could do about it.
And so, for the remainder of the journey, the twenty disciples from the Northern Mystic Academy did little besides travel in silence. There was almost no communication or exchange among them.
The mood was truly dismal.
Before long, Chu Feng and the other disciples had left the Northern Mystic Academy behind and entered a vast plain.
At first, the plain was blanketed in thick, overgrown grass.
But as they pressed onward, the cold gradually crept in, and the grassland gave way to a snowfield.
It wasn't long after stepping onto the snowy expanse that a mountain peak came into view.
The peak was somewhat peculiar. Though it was situated within a mountain range, the range as a whole was not particularly tall—only that single peak soared to an extraordinary height.
It stood like a great sword thrust into the mountainside, majestic and awe-inspiring.
That was the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak.
The entire mountain range of the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak was sealed behind a barrier.
Only a single barrier gate allowed entry.
As a Spirit World Master, Chu Feng had a particular fondness for studying formations, and barrier-enclosed places especially captivated his attention.
Because by observing the strength of a barrier, one could generally gauge the power of the one who had set it up.
The barrier of the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak, though visible to the naked eye, appeared deceptively weak—like a layer of rippling water that had been frozen into a mirror standing upright, shrouding the entire peak.
But Chu Feng took one glance and sensed that this barrier was no ordinary creation.
Upon closer inspection, he was truly stunned.
"What… kind of person could have created this?"
His mind reeled with shock.
He had traveled far and wide, visited numerous ruins, and seen his fair share of remarkable things.
Yet he had never once encountered a barrier as formidable as the one before him.
The barrier appeared simple enough, but its sturdiness was beyond imagination.
Chu Feng couldn't even begin to estimate the realm of whoever had laid this formation.
But because that power was so impossibly distant and so utterly breathtaking, he suspected that even a God-Robe Spirit World Master might not be capable of such a feat.
And if not a God-Robe Spirit World Master, then it could only be a True Dragon Spirit World Master.
A True Dragon Spirit World Master—such an existence was comparable to a True God realm expert.
One who could truly destroy heaven and earth, capable of reducing an entire world to ash with nothing more than their own power.
At least for the current Chu Feng, such an existence was the stuff of myths, utterly beyond reach.
Could it be that the Azure Dragon Martial Sect actually harbored a terror of such magnitude?