"Risk, risk, risk — all you know is gambling with your life."
"You want to gamble with Senior Brother Xu? Are you worthy?"
Seeing that Xu Langzhi couldn't out-talk Chu Feng, the other disciples quickly jumped in to help.
The truth was, the reason they dared to target Chu Feng was because Li Muzhi had also shown reluctance toward Chu Feng's suggestion.
That made them feel that Li Muzhi actually disliked Chu Feng too.
The only reason he hadn't rejected him outright was because he'd been the one to invite Chu Feng in the first place, so he was saving some face for him.
Now, if they spoke up to rebuke Chu Feng, it would likely be exactly what Li Muzhi wanted.
And judging from Li Muzhi's silence on the matter, he had no objections to their attitude.
This only reinforced their belief that targeting Chu Feng was the right choice.
"You're going too far."
"Junior Brother Chu Feng is the one who broke Lord Dugu Lingtian's record."
"What could he possibly not be worthy of?"
"If he's not worthy, then are any of you worthy?"
"Have any of you ever broken Lord Dugu Lingtian's record?"
"Even if your cultivation surpasses Junior Brother Chu Feng's, it's only because you've been in the sect longer."
"Do you dare say that in a dozen years — or even just a few — your cultivation won't be surpassed by Junior Brother Chu Feng?"
While Li Muzhi remained silent, Lu Long suddenly spoke up.
He didn't have any particular bond with Chu Feng.
But Lu Long was a man with a strong sense of justice, and he couldn't stand these direct disciples — the way they lorded their superior cultivation over others, looking down on everyone and pushing people around.
"Senior Brother Lu, I'm not trying to make things difficult for Chu Feng."
"We've poured a great deal of effort into this refinement. If it all falls apart because of him, it simply wouldn't be worth it."
Those disciples tried to explain.
"Junior Brother Li, what do you think?"
Lu Long looked to Li Muzhi.
"All right, everyone came here to help me, Li Muzhi, so you're all my friends."
"So let's not argue."
"I know everyone has been working hard these past few days."
"But we can all see that continuing like this, there's no way we'll succeed before the Fierce Beast Prison Realm opens."
"Rather than persisting with no prospect of results, it would be braver to try something new."
"I've made my decision. We'll try it Junior Brother Chu Feng's way, just once."
"Whether it succeeds or fails, I'll accept it."
"If any of you are unwilling to work with Junior Brother Chu Feng, you may withdraw now. I, Li Muzhi, will not force anyone."
Li Muzhi addressed Xu Langzhi and the others.
"Junior Brother Li, what are you saying?"
"It's not that we're unwilling to work with Junior Brother Chu Feng — we just don't want to see you fail, after all the effort you've put into this refinement."
"But since you've made your decision, we'll naturally follow your lead."
Xu Langzhi was quick to reply.
"Senior Brother Xu is right. We'll follow Junior Brother Li's lead."
As for the others, they hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Since everyone has agreed, I hope you'll all give it your all from here on out."
"However, I have one condition. If we succeed using Junior Brother Chu Feng's method, then every one of you will need to apologize to him."
Li Muzhi said.
Hearing this, the expressions of Xu Langzhi and the others turned difficult.
But they still nodded silently — none of them dared to go against Li Muzhi's wishes.
After that, Li Muzhi and the others worked together to dismantle the second buffer formation.
They also carved out an additional formation eye on the primary refining array, which Chu Feng would hold.