Watching Chu Feng control the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool so effortlessly, Guardian Qi — the sworn protector of this place — naturally could not tolerate it.
He quickly produced a command token. Upon it was a banner insignia.
With a single-hand seal, the banner on the token immediately expanded, growing to over ten meters in length.
As the banner fluttered in the wind, the characters upon it became clearly visible to all.
The largest character read "Command."
Beneath it were the words "Blackwater Six-Finger."
This was the command banner that governed the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool.
Under normal circumstances, the command banner did not need to be unfurled to exert control over the pool's power.
But without question, when restored to its true form, its power was far greater.
Guardian Qi had seen Chu Feng seize control of this place's power, and his pride would not allow it. He activated the command banner, intending to shut down the formation.
However, the command banner was as if it had become defunct — it could not exert any control over the formation whatsoever.
"Chu Feng, what exactly did you do?"
With no other recourse, Guardian Qi glared at Chu Feng with undisguised displeasure.
"Lord Guardian, can you really not tell?"
"If you don't understand, then allow me to make it clear."
"The Blackwater Six-Finger Pool is a special grand formation. Not only can it be used for tempering, but it is also connected to the Fierce Beast Prison Realm."
"Your disciple entered the Fierce Beast Prison Realm and broke through the formation left behind by the founding ancestor. Now… not only can your disciple control the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool, the pool and your disciple share a symbiotic bond."
"If your disciple were to leave the Wolong Martial Sect, the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool would return to normal, requiring an entire year to accumulate enough power for tempering."
"But… as long as your disciple remains here, the power within the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool can be used for cultivation every single day."
"If anyone doubts this, they are welcome to investigate for themselves."
"The power within the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool right now is usable for tempering."
As Chu Feng spoke, he shot toward the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool.
Upon seeing this, the North Xuan Hall Master and the numerous elders hurried to follow.
If this was true, it would be nothing short of extraordinary.
Chu Feng's reputation within the Wolong Martial Sect was about to be redefined entirely.
BOOM— But before Chu Feng and the others could get close, a dangerous aura manifested before them — an invisible wall of bronze and iron that blocked their path.
It was Guardian Qi!!!
At some point, he had circled past them all and positioned himself squarely between Chu Feng and the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool.
Though he stood alone, the power he unleashed formed an invisible barrier that pierced through heaven and earth. Unless one surpassed him in strength, no one could force their way past.
"This is the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool. It is not a place you can enter at will."
Guardian Qi looked down upon Chu Feng and the others from his lofty vantage.
"My apologies, Lord Guardian, but this place is no longer yours to command."
With those words, Chu Feng formed a hand seal. From the peak of the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool's mountain, light erupted forth and streaked toward Guardian Qi like luminous ropes.
Guardian Qi sensed something was wrong and tried to resist, but the light ropes were far too swift.
Before he could even begin to fight back, the luminous ropes had already coiled around him.
In that instant, not only did the power Guardian Qi had been projecting dissipate — he himself lost all ability to fight.
But one had to remember that Guardian Qi was not merely a Martial Ancestor — his strength was formidable in its own right.
"This…"
The onlookers stared at Chu Feng, their gazes filled with a tangled mix of emotions. An instinctive fear began to creep into their hearts.
Even those who had been on relatively good terms with Chu Feng showed undisguised terror in their eyes.
If causing the Blackwater Six-Finger Pool to glow had left some uncertain whether Chu Feng truly controlled this place, then when he… used the formation's power to restrain the very guardian appointed to oversee it — no one could afford to disbelieve any longer.