"Mm." Jie Baobao nodded slightly, but then asked, "But what if the rumors are true? I mean, what if?"
"Phew—" Ling Xiao did not answer directly. Instead, after letting out a long breath, he said to Jie Baobao, "Then we should persuade our families to leave the Seven Realms Sacred Temple."
"Why?" Jie Baobao asked.
"Because Chu Feng will definitely destroy the Seven Realms Sacred Temple," Ling Xiao said.
"That's true." Jie Baobao nodded again.
"Alright, the rumors won't be true, and the Seven Realms Sacred Temple will definitely take Chu Feng in. Your 'what if' won't come to pass."
"Let's go. Our big backer is gone — now it's up to the two of us. We still need to be careful."
As Ling Xiao spoke, he released his formation energy and advanced cautiously.
Seeing this, Jie Baobao also released her formation energy and moved forward just as carefully.
When Chu Feng had been around, she had felt a sense of security.
Now that Chu Feng was gone, even with Ling Xiao by her side, that sense of security was no longer there.
……
Jie Baobao and Ling Xiao had already set off on a new journey.
But Chu Feng was still breaking through the formation.
The reason Chu Feng's formation-breaking was so difficult was that he had grasped something at a deeper level.
Ever since entering the spatial world, Chu Feng had been observing intently — he was terrified of missing anything.
Because Chu Feng knew full well that ever since he had discovered the Origin of Veins, his goal was no longer simply to obtain the title of the strongest at the Summit of Nine Heavens.
Chu Feng needed to find a way to conquer the Origin of Veins.
And within that sealing formation, Chu Feng had finally comprehended something at a deeper level.
It wasn't that Chu Feng was selfish and refused to tell Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao — it was that this required individual insight and couldn't simply be explained.
Moreover, this method of breaking the formation was quite special.
It tested not only one's mastery of formation-breaking techniques, but also required Chu Feng to endure suffering and trials at the same time.
Despite having just parted with Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao with a smile on his face, Chu Feng was actually enduring tremendous pain.
Enduring that pain while simultaneously figuring out the method to break the formation — that was an incredibly difficult thing to do.
He didn't mean to look down on Jie Baobao and Ling Xiao, but Chu Feng genuinely felt that they might not be able to accomplish it.
This kind of thing allowed only advance, not retreat. Succeed, or perish.
Fortunately, Chu Feng succeeded.
In an instant, the formation sealing Chu Feng dissipated.
All the scenery around him transformed into formation energy and vanished.
Chu Feng had not left this spatial world — rather, the spatial world itself was changing.
The originally picturesque world instantly dissolved into a void of chaos.
But as he looked around, this world was no longer a small realm — it had expanded to a scale so vast it felt like standing within the boundless Martial Cultivation World.
The surroundings had been pitch black, but gradually, specks of light began to appear, growing more and more numerous.
Each speck of light was an entire world.
Soon, they gathered into nine great rivers of stars.
All nine great rivers were clearly visible to Chu Feng.
Within this vast expanse of stars, each one shone brilliantly and resplendently — these were the places where countless martial cultivators lived and survived, a spectacular sight composed of innumerable worlds.
But before long, nine auras of tremendous magnitude appeared, one within each of the nine great rivers of stars.
Their size was nearly comparable to that of the nine great rivers themselves.