"Let me take another look."
Chu Feng began to observe carefully.
The formations here were actually quite complex. At present, he could only confirm that it was a Refinement Grand Formation, because the refinement aspect was far too obvious and made up the bulk of it.
But there should be other clues.
Sure enough, Chu Feng quickly discovered a new component: "It's not just a Refinement Grand Formation — there's also a Teleportation Formation."
"A Teleportation Formation? Does that mean something?" Zi Ling asked.
"It means things aren't as bad as they seem."
"This isn't mandatory — it's optional," Chu Feng said.
"Oh, so that's what it is. I knew it." Zi Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
But while Zi Ling understood, Three Saint Qiu Tian did not: "What do you mean, Brother Chu Feng? I'm a bit slow, so could you put it more simply?"
"The formations here have been abandoned."
"Had they not been, I suspect this place would have allowed a choice."
"A choice of whether to enter the Refinement Grand Formation — and if you couldn't hold on, you could give up at any time."
"That is why the Teleportation Formation exists," Chu Feng said.
"Choose to enter the Refinement Grand Formation? Only someone with a sick brain would choose to be refined," Three Saint Qiu Tian said.
"But what if the refinement causes no permanent harm — only recoverable expenditure — and as long as you meet certain requirements, you can break through the formation successfully?" Chu Feng asked.
"If that's the case, then it might be worth trying," Three Saint Qiu Tian said.
"That's exactly it. I suspect that's how it is."
"The ancestors of the Three Sacred Demon Clan had no reason to go through all that trouble just to refine their own descendants."
"Because if they truly intended to do that, with the power of the formations they laid back then, they wouldn't have needed to make things so complicated — they could have just refined them directly," Chu Feng said.
"Hearing you say that, I actually feel a lot better," Three Saint Qiu Tian said.
"Then what should we do next?" Three Saint Xing Yu asked.
"I've actually found a method, but I need to confirm it first. Give me a moment."
Chu Feng observed once more and quickly confirmed the method.
It was simple — all they needed to do was set up a formation.
Chu Feng arranged the formation according to the design, and once he activated it, light instantly radiated throughout the cavern. A strange luminescence surfaced on every rock in the cave.
From the strange glow, butterfly-like talisman patterns flew forth and attached themselves to each of the four of them.
At the same time, the luminescence seeped outward and condensed into a barrier gate.
"Chu Feng, did we succeed?"
Three Saint Qiu Tian spread his arms wide, gazing at the golden-glowing talisman patterns on himself and Chu Feng, practically bursting with excitement.
"Mm." Chu Feng also smiled and nodded.
Although this journey had its twists and turns, it had gone even more smoothly than Chu Feng had anticipated.
He hadn't expected that what he had foreseen as the most difficult final layer would be passed through in such a manner.
But suddenly, Chu Feng snapped his head upward, looking toward the top of the cavern.
Chu Feng sensed that someone was watching them.
But the moment he looked up, that feeling vanished.
Yet that only made Chu Feng more certain that they were being monitored.
"Brother Chu Feng, what's wrong?" Zi Ling asked.
"Nothing." Chu Feng shook his head, then turned to Three Saint Xing Yu. "Do you have a Teleportation Formation on you?"
When Chu Feng said this, both Zi Ling and Three Saint Qiu Tian froze.
Three Saint Qiu Tian even asked directly: "Huh? What Teleportation Formation?"
But Three Saint Xing Yu's eyes filled with surprise. "How did you know?"
"When I was about to enter the wasteland alone earlier, the Clan Leader asked you to follow me."
"I figured you must have a rather powerful Teleportation Formation on you — so that if we truly encountered danger, you could take me and make a rapid escape," Chu Feng said.
"How did you figure that out?" Three Saint Xing Yu asked in astonishment.
"You could figure that out too?" Three Saint Qiu Tian's jaw dropped even wider.
Because that was more than a bit ridiculous.
Seeing their reactions, Chu Feng smiled.
"The truth is, when you were traveling with me, I sensed formation fluctuations within your body."
"That formation power was quite strong."
"Of course, you were probably a bit nervous, so you didn't have very good control over it — otherwise, with the power of that formation, I shouldn't have been able to detect it at all," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"Really?" Three Saint Qiu Tian turned to look at Three Saint Xing Yu.
"Yes. The Clan Leader was afraid we might run into danger, so before we set out, he implanted one of our clan's more powerful formation treasures into my body. I can activate it with my will."
"When we entered the wasteland, I was afraid something might go wrong, so I did activate the formation," Three Saint Xing Yu said to Chu Feng.
"Can you fully control this formation?" Chu Feng asked again.
"Mm." Three Saint Xing Yu nodded.
"Can you take the formation out?" Chu Feng asked again.
Three Saint Xing Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded once more. "I can."
"Three Saint Xing Yu, Three Saint Qiu Tian — do you trust me?" Chu Feng asked.
"Trust you? Of course we trust you."
"Not only are you Senior Chu Xuanxuan's son, but without you, we never could have made it here or broken through the formations here."
"How could I possibly not trust you?"
Three Saint Qiu Tian spoke up immediately, his emotions somewhat agitated, as though he feared Chu Feng might not believe what he was saying.
Three Saint Xing Yu simply asked: "What do you want to do?"
"I want to modify the formation inside your body," Chu Feng said.
"Why?" Three Saint Xing Yu asked.
"Since you trust me, I'll be honest with you."
"On our way up the mountain, I kept my senses fully focused, not wanting to miss a single detail. As a result, my Mental Power wasn't spread wide, but it was concentrated enough."
"Faintly, I sensed that someone was following us," Chu Feng said.
"Following us? Who?" Three Saint Qiu Tian asked immediately.
"I don't know. They were very stealthy. I could only confirm that someone was tailing us, and that this person was very strong," Chu Feng said.
"An outsider?"
"There shouldn't be anyone within the clan who would dare follow us."