The woman and the three who were chasing her all displayed strength at the Immortal Dragon Divine Robe level.
But the woman was already injured, and on top of that, the three Spirit World Masters' skills were far from weak. This made her escape increasingly grueling.
The woman was frantic. Her eyes had already turned red, making her look utterly pitiful.
Yet those three Spirit World Masters showed not a shred of pity. Instead, their faces were filled with cold viciousness.
"Stop running. Surely you can see that we don't want to hurt you. The three of us bear you no ill will — so why waste your time?"
"As long as you obediently tell us everything your Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan knows about this ruin, we'll let you go."
"But if you insist on fleeing and waiting for your clansmen to rescue you, then don't blame us for being ruthless."
The old man at the forefront spoke with unmistakable menace.
Hearing those threats, the woman hesitated, her expression wavering. She had clearly been intimidated.
Boom—!
But suddenly, a barrier formation descended from the sky, sealing off the woman's path.
At the same time, a figure landed between the woman and the three Spirit World Masters.
"Brother, are you trying to cut in and steal our catch?"
The three Spirit World Masters sized up the newcomer, not acting rashly but not backing down either. They could sense that this person was no weakling — yet the cultivation level he displayed was the same as theirs, also at the Immortal Dragon Divine Robe stage.
Whoosh—!
But in the next instant, the figure swept his sleeve, and his face changed.
The moment they saw that face, the three Spirit World Masters could no longer keep their composure. "You — you're Chu Feng?"
Even the woman's expression shifted dramatically.
After all, Chu Feng's appearance was now known throughout the vast Martial Cultivation World — there was scarcely a soul who hadn't heard of him.
"I'll give you two choices."
"One — you scram right now."
"Two — I beat you into the ground, and then you scram." Chu Feng spoke to the three Spirit World Masters with icy coldness.
Hearing this, the three Spirit World Masters furrowed their brows, momentarily at a loss.
But it didn't take long before the old man at the forefront turned and fled without hesitation.
Seeing this, the other two Spirit World Masters immediately bolted as well.
"Thank you, Hero Chu Feng."
The woman dropped to her knees before Chu Feng, thanking him over and over again.
Her eyes were still red, but a smile had bloomed on her face — the kind of relieved, survived-a-catastrophe smile that made her look quite endearing.
Chu Feng glanced at her, said nothing, and turned to leave.
But the woman suddenly sprang forward, landing right in front of Chu Feng. She threw herself to the ground and clung tightly to his leg.
"What are you doing? Trying to drag me to the Seven Realms Sacred Palace for a bounty?" Chu Feng asked.
"No, no, no — of course not!" The woman hastily let go, retreating a considerable distance before speaking again. "Hero Chu Feng, I've heard all about you."
"You're here to crack the ruin as well, aren't you? And you even defeated Jie Tian and obtained the Death Exemption Gold Medallion."
"Actually, I was originally outside the ruin. The reason I came in here was because I heard you defeated Jie Tian — I came specifically to find you," the woman said.
"What do you want with me?" Chu Feng asked.
"I want to follow you, Hero Chu Feng."
"I want you to take me deeper into the ruin."
After the woman explained further, Chu Feng understood her intentions.
The woman's name was Tongling Yueyue.
She truly was a member of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan.
The Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan had indeed accumulated a great deal of experience within this ruin.
Roughly ninety years ago, their clan had rallied its top experts in an attempt to fully unravel the ruin once and for all.
That expedition's elite force had, in fact, reached a depth within the ruin that no one had ever achieved before.
But the final outcome was that not a single clansman emerged alive. All of those elites vanished without a trace.
Disappearing within the ruin meant only one thing — death.
Sadly, among that elite group from the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan's last expedition were Tongling Yueyue's grandparents, parents, and elder brother.
She now wished to go deeper into the ruin not for the treasure it held, but simply to retrieve the remains of her clansmen.
However, after that expedition ninety years ago, the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan had suffered devastating losses. The remaining members simply lacked the ability, and despite spending a full ninety years, they still couldn't reach the ruin's depths.
To that end, the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan had even sought help from the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, hoping the Sacred Palace would lend them a hand.
But naturally, they were turned down.