Chu Feng looked at the members of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan with a calm expression.
But that clean, honest face — in their eyes, it now seemed utterly terrifying.
"She deserves to die. She deserves to die."
And so, even though it was their clan's most outstanding junior who had perished, the elders of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan nodded repeatedly, voicing their agreement.
To this, Chu Feng smiled faintly. "She wasn't the only one transmitting information. You were all doing it too."
"If she deserves to die, then what about you?"
"Do you deserve to die?"
The moment those words left Chu Feng's mouth, every member of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan present felt their aged faces tremble, their complexions turning灰白 as death.
In truth, compared to Tongling Yueyue, their methods of transmitting information had been far more covert.
But they had indeed been passing along information.
They never expected that Chu Feng had still caught on.
No wonder he had severed their tendrils — this was the reason.
Waaah— Screams erupted in the next moment.
Chu Feng had activated the formation inside the great gate, using its power to crush the members of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan.
Blood sprayed. Bodies exploded.
In the blink of an eye, only three of the Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan's experts who had come to this place remained.
However, those three were no weaklings — every single one was a seventh-rank True Dragon Spirit World Master.
And yet, even these three were trembling. In the face of death, they had long since lost all pretense of strength; all that remained in their hearts was endless dread.
Chu Feng reached out and grabbed, pulling the essences and treasures of the dead from the pool of blood into his palm, then turned his gaze upon the three.
"What's the matter? Afraid of dying?"
His eyes were utterly mocking.
The three of them stood speechless, unable to form a single word.
They wanted desperately to beg for mercy, but they also knew that begging would be useless.
Their fate was death and nothing else.
"Don't be afraid just yet."
"You're different from them. You still have your uses."
"You still have a chance to make amends."
As Chu Feng spoke, he sent a pulse of will, and streaks of formation power surged from within the great gate, pouring into the bodies of the three seventh-rank True Dragon Spirit World Masters.
Then Chu Feng opened his palm and pointed it at the three. "Open your mouths."
The three dared not hesitate. They obediently opened their mouths at once, for they could feel just how terrifying the formation power that had entered their bodies was.
Once their mouths were open, Chu Feng tossed a pill into each of theirs.
They could sense that these were no ordinary poisonous pills — they were life-binding formations.
Under normal circumstances, they could have resisted such formations.
After all, these life-binding formations had been laid by Chu Feng himself.
But no matter how refined the formation might be, the gap in cultivation between Chu Feng and them was simply too vast.
Had they wanted to, they could have easily destroyed his formation.
But that was under normal circumstances.
These were not normal circumstances.
Because the formation power within the great gate held them in absolute thrall — they dared not offer even the slightest resistance, and could only allow Chu Feng's life-binding formation to spread unchecked through their bodies until it had locked down their very life force.
"There's no need to panic. As long as you perform well enough, you'll have a chance to live."
"But remember — don't even think about pulling any tricks."
"Ling Mouzi could only flee in my presence. As for the three of you — you'd best gauge your own worth."
"Besides, death is the lightest punishment I can give someone. If you'd like, I can also show you what it truly means to wish you were dead."
Chu Feng addressed the three of them.
"Young Hero Chu Feng, we will absolutely make amends for our wrongs. We will never harbor even the slightest thought of working against you again."
The three Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan powerhouses spoke in unison.
"Good. I hope that's sincere, and not just empty words."
As Chu Feng finished speaking, he turned around, and the tightly shut great gate swung open.
() Upon seeing this, the three Spirit Channeling Sacred Clan powerhouses exchanged a glance, then dared not delay. Like three servants, they followed Chu Feng deeper along the passage.
Meanwhile, deep underground beyond the ruins, there sat an enormous formation core blazing with radiant light, vast and resplendent as an entire kingdom.
If the world were to behold this formation core, they would surely be stunned.