"The formation-cracking methods he deciphered did grant the power to forge tokens, but those were only the most superficial techniques."
"Right now, I can see the second layer of forging methods, but I have a faint feeling there's a third."
"Because this token-forging method can only be obtained once, I figure if we're going to forge them, we might as well forge the best."
"Only, my eyes were slightly damaged earlier and need some time to recover before I can observe deeply. I can't confirm whether there really is a third layer of forging methods, so I'll need a little time."
"But good food is worth the wait. No harm in holding off a bit."
Chu Feng secretly communicated this to Qin Xuan.
"I understand. Should we tell everyone about this?"
"I can see they're all a bit uneasy. If we tell them, they'll feel more at ease," Qin Xuan asked.
"Of course we can tell them, and we really should," Chu Feng replied.
"Alright, I'll go talk to them."
Qin Xuan was so elated upon hearing this news that he'd actually forgotten — it would have been better for Chu Feng to tell everyone himself. But Chu Feng didn't care about such things and didn't stop him.
So Qin Xuan addressed the group publicly.
Naturally, he had the sense to only mention that there were three layers to the token-forging method and that Chu Feng needed time to observe the third layer. He said nothing about the locations Chu Feng had already identified that contained powerful hidden formations.
Those who had chosen to stay and follow Chu Feng were all people who placed absolute trust in him.
They believed in his abilities.
But since it was Qin Xuan speaking and not Chu Feng himself, they all turned their gazes toward Chu Feng, wanting to confirm whether what Qin Xuan said was true.
Seeing this, Chu Feng smiled. "Everyone, what Brother Qin said is true. The blank tokens do vary in quality."
"As long as you all trust me, Chu Feng, then just wait a little. I should be able to make everyone's haul considerably better."
The moment Chu Feng spoke, the worry on everyone's faces vanished instantly.
"Trust you? Of course we do."
"Young Hero Chu Feng, if we didn't trust you, we wouldn't have stayed behind."
"Exactly. We have absolutely no doubts about Young Hero Chu Feng's abilities."
Everyone voiced their support in turn.
Although fewer than three hundred people remained on Chu Feng's side now, they were a group he found quite pleasing to look at.
"Everyone, let's move to a different spot."
Chu Feng felt they still needed to wait for the right moment. There was no way to determine yet what exactly that formation energy was. But the people from the Red Soul Sect were already collecting the formation energy that had manifested.
If that energy turned out to be powerful, and the Red Soul Sect used it against them, things could get ugly.
So for now, it was best to leave this place — at the very least, they couldn't let the Red Soul Sect discover their location.
And so Chu Feng led everyone away from the area, heading back toward the position they had been teleported from.
Chu Feng remained firm in his judgment: the formations that had manifested were the weaker ones, and those hidden formations were certain to contain far greater rewards.
Since they had to wait anyway, they might as well use the time to travel.
It had to be said — this world was truly vast. Even with Yuwen Yanri leading everyone at full speed, it still took a considerable amount of time to return to that location.
After waiting a while longer, Chu Feng's Heavenly Eye finally recovered, and he began carefully observing the formations deep within the void.
Just as he'd expected — there was indeed a third method for forging blank tokens within those formations.
In truth, the so-called technique for cracking formations was simply mastering this method.
Chu Feng didn't need long. He quickly grasped the technique, performed the appropriate hand seals, and deployed the method.
Before long, the void above responded. A pillar of formation light descended from the sky and landed squarely on Chu Feng.
The power of the formation merged into Chu Feng's body. As his hand seals shifted, he swiftly refined that formation energy and forged it into blank tokens.
In that moment, the crowd erupted in cheers, buzzing with excitement.
The quality of the blank tokens was visibly superior to the ones the Red Soul Sect's young master had forged before. Not only that, but it wasn't just one per person — it was two.
Chu Feng distributed the blank tokens directly into everyone's hands.