Chu Feng didn't stand on ceremony either. He took out a Universe Bag and not only collected all the cultivation resources floating in the void but also stowed the divine weapon that the elder had handed over.
"Then the payment is settled."
"Every subsequent formation will command the same payment," Chu Feng said after putting away the Universe Bag.
"Are you out of your mind?" The Huangfu Heavenly Clan members couldn't believe their ears.
"I accept."
But that elder agreed immediately.
In his heart, he thought, "Greedy little brat—I'll show you what it means to have the life to take it but not to keep it."
"This elder is the reasonable one."
"Then leave someone here to power it, and we'll head to the next level."
Chu Feng smiled brightly.
But in the eyes of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan members, his smile looked foolish—the grin of a reckless fool courting death.
Afterward, Chu Feng led the Huangfu Heavenly Clan's group to the third floor of the Primordial Bloodline Tower.
And because word spread quickly, more and more Huangfu clan members caught up with Chu Feng.
Even Huangfu Jiangxing and Huangfu Jiangyue, who had already reached the dozen-something floor, as well as the yellow-bearded elder and the others, all came to the third floor after hearing the news.
When Huangfu Jiangxing and the others heard about Chu Feng's outrageous demand, their eyes were filled with fury.
"Kid, if you can't find that formation, I'll make you die a miserable death."
Huangfu Jiangxing didn't care about tact and threatened Chu Feng openly.
"Oh, isn't this the one who awakened the Primordial Bloodline Tower's power?"
"You couldn't figure it out either, huh?"
Rather than getting angry at Huangfu Jiangxing's threat, Chu Feng asked with a grin.
"What are you talking about?" Huangfu Jiangxing asked.
"I'm talking about that Thunder Sphere—you couldn't figure it out either. I saw you staring at it quite intently before."
"Sigh, I shouldn't have even asked."
"Of course you didn't understand it. If you had, would you be questioning me?"
"After all, the path I'm leading is extremely accurate," Chu Feng said.
"You're courting death."
How could Huangfu Jiangxing tolerate such an insult? The pressure of the True God Realm bore down on Chu Feng.
However, before that pressure could reach Chu Feng, it was suppressed by multiple waves of pressure of their own. Not only did the yellow-bearded elder and the others intervene, but even his sister Huangfu Jiangyue stepped in.
"Don't be impulsive. This person is still useful," Huangfu Jiangyue said privately.
But Huangfu Jiangxing ignored this and declared publicly, "Sister, you actually believe him?"
"Something that even we couldn't decipher—how could he see through it? He just got lucky and happened to stumble upon that formation. And now he's using it to swindle our Huangfu Heavenly Clan out of our resources."
"Sigh..."
Once Huangfu Jiangxing's words came out, Huangfu Zhantian outside shook his head.
"No wonder the clan leader favors that kid Shengyu so much."
"Setting aside Huangfu Jiangxing's bloodline, his brain really isn't sharp."
Arrogance and domineering behavior were one thing, but one had to read the room. To act so brazenly when he knew that people outside could see their every move—that was just foolish.
While lamenting Huangfu Jiangxing's recklessness and stupidity, Huangfu Zhantian focused his gaze on Chu Feng once more.
"This brat—what exactly is his background?"
His eyes held a contemplative look, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. If what Chu Feng said was true—if he had truly seen through the Thunder Sphere that even they couldn't decipher—then was the awakening of this Primordial Bloodline Tower really the Huangfu Heavenly Clan's doing?
After all, this brat of unknown origins also possessed a Heaven-level bloodline.
"No, I must be overthinking it."
But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the conjecture that had just surfaced. How could there possibly be a stronger Heaven-level bloodline than the Huangfu Heavenly Clan's here?
...
Chu Feng navigated with effortless familiarity. At every fork in the path, he didn't hesitate for even a moment, decisively choosing a direction each time. It was as though he had been here countless times before.
At first, not to mention the Huangfu Heavenly Clan members, even the onlookers outside the Primordial Bloodline Tower were skeptical. They doubted whether this guy was telling the truth.
Until Chu Feng stopped and began forming peculiar Techniques with his hands aimed at the seemingly empty void before him.
In the next instant, the tremor that swept through the Primordial Bloodline Tower resurfaced, and that magnificent formation appeared before everyone's eyes.
In that moment, everyone watching Chu Feng was stunned. Especially those who were there in person—the yellow-bearded elder, Huangfu Jiangyue, and Huangfu Jiangxing—who stood right before Chu Feng. They could feel the intimidating power of the formation most acutely. Facing that formation, they didn't even know how to resist.
But Chu Feng was opposing that formation single-handedly.
Just like the formation on the second floor. This third-floor formation, when it first appeared, displayed terrifying intimidating power. Yet it didn't take Chu Feng long before he compressed the base formation into the shape of an iron plate.
"Pay me, and we'll head to the fourth floor."
Chu Feng extended his hand toward the Huangfu Heavenly Clan members.
"It's been prepared for a while now. See if you find it satisfactory."
The yellow-bearded elder handed a Universe Bag to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng took the Universe Bag. Inside, not only was there a divine weapon, but the cultivation resources were significantly better than what the people on the second floor had pooled together.
"This elder is the generous one."
Chu Feng didn't stand on ceremony and put the Universe Bag away.
"No need for courtesy. This is what you've earned."
"However, I'm curious—how were you able to discern all this from that Thunder Sphere?"
The yellow-bearded elder asked with a smile.