Chu Feng had some understanding of Song Yun.
This girl may have appeared innocent, but in truth her mind was far deeper than it seemed. One had to be on guard around her.
The one thing he could never be sure of was whether she genuinely intended to help him, or was simply trying to lure him back to the Ye Celestial Clan.
Though they had known each other for a long time, whether she was friend or foe remained uncertain. After all, she had already joined the Ye Celestial Clan, and everything she said afterward could very well have been one-sided.
However, Chu Feng's decision to go with Song Yun was not purely a gamble either. He had his own reasons.
For instance, when Chu Feng had rescued his grandmother, Song Yun had been right there at the scene.
She knew full well that Chu Feng possessed extraordinary means of saving people, yet from beginning to end, she had never once asked him what method he used to rescue his grandmother.
It was as though she simply did not care about that at all.
This was one of the reasons Chu Feng was willing to trust her.
At last, the Ye Celestial Clan's warship appeared once again in Chu Feng's line of sight.
Whether Song Yun could truly be relied upon — that would be revealed soon enough.
Song Yun produced her token and passed through every checkpoint without issue, landing smoothly on the ship.
Before long, familiar figures approached.
It was the Ye Celestial Clan's Clan Master, Ye Xiancheng, along with his parents.
"Guest Elder, you've returned."
"Are you fully prepared? If you still need time, we can absolutely wait. You must make sure you're in peak condition."
Upon seeing Song Yun, the noble and dignified Clan Master of the Ye Celestial Clan was remarkably eager to please.
He called her "Guest Elder," of course.
But his demeanor — did that really resemble a clan master treating an elder?
It looked more like a fawning suitor worshipping his goddess.
"I appreciate the Clan Master's concern. I'm already fully prepared. How is the formation coming along?" Song Yun asked.
"Everything has progressed far more smoothly than anticipated. If the Guest Elder is ready, the formation can be activated right now," the Clan Master said.
"Then let's activate it," Song Yun said.
"Very well."
The Clan Master took the lead, guiding them deep into the warship.
Along the way, he chattered on and on with Song Yun.
The Clan Master's mother looked rather exasperated.
The Clan Master's father, meanwhile, seemed long since used to it, showing little reaction.
"Egg, Egg."
"Look at this Ye Clan Master — do you think he's putting on an act, or does he really have feelings for Song Yun?" Egg asked curiously.
"It looks pretty genuine. Maybe he's just a good actor."
"What do you think, Egg?" Chu Feng asked.
"If I knew, I wouldn't be asking you. After all, you're the one who cultivated the Heavenly Eyes — and even you can't see through him?" Egg countered.
"You can know a person's face but never their heart. Formations are easy enough to see through, but the human heart is the hardest thing of all to read," Chu Feng said.
Before long, they arrived at the central area of the warship, which had been covered by a barrier.
When the barrier dissipated, a magnificent palace materialized before them.
The palace was quite unique — divided right down the middle, it displayed two colors, black and white.
As the barrier faded, what rushed toward them along with a heavy, ancient aura was an immense healing force.
One could say that even an ordinary person who had never cultivated martial arts and suffered from a terminal illness, if exposed to even a trace of the healing energy here, would immediately recover to full health, with their lifespan extended by several hundred years.
This was most likely the secret treasure of the Ye Celestial Clan that Song Yun had spoken of.
The great doors slowly opened, and an even more powerful surge of healing energy rushed outward.
At this moment, Chu Feng could see that the interior was far larger than it appeared from the outside.
It truly was an extraordinary healing formation.
The formation and the palace were originally one and the same, but around the perimeter there were multiple formation nodes. All except one were occupied, each containing a priceless treasure.
There were supreme yang artifacts, supreme yin artifacts — every one of them carefully selected. It was not simply a matter of placing the finest treasures inside; rather, these artifacts, when combined, produced an effect far greater than any of them alone.
The Ye Clan Master stepped directly into the palace, with Song Yun following close behind.
But just as Song Yun reached the entrance and was about to step inside, the Clan Master's mother suddenly spoke: "Young lady, this formation is of vital importance to our clan."