"This fellow — he fled that fast?"
The head of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan was surprised.
After all, for martial cultivators, a single realm apart meant the difference between heaven and earth. He had assumed that once he laid eyes on Jie Mubai, capturing him would be a certainty.
Yet never had he expected that Jie Mubai would flee so swiftly he didn't even get a chance to cut him off.
"That wasn't his own ability — it was the power of a treasure. Looks like that fellow really does have quite a few good things on him," Chu Feng said.
From Jie Mubai's earlier display, Chu Feng had already realized that Jie Mubai's strength was far from that of a mere Second-rank World Dragon Spirit World Master.
Now he was even more certain: Jie Mubai was someone who had obtained a great fortune and harbored extraordinary power within him.
Though he had only fled, it was still unwise to underestimate the man.
And having chosen to act, the best outcome would be to pull up the roots. This current situation was far from what Chu Feng wanted.
He and the Huangfu Heavenly Clan already had grievances with the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion — they had no fear of the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion.
But what about the Divine Body Heavenly Palace?
Chu Feng had previously advised the Divine Body Heavenly Palace not to show themselves.
After all, with the Huangfu Heavenly Clan present, there was really no need for the Divine Body Heavenly Palace to act. Unfortunately, the Divine Body Heavenly Palace had insisted on standing together with Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, don't blame yourself. It was the Divine Body Heavenly Palace people who insisted on revealing themselves — it has nothing to do with you," Eggy said.
However, at that very moment, a covert voice transmission entered Chu Feng's ears. It was the Divine Body Heavenly Palace's Palace Master.
"Young friend Chu Feng, there's no need to worry."
"You advised us not to show ourselves earlier. The reason this old man didn't listen was because I wanted to make our stance clear."
"Now that Jie Mubai has escaped, I imagine you're concerned that the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion will retaliate against our Divine Body Heavenly Palace."
"There's truly no need."
"Inside the Age of Gods, this old man nearly lost my life — but I also caught a glimpse of certain secrets."
"Secrets may be too strong a word. Simply put, the current martial world is entirely different from ancient times. In truth, the energy between heaven and earth is feeble, and that is the main reason our cultivation advances so slowly."
"It's not that we lack talent — it's the environment that's lacking."
"And the Ninth Heavenly River should still preserve the original state of the martial world. The energy between heaven and earth there is far more suited to cultivators."
"My age is advanced, so I no longer have great ambitions. But Yanri's talent shouldn't be buried in a place like this."
"The Primordial Tomb is an opportunity — that's why we came to have a look. Originally, we planned to enter the Ninth Heavenly River directly afterward."
"Right now, our main force has already left the Divine Body Heavenly River and is waiting in a world near the Ninth Heavenly River. Once we depart the Primordial Tomb, we'll head straight into the Ninth Heavenly River."
Hearing this, Chu Feng felt relieved.
No wonder the Divine Body Heavenly Palace had insisted on showing themselves — they had already planned to leave and naturally had no fear of retaliation from the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion.
"Then what about Wang Qiang? Is he leaving with you?" Chu Feng asked.
"Before coming here, we used our methods to inform Wang Qiang. However, he doesn't intend to travel with us. He did say he would enter the Ninth Heavenly River eventually, and we'll surely meet again."
"Chu Feng, your talent shouldn't be limited by this place either. If you manage to settle your grievances with the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion, then enter the Ninth Heavenly River as well," the Divine Body Heavenly Palace's Palace Master said.
"I will," Chu Feng replied.
After that, Chu Feng didn't immediately break the array. Instead, he carefully studied the talismans floating around the tombstone.
Every single one of those talismans seemed to contain life within it, and every one held its own secret.
If these secrets could be linked together in the proper way, perhaps the mystery of the Primordial Tomb could be unlocked.
But there was more than that.
"There is a hidden path of martial cultivation here."
After observing for a while, he addressed the group.
"A path of martial cultivation?"
At those words, everyone's expression grew solemn.
Spiritual energy, heavenly treasures and earthly rarities — all of it mattered.
But what was truly important wasn't merely sufficient martial strength. It was also the path of martial cultivation itself.
Cultivation required the accumulation of martial power, so martial strength was indeed important.