"Oh my, listening to Xue Ji's words, she must be incredibly strong now," Dan Dan sighed.
After all, Xue Ji's words — "if you can still keep up" — made it abundantly clear that she was now ahead of Chu Feng and Dan Dan.
"No matter what, we do owe her a favor," Chu Feng thought, warmth welling up in his heart.
Xue Ji had actually grown up alongside Chu Feng. Although she had been sealed away the whole time with hardly any interaction, to say there was no bond between them would be a lie.
And from Xue Ji's perspective, even if she truly wanted to kill Chu Feng, it would be entirely understandable.
After all, she had been captured.
To Chu Feng, it was his mother's love.
But to Xue Ji? It was being forcibly taken away and used by others.
Xue Ji's family must have been incredibly worried about her. Otherwise, Yu Sha wouldn't have come looking for her.
In this regard, Chu Feng owed Xue Ji.
So even if Xue Ji truly regarded Chu Feng as an enemy, it would be completely understandable — and in truth, she had done no such thing.
Now, she was instead helping Chu Feng, and he naturally felt quite moved.
"Thank you all for your trouble," Chu Feng bowed to the members of the Clan of the Spirit Gods.
Xue Ji had already left, yet they still followed her instructions to find Chu Feng. This was proof enough that the Clan of the Spirit Gods was a highly trustworthy race.
"Lord Chu Feng, it is our duty."
"Also, Lord Chu Feng, our clan's abilities can help you obtain the power of a Second Rank Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Master."
"I wonder if Lord Chu Feng would like that," Shen Hui said.
"You actually have such an ability?" Chu Feng exclaimed in amazement.
"However, since this is our clan's technique, we can only elevate Lord Chu Feng's barrier cultivation to the Second Rank Heavenly Dragon level. As for combat power in barrier arts, it would not be Lord Chu Feng's own."
"In truth, I am temporarily lending my barrier cultivation to Lord Chu Feng," Shen Hui explained.
"Is this process difficult?" Chu Feng asked.
"Not difficult at all," Shen Hui replied.
"Then I shall trouble you," Chu Feng said.
Although Chu Feng's observational abilities were formidable, they would also grow stronger as his cultivation increased.
No matter when, cultivation was a cultivator's most fundamental foundation. Almost every rank increase brought a transformation — the stronger the cultivation, the greater the power. This was an indisputable truth.
"It will take some time. Please wait a moment, Lord Chu Feng."
With that, Shen Hui began setting up the array.
Though she said it would take some time, it actually didn't take long at all.
During this period, everyone present watched intently, hoping to learn something from the process.
After all, this was an incredibly powerful technique — lending one's own cultivation to another.
But they quickly realized this was something they could never learn. Not even Chu Feng could master it.
This was purely a bloodline ability unique to the Clan of the Spirit Gods.
When the array took shape and Chu Feng stepped into the array's core, he felt powerful barrier cultivation flowing into his body. It was incredibly gentle, without the slightest rejection, and the fusion was nearly perfect.
As for the speed of fusion — though it was fast, it was still a gradual process. Once the borrowed cultivation exceeded his own, his original cultivation was sealed off.
However, the good thing was that even though his own cultivation had been sealed, Chu Feng's abilities remained intact. He could still set up arrays normally, his Heavenly Eyes could still be used, and even the power of the Divine Eyes of the Three Realms that the Clan of the Spirit Gods had lent to Chu Feng could still be used.
The only difference was that Chu Feng had lost his formidable combat power. But it was worth noting that the Clan of the Spirit Gods' combat power was actually not weak at all.
"Your clan can manifest Third Rank Heavenly Dragon combat power, right? Can I do that too?"
After the fusion was complete, Chu Feng asked Shen Hui with a grin.
In truth, he already knew the answer. He felt that since it was the Clan of the Spirit Gods' own technique, he wouldn't be able to use it.