"Back at the Ancestral Grounds of the Fish Clan of the Immortal Sea, if I had mastered this secret technique..."
"I could have killed Xian Hai Yu'er and Chu Feng on the spot, and we wouldn't be in this situation now."
"My lord, the reason I'm telling you this is because I know — regarding this secret technique, you once consulted the Prison Lord. You know the method to cultivate it."
"You could actually help me avoid the risks."
"I guarantee that if I master this secret technique, I will never use it unless absolutely necessary."
Xiahou Jue said.
"But even if we follow the Prison Lord's method, there are still risks involved."
"If there were no risks, this technique wouldn't be listed as forbidden; instead, everyone in the Prison Sect would be free to cultivate it."
"After all, if one mastered this technique, at a critical moment, one could perish together with the enemy — and that would serve as a valuable trump card."
Baili Xukong said.
"My lord, I beg you to grant me this."
Yet Xiahou Jue actually kowtowed once more, expressing his resolve.
Baili Xukong understood that given Xiahou Jue's personality, once he had made up his mind, even if Baili Xukong refused, Xiahou Jue would cultivate it in secret anyway.
Rather than letting him go at it alone, it would be better to offer guidance — at the very least, that could provide some measure of safety.
"Sigh, fine."
"If you insist on cultivating it, you need to promise me one thing."
Baili Xukong finally relented.
"Please speak, my lord," Xiahou Jue said.
"This technique of yours — unless you are facing a powerful enemy or an insurmountable predicament, when there is no way to escape, you may use it to perish together with your opponent."
"As long as there is even a sliver of a chance of survival, you must not use it."
Baili Xukong said.
"Understood." Xiahou Jue nodded vigorously.
"Additionally, while you cultivate this technique, I will observe from the side."
"If I sense something wrong, even if it means destroying part of your cultivation, I will forcefully stop you."
Baili Xukong said.
Hearing this, Xiahou Jue showed not the slightest trace of fear. Instead, his face was filled with wild joy.
"I will obey entirely, my lord."
...
Meanwhile, Chu Feng was still plundering within the Seven Realms Heavenly River.
Moreover, he had already regrouped with the President of the Martial Arts Merchant Association and the Mad Woman through their prior agreement.
Because the power of the Divine Era that had entered the Seven Realms Heavenly River varied in nature, the locations Chu Feng had pointed out to the Mad Woman and the President were ones where extraction was relatively easy.
The remaining power might not necessarily be greater in quantity than what they had obtained before, but the difficulty of extraction was definitely increasing.
Even though Chu Feng had already told the Mad Woman and the President the method for extracting that power, the remaining power was still beyond their ability to handle.
Of course, the ones who had regrouped with Chu Feng were not just the two of them — there were also his maternal grandmother's subordinates.
By now, the Spirit World Masters from the Seven Realms Sacred Palace who had defected to Chu Feng's side numbered over a hundred thousand.
These Spirit World Masters had all confirmed their stance — even if Chu Feng were to massacre the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, they would not try to dissuade him.
Some among the extremists had even actively joined the ranks carrying out the slaughter against the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.
This showed that they were indeed utterly loyal to Chu Feng's maternal grandmother.
Otherwise, they would not have blamed the entirety of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace for her death.
Moreover, under Jie Tianran's previous methods, these Spirit World Masters who had defected to Chu Feng were not weak either.
There were quite a few at the peak of the True Dragon Realm.
Spirit World Masters in the True Dragon Realm made up the majority of them, numbering in the tens of thousands.
There were even several at the First-grade Heavenly Dragon Realm.
On top of that, there was strength in numbers.
In the matter of extracting the power of the Divine Era, they had proven to be of considerable help.
Naturally, Chu Feng had not been limited to plundering only the power of the Divine Era.
He had always been fulfilling what he had promised.
Anyone who appeared before him wearing the robes of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace — he would cut down without hesitation.