"That's absolutely certain."
"Right now, the Supreme Manor has already reached an agreement with our Spirit World Guild, and also the Clan of Spirits, Yuan Gang Sect, Fire God Gate, White Tibetan Sect, Free Valley, Sword God Valley, and other forces to form a temporary Eight-Part Alliance," Gu Bo said.
"Eight-Part Alliance?" Chu Feng was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, only these eight forces."
"As for the other smaller forces, they have been disqualified from participating in the assault on the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain this time, because those smaller forces do not qualify to share in the treasures of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain," Gu Bo explained.
"What kind of treasure is this, that it can actually make eight great forces form an alliance and act in unison?" Chu Feng asked.
"According to the Black Toad King, there really is a ruin left by a mysterious powerful figure within the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain. Inside that ruin, there are many miraculous treasures, even divine weapons. The Demon King who once opposed the Jiang Dynasty obtained immense opportunity within that ruin, which is how he gained such formidable strength."
"Now, the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain treat these treasures as divine artifacts and enshrine them within an underground palace," Gu Bo explained.
Hearing this, Chu Feng's thoughts raced. He knew that what he wanted had been discovered by the eight great forces.
"What I'm telling you today is top secret. Only the higher-ups of these eight forces know. You absolutely must not tell anyone else," Gu Bo warned solemnly.
"Rest assured, I'll definitely keep it secret. By the way, when will they move?" Chu Feng pressed.
"They need to wait for a while. After all, the remaining four Demon Kings are not easy to deal with. It's said that if it weren't the first time assaulting the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain, and if Purple Xuan Yuan hadn't arrived in time, Qin Lei and the others might have met with disaster. So this time, they are preparing to get serious," Gu Bo said.
"What are they planning to do?" Chu Feng asked.
"Each of the eight forces must send one expert at the fifth level of the Heaven Martial Realm, along with ten experts at the Heaven Martial Realm, to form a super team of Heaven Martial experts to sweep through the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain in one fell swoop," Gu Bo said.
"So it seems they really are serious." Chu Feng's brow furrowed slightly. Over eighty experts at the Heaven Martial Realm, with eight of them at the fifth level—such a lineup, on the Nine Provinces Continent, besides the Jiang Dynasty, which force could possibly contend with it?
This was equivalent to mustering the strongest fighting power of all eight great forces. Even if the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain was strong, and still had four Demon Kings presiding, it was clearly unable to withstand such an assault.
Although Chu Feng hoped the Supreme Manor's side would suppress the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain, he didn't want humans to sweep the demon beasts away completely. If the demon beasts were simply wiped out, the treasures would fall directly into human hands. Chu Feng wouldn't be able to gain any advantage, let alone obtain the treasure he needed.
"Yes, they are really getting serious this time. After all, that is an incredibly tempting treasure—divine weapons, something that would drive people mad."
"However, the strength of the four Demon Kings should not be underestimated. After all, demon beasts inherently possess formidable physiques, and especially those four Demon Kings, they are all demon beasts with special bloodlines. If they fight to the death, I'm afraid even the eight-force alliance will face some trouble."
"That's why this time, they are sending experts of the older generation. My big brother Xu Zhongyu tried hard to apply to participate in the battle, but he was rejected by the elders," Gu Bo explained in detail to Chu Feng, sharing these secrets that couldn't be leaked, because he didn't consider Chu Feng an outsider.
After this, several days passed. Gu Bo came again to tell Chu Feng that the vice president of his Spirit World Guild, along with a group of presiding elders, had secretly arrived at the Supreme Manor. The vice clan leader of the Clan of Spirits, and a group of presiding elders, had also arrived together.
Two more days passed, and Gu Bo came to tell Chu Feng again that the sect master of Yuan Gang Sect, the gate master of Fire God Gate, the sect leader of White Tibetan Sect, and the valley master of Free Valley had personally led their presiding elders to the Supreme Manor.
And on the same night, the valley master of Sword God Valley and the top experts of Sword God Valley also secretly arrived at the Supreme Manor. The eight-part alliance had all arrived, and a great battle was on the verge of erupting.
The next morning, the master of the Supreme Manor summoned everyone participating in the Marriage Conference again to the peak of the same mountain. First, they mourned for those who unfortunately perished within the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain.
He then took responsibility for the incident himself, promising to provide substantial compensation to the forces where those unfortunate individuals belonged.
Finally, he announced a matter: the Marriage Conference would continue, but this time it would no longer involve entering the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain for training. Instead, within the Supreme Manor, all participants of the Marriage Conference were free to interact.
This time, the duration was also twelve days. After twelve days, the young ladies participating in the Supreme Manor would announce the names of their chosen suitors at the peak of this mountain, and that would also be when the Marriage Conference came to a perfect conclusion.
"Twelve days later, the Marriage Conference comes to a perfect conclusion? It truly is a perfect conclusion. I reckon that's also when their eight-part alliance will return triumphantly and divide the treasures of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain, right?" At this moment, Chu Feng murmured to himself within his own palace.
Because this morning, after announcing the matters regarding the Marriage Conference, the master of the Supreme Manor, Qin Lei, had left the Supreme Manor. Leaving with him were top figures from the other seven forces, and their destination was naturally the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain.
Chu Feng was also making his final preparations. He hadn't stepped out of his residence during these days not to rest in seclusion, but to day and night recall and study the map of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain that the mysterious demon beast had shown him.
Chu Feng had to go to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain again. This was his last chance. He couldn't let that treasure, which could enhance his Mental Power, fall into the hands of others.
However, there were far too many experts heading to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain this time. Most importantly, when facing precious treasures, Chu Feng would have no allies. Whether humans or demon beasts, they would all be his enemies.
Therefore, Chu Feng had to understand the structure of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain even more deeply, and understand the location where the treasure was hidden. Unfortunately, his memory was limited, and the map only recorded so much. Chu Feng only knew the route to the underground palace, but had no way of knowing what dangers lay within.
"Swoosh!" Suddenly, a streak of purple light flashed past in front of Chu Feng, and a beautiful, graceful figure had already appeared before him.
The purple dress hem, the sweet face, and the speed that even Chu Feng couldn't clearly perceive—this was Zi Ling.
"I say, little girl, can you stop being so ghost-like and elusive? If you scare me, are you going to take responsibility?" Chu Feng was pondering matters of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain and was genuinely startled by Zi Ling's sudden interruption.
"Tch, if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't fear a ghost knocking at your door. What were you thinking just now? So sneaky?" Zi Ling's beautiful large eyes rolled around, as if trying to see through Chu Feng's thoughts.
"Pui, pui, pui! You're the one being sneaky! Honestly confess, jumping through my window in broad daylight—do you want to do something improper to me?"
Chu Feng chuckled evilly and then let his wicked eyes wander over Zi Ling's exquisite figure, especially the full, perky curves of her chest, which made Chu Feng's blood run hot and caused an uncontrollable reaction below his waist.