"And beyond the Thousand-Year Ancient City lies a more vast, expansive forest. Within this immense forest, not only are there heavenly medicines and precious treasures, but also formidable martial herbs and fierce beasts."
"However, fortunately, all dangerous things only roam within the forest; they dare not enter the Thousand-Year Ancient City."
"So, I advise you all, once you enter, if you do not have the ability to contend with the martial herbs, you had better not venture deep into the forest. Additionally, when resting, it is best to return to the Thousand-Year Ancient City and not linger in the forest."
"This trial has a time limit of ten days. After ten days, I will open the entrance and let you out." The Punishment Elder announced loudly, but quickly added, "Oh, right. Since this is a trial, there will definitely be dangers. Once inside, life and death are uncertain. If you are afraid, you may choose to stay behind now."
"Is anyone afraid?"
"NO!" all the disciples replied in unison, with only Chu Feng watching everything indifferently.
"Then go in. Within ten days, everyone must gather here. This is the rule."
"After ten days, anyone who has not gathered here, we will enter to search for you. If we find you still training in the forest, or as long as you are physically intact and uninjured, you will be punished, because that constitutes breaking the rules." The Punishment Elder reminded them again.
Afterward, Chu Feng and his group entered through the portal and stepped into the vast forest.
As soon as they crossed the barrier, Chu Feng felt an immense pressure descend upon him.
Restraint. He felt all the power in his body being restrained, a feeling of being unable to fully unleash it. Chu Feng could be certain that his combat strength at this moment was drastically reduced.
And the strangest thing was, he had indeed lost the ability to fly through the sky. It was as if the spatial laws of this world were different, making flight utterly impossible.
In fact, someone was already testing to see if the Punishment Elder was telling the truth, attempting to fly. But the results showed them that although they could leap several meters high, even higher than the ancient trees, they had indeed lost the ability of flight. This place was truly peculiar.
After sensing the uniqueness of this place, whether it was Wang Long, Wang Yue, Lan Xi, Lan Yanzhi, or Liu Zhenwei and the others, they all rushed into the depths of the jungle to search for heavenly medicines and martial herbs, as that was their purpose for coming here.
In an instant, only Chu Feng's group remained, standing in place. Everyone's gaze focused on Chu Feng. It had to be said, being here, Chu Feng had invisibly become their pillar of support.
"Let's go to the Thousand-Year Ancient City first," Chu Feng spoke. Their goal for this trip was completely different from Wang Long and the others; it wasn't the heavenly medicines or martial herbs in this forest, but the true secret of this Thousand-Year Ancient City.
"Mm." Jiang Wushang and the others nodded in agreement.
Actually, the Punishment Elders had chosen this location to open the entrance for a specific reason.
Opening the entrance here provided a small path. Following this path forward, they could quickly reach the Thousand-Year Ancient City. This meant that the forest area where Chu Feng and his group currently stood wasn't very large. The forest that truly held dangers was on the other side of the Thousand-Year Ancient City.
Chu Feng and his group followed the path. After just half an hour's journey, they emerged from the jungle. Before them appeared an ancient and massive city.
This city was truly enormous, beyond imagination, and its architecture was peculiar. Although it lacked the refinement and aesthetic beauty of human constructions, the buildings within the city radiated might and dominance everywhere. Most importantly, the palpable aura of antiquity told Chu Feng that this city was indeed very, very old.
"Hum." Upon arriving here, Chu Feng extended his Mental Power and began to meticulously search this Thousand-Year Ancient City, looking for anything special. However, he sensed nothing unusual at all, gaining no results.
Moreover, on the surface, the city appeared complete; one couldn't tell at all that a part was missing.
However, Chu Feng had anticipated this situation. So, after circling around inside the ancient city, he suddenly launched himself upward like a nimble monkey, stepping on the buildings and leaping consecutively, finally landing atop the highest structure within the Thousand-Year Ancient City.
From his elevated vantage point, Chu Feng began to use his Heavenly Eye, observing carefully from top to bottom.
"Wow, this ancient city really did hide a part. What a formidable method!"
Under the Heavenly Eye's gaze, the Thousand-Year Ancient City instantly revealed its true form. Even Egg could see that this ancient city was missing a section. The current city was pieced together, and a crucial part had indeed vanished.
"Egg, what's your take on this Thousand-Year Ancient City?" Chu Feng shared his sight and hearing with Egg, so everything revealed under his Heavenly Eye, Egg could see clearly.
"A tremendously powerful formation array. First, it concealed the core area, then it reorganized the remaining structures, forming the current city. However, no matter how powerful this formation is, it's still just a formation. There's no formation in the world that cannot be broken. Find its formation eye, and naturally, it can be undone." Egg analyzed.
"Mm, according to my observation, this great formation has at least eight formation eyes that need to be broken one by one. And only one of them is inside this Thousand-Year Ancient City; the other seven formation eyes are all within the forest."
"Most importantly, Mental Power cannot detect these formation eyes; only the Heavenly Eye can see them. Adding to that, our cultivation is currently restrained and we can't fly, it must be said that breaking this formation within ten days is going to be very difficult."
Egg wasn't the only one who had seen through the key to this great formation; Chu Feng understood it even more thoroughly. His use of the Heavenly Eye was becoming increasingly proficient, and his analytical ability grew ever more incisive.
"Hehe, isn't that just perfect? It's a good test of your control over the Heavenly Eye," Egg said cheerfully, maintaining her usual attitude of nonchalance.
"You little thing." Chu Feng shook his head helplessly, then leaped down, finally piercing toward the ground like a sharp sword.
"Brother Chu Feng, how was it?" Jiang Wushang and the others had been waiting below. Seeing Chu Feng descend, they all crowded around him. They looked at Chu Feng with expectant and anxious eyes, especially Jiang Wushang, who had placed considerable hope in this place.
Facing everyone's gaze, Chu Feng smiled faintly. "As for whether that man with the Emperor-level bloodline exists, there's no way to know for sure. However, I have discovered that this Thousand-Year Ancient City indeed hides a part of itself, and I have a way to find that hidden section."
"Brother Chu Feng, are you serious?" Hearing this, Jiang Wushang was overjoyed, but at the same time, he found it incredible. After all, this Thousand-Year Ancient City was an unsolved mystery.
For many years, the Sihai Academy had been exploring it without any success. Yet Chu Feng had only just arrived here, taken a casual look, and had already uncovered so much. It was truly astonishing.