Chu Feng was brought by Wuming Xingyun into another world within Ice Summit Peak.
This world was crafted by the Realm Spirit Immortal King, and the grand array that could yield the Nine Dragons Saint Cloak was hidden within it.
To help Bai Liluo undo her reverse seal, Wuming Xingyun utilized the power of an array within this world.
The array was relatively new, a creation of Saint Cloak Realm Spiritist techniques.
It bore the traces of several auras, which Chu Feng guessed likely belonged to Wuming Xingyun, Lady Fox Immortal, Liangqiu Chengfeng, and Master Longxuan—crafted together by them.
The structure was sealed. From the outside, it looked like a simple palace, but without the barrier key, no one could enter or see inside.
Still, Chu Feng wasn’t worried that Wuming Xingyun would harm Bai Liluo.
With Wuming Xingyun’s strength, if he intended ill toward Bai Liluo, Chu Feng couldn’t stop him anyway.
At that moment, Chu Feng stood atop a mountain peak outside the array, gazing at a distant range.
To the naked eye, nothing was visible there—not even for someone of Chu Feng’s cultivation.
Though this world was forged through barrier techniques, it was vast.
But under his Heavenly Eyes, Chu Feng could see what he sought.
There stood a majestic grand array, within which another new world had been carved out—its contents unknown to all.
Visible atop the array was a robe.
It was white, plain, and unremarkable, devoid of any special traits.
Yet Chu Feng knew this unassuming garment was the legendary Nine Dragons Saint Cloak, forged by the Realm Spirit Immortal King using the Nine Dragons Qi of this Nine Dragons Upper Realm.
Legend had it that breaking the array would grant one the Nine Dragons Saint Cloak.
However, the cloak was guarded by a powerful invisible barrier. Chu Feng couldn’t break the array, and thus, no one had claimed it.
The array’s entrance consisted of twelve zodiac figures, each over a thousand meters tall. Their gaping mouths served as the entry points.
Thus, the array had twelve entrances.
In the fiery prison, Chu Feng had not only found the stone wall’s records about this place but also memorized them.
He knew the array was highly complex. Each entrance led to a different trial, with varying difficulties and corresponding clues based on the challenge’s intensity.
Moreover, each entrance allowed only one person at a time. Unless that person succeeded or exited, no second entrant could follow.
On the surface, the Dragon zodiac entrance seemed the hardest.
The Rat zodiac entrance appeared the easiest.
But according to the stone wall, the Rat entrance hid a secret passage, accessible only through a special method.
In truth, that secret passage in the Rat entrance was the most difficult.
“What’s wrong, little one? Interested in the Nine Dragons Saint Cloak too?”
A voice came from behind Chu Feng—it was Lady Fox Immortal.
She appeared silently, her eyes strikingly beautiful, almost soul-stealing. A weaker-willed person might be entranced with a single glance.
But Chu Feng was largely unaffected.
“Senior, I’m a realm spiritist too—how could I not be interested?” Chu Feng gave a faint smile, then asked, “Senior Fox Immortal, is this array really so tough that even you can’t break it?”
“Oh my, little one, it’s our first meeting, and you already know who I am?” Lady Fox Immortal looked at Chu Feng with surprise.
“Senior’s fame precedes her—how could I not know?” Chu Feng replied.
“Looks like your Chu Heavenly Clan elders showed you my portrait and warned you to steer clear of me?” she said with a hint of resentment, clearly displeased that people guarded against her.
“Not at all. And I harbor no fear of you, Senior—only respect,” Chu Feng said sincerely. As a Saint Cloak Realm Spiritist, Lady Fox Immortal indeed deserved his admiration.
“Oh, what a sweet talker,” she chuckled, then continued, “I’ve heard the Chu Heavenly Clan produced an extraordinary kid—Chu Xuanyuan’s son, named Chu Feng.”
“It seems that’s you.”
“Indeed, that’s me,” Chu Feng nodded.
He wasn’t surprised she knew him. Liangqiu Chengfeng had already arrived at Ice Summit Peak, and his actions in the Wuma Heavenly Clan’s ancient ruins had been witnessed by many.
Though his deeds might not yet be widely known in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, some were bound to be aware.
“Chu Feng, let me tell you a secret. The treasures within that array aren’t just the Nine Dragons Saint Cloak—there’s also a power that greatly benefits realm spiritists.”
“If you reach the deepest part, you could claim that power. Who knows—it might make you a Saint Cloak Realm Spiritist,” Lady Fox Immortal said.
Chu Feng feigned surprise, but inside, he remained calm.
He’d learned this from the stone wall in the fiery prison.
But the wall also warned that obtaining that power was extraordinarily difficult.
While the array was hard to crack, it mostly injured rather than killed.
Yet seeking the power that could elevate a realm spiritist came with a fatal risk.
The stone wall cautioned future generations against pursuing it.
“Normally, juniors like you wouldn’t achieve much inside. Except for you—others can’t even pass the trials to enter the array.”
“But this time, the four of us—me and those three—powered the array’s core together, weakening its strength. As long as you pass the assessment, you should all get into the array.”
“With our power aiding you, you can unleash more of your potential. It’s a rare chance, Chu Feng. Want to give it a shot?” she asked.
“But isn’t it only those who pass the assessment who qualify to enter?”
“By my calculations, that assessment’s already started—I’ve missed my chance,” Chu Feng said.
“This assessment was launched by the four of us. If we say you’re qualified, who’d dare say otherwise?” Lady Fox Immortal replied.
Chu Feng smiled, his expression one of gratitude, but his mind held other thoughts.
Had he not entered the fiery prison or seen the stone wall, he’d surely be thankful to her.
But because he had, he felt no gratitude now.
He knew too many secrets about that array.
He understood clearly that Lady Fox Immortal and the other three had ulterior motives for holding this assessment.
Chu Feng—and those who passed—were tools for their use.
