“My friend would never see eye to eye with someone like you, so give up that idea.”
Master Liangqiu spoke with absolute certainty, his words laced with disdain and contempt for Old Man Ox-Nose.
“Hey, you’re judging a gentleman with a petty heart. You’re not that friend of yours, so how can you be sure we wouldn’t get along?” Old Man Ox-Nose retorted, unconvinced.
But at his words, Master Liangqiu’s face darkened with anger, and he snapped, “Who’re you calling petty?!”
Seeing Master Liangqiu’s temper flare, Chu Feng, fearing a quarrel, quickly interjected, “Senior, where is the Mirror Heart? Since we’re out, we should inform Senior Zhu.”
“You want to enter the Mirror Heart? Kid, don’t even think about it.”
“You couldn’t even handle the Gate of Death. What makes you think you can enter the Mirror Heart? Even I can’t get in there,” Old Man Ox-Nose said.
“Is it that dangerous, Master Liangqiu?” Chu Feng asked again.
“It’s indeed very perilous, but don’t worry too much. Brother Zhu’s skills far surpass mine.”
“He said he’d need seventy-nine days. Within that time, he should come out on his own, and we’re not to disturb him,” Master Liangqiu replied.
“But what if Senior Zhu can’t get out after seventy-nine days?” Chu Feng pressed.
“If he doesn’t come out…” Master Liangqiu’s face showed hesitation, but seeing Chu Feng’s determination to know, he continued, “If he’s not out by then, he’s likely in trouble.”
“He said if that happens, you should go find him.”
“He believes you might be able to save his life,” Master Liangqiu added.
“Save his life? Going to the Mirror Heart isn’t saving anyone—it’s throwing your life away.”
“Chu Feng, don’t go. You can’t save him; you’ll only get yourself killed,” Old Man Ox-Nose urged.
His words were harsh.
Yet, Master Liangqiu and Gu Mingyuan only shot him sharp glares without rebutting.
Deep down, they shared his view: even if Chu Feng went, it would likely end badly.
Consider this: Senior Zhu could enter the Mirror Heart and weaken the Gate of Death’s power using the formation’s core.
His abilities were godlike in the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
Yet even he might not safely return from the Mirror Heart.
With Chu Feng’s cultivation, going there was indeed dangerous.
So, despite their guilt toward Senior Zhu, if he didn’t return after seventy-nine days, neither Gu Mingyuan nor Master Liangqiu wanted Chu Feng to risk it.
“Senior, is the Mirror Heart far from here?” Chu Feng asked.
“Not far, hidden deep in Mirror Sea. A few incense sticks’ time would get you there,” Master Liangqiu said.
“Got it,” Chu Feng said, secretly resolving that if Senior Zhu didn’t return after seventy-nine days, he’d go save him, no matter the danger.
After all, Senior Zhu had put himself in peril to save Chu Feng.
Chu Feng couldn’t stand by and do nothing—that would be unrighteous.
“By the way, Master Liangqiu, could Mirror Sea’s changes be related to Senior Zhu?”
“Did he do something in the Mirror Heart?” Gu Mingyuan asked.
Mirror Sea’s changes were eerie. Initially, Gu Mingyuan feared they’d put Chu Feng and the others in greater danger.
Now that they were safe, her worry eased, but she still wanted to know why Mirror Sea had changed so suddenly.
After all, in all its years, this was the first time such a thing had happened.
“You’ve got a point. It might indeed be Brother Zhu’s doing. No one knows Mirror Sea better than him.”
“He could alter the Gate of Death’s power from the Mirror Heart, so changing the sea’s surface isn’t impossible,” Master Liangqiu said.
“You’re both wrong. No one can cause such changes in Mirror Sea unless its most important treasure was taken,” Old Man Ox-Nose said, a smug smile spreading across his sly face.
Chu Feng knew he was about to show off.
“What do you mean?” Master Liangqiu and Gu Mingyuan asked simultaneously.
His words had piqued their curiosity.
As expected, Old Man Ox-Nose grew even smugger.
“Don’t you get it?”
“What’s the most important thing in Mirror Sea?”
“Naturally, the legendary weapon, the War God’s Halberd,” he declared.
“You’re saying someone took the War God’s Halberd?” Master Liangqiu asked.
“Of course,” Old Man Ox-Nose replied.
“Impossible. Brother Zhu studied Mirror Sea for years, all for the War God’s Halberd.”
“But even he never found its location. How could someone take it?” Master Liangqiu refused to believe him.
“The War God’s Halberd isn’t something ordinary people can claim.”
“Whoever took it is no ordinary person.”
“Open your eyes and see… what this is!”
As Old Man Ox-Nose spoke, his hand swept over his Qiankun Bag.
A silver light burst from his palm.
*Whoosh—*
As the light spread, the raging waves of Mirror Sea calmed instantly.
Behind Old Man Ox-Nose appeared tens of thousands of figures.
Their appearances were grotesque, like malevolent spirits, yet their auras were formidable, all at the First Rank Supreme Realm.
