After Chu Feng wiped out the Linghu Heavenly Clan, he collected their Qiankun Bags and all the treasures they carried.
Even if Chu Feng couldn’t use these items himself, selling them would yield a considerable fortune, so naturally, he wouldn’t let them go to waste.
Of course, the value of their possessions wasn’t limited to what was visible. Even though they were dead, their bodies still held a special worth.
That was their origin.
Using his formation techniques, Chu Feng extracted all their origins and preserved them.
The origins of a hundred thousand martial cultivators was no small number.
Moreover, there were Supreme Realm origins among them.
The origins Chu Feng harvested this time were quite substantial.
“My Queen, I’ve prepared another gift for you.”
“When you awaken, it’s yours.”
As Chu Feng said this in his heart, he carefully stored the origins.
Origins were useless to ordinary martial cultivators, but they were one of the main resources for a World Spirit’s cultivation in this world.
Chu Feng intended these origins from the Linghu Heavenly Clan as a gift for his Queen.
After dealing with the Linghu Heavenly Clan, Chu Feng went to find Yin Zhuanghong and the others.
Upon seeing Chu Feng again, the Red Cloak Holy Land members, from elders to disciples, were filled with gratitude, some elders even weeping openly.
What they had just experienced was like a nightmare, and it was Chu Feng who woke them from it, saving their lives.
“Senior Elders, the All-Heaven Sect has now openly turned against your Red Cloak Holy Land.”
“What are your plans?” Chu Feng asked.
“At this point, we have no choice but to seek out the Sect Leader,” the Supreme Elder of the Red Cloak Holy Land said.
“Where is the Sect Leader now?” Chu Feng asked.
“This…” At Chu Feng’s question, the Supreme Elder looked troubled.
“I understand,” Chu Feng said, realising the Supreme Elder was unwilling to tell him.
“Friend Xura, we owe you our lives, and by rights, we shouldn’t hide this from you, but the Sect Leader has said that even at the cost of our lives, we must not reveal her location.”
“In truth, taking so many elders and disciples to find the Sect Leader is already a grave sin on my part, but we have no other choice.”
The Supreme Elder of the Red Cloak Holy Land explained.
“Elder, I understand.”
Chu Feng found this reasonable. Though he had saved them and earned their gratitude, that didn’t mean they owed him all their secrets.
After all, back at the Red Cloak Holy Land, an elder from the All-Heaven Sect had tried to kill Chu Feng, and if not for the Sect Leader’s intervention, he might already be dead.
In Chu Feng’s view, that debt of gratitude had been settled.
Besides, even if it hadn’t, gratitude was one thing, sharing all secrets was another. The two were entirely separate matters.
“Friend Xura, you are a valued guest of our clan, there’s no need to hide this from him.”
Suddenly, a voice rang out, and a figure appeared in everyone’s sight.
At the sight of her, the Red Cloak Holy Land members were overjoyed.
It was none other than the Sect Leader of the Red Cloak Holy Land.
“Sect Leader!”
The Red Cloak Holy Land members quickly gathered around her.
They briefly recounted the events.
Afterwards, the Sect Leader made the same decision as the Supreme Elder: they would temporarily abandon the Red Cloak Holy Land and go into hiding.
After all, even if the Sect Leader could stand against Tuoba Chengan, she was no match for the All-Heaven Sect’s leader.
If the All-Heaven Sect truly lost all restraint and led an army to attack the Red Cloak Holy Land, they would be doomed.
Originally, Chu Feng had planned to leave after resolving the matter.
But to his surprise, the Sect Leader earnestly invited him to join them.
When Chu Feng politely declined, the Sect Leader shared her hidden motive.
She had a selfish reason for inviting him: there was something she needed his help with.
At first, Chu Feng refused, not wanting to get involved in the Red Cloak Holy Land’s secrets.
He could guess that their destination, a place of refuge, must be highly secretive, or they would have gone there from the start instead of the Ancient Blood Refining Pool.
But upon learning the Sect Leader had a request for him, Chu Feng agreed to follow.
Eventually, they arrived at a jungle.
This jungle had nothing particularly special about it, except for its desolation. There were no factions nearby, nor any signs of life.
Only some weak ferocious beasts, lacking intelligence, lived in this jungle.
But with his Heavenly Eyes, Chu Feng saw at a glance that this was no ordinary place.
The landscape and terrain formed a hidden pattern, resembling a coffin, brimming with intense yin energy.
Most importantly, this was a deliberate arrangement.
The purpose of this setup was to absorb the extreme yin energy of the heavens and earth, converging it beneath the jungle.
Based on Chu Feng’s estimation, this arrangement had been in place for at least ten thousand years, possibly tens of thousands.
For ten thousand years, day and night, every moment, it had been gathering the extreme yin energy of the heavens and earth.
Chu Feng speculated that beneath this jungle, it must be extraordinarily eerie, and it wouldn’t be surprising if something terrifying with spiritual energy had formed.
“Is this a formation set up by your Red Cloak Holy Land?”
Chu Feng asked Yin Zhuanghong through a private transmission.
“No,” Yin Zhuanghong shook her head.
“Then your Master has been staying here?” Chu Feng asked.
“Yes,” Yin Zhuanghong nodded.
“What is she doing here? Is this place for cultivation?” Chu Feng asked.
“This is a forbidden area. Before this, only my Master, myself, and a few Supreme Elders have been here.”
“As for what this place is for, I don’t know.”
“But don’t be afraid, my Master would never harm you,” Yin Zhuanghong said to Chu Feng.
“Do I look like someone who’s scared?” Chu Feng asked.
“Didn’t you ask because you noticed something unusual about this place?” Yin Zhuanghong replied.
“I was just curious,” Chu Feng said.
As he expected, they soon descended into the depths of the jungle.
Beneath the jungle was an underground world.
Nearly every detail of this underground world was designed to absorb the extreme yin energy of the heavens and earth.
It was truly eerie, so much so that the walls were covered in frost.
“Why is it so cold in here?”
“It’s so warm outside.”
Many disciples of the Red Cloak Holy Land, puzzled, asked.
Though they were martial cultivators, the cold here made many of them shiver uncontrollably.
This was normal, as it wasn’t ordinary cold but the extreme yin energy accumulated over ten thousand, or even tens of thousands, of years.
Even for these women, prolonged exposure to such extreme yin energy could damage their souls.
