“Indeed, it seems your strength couldn’t break this beast’s teeth.”
“Strange, how did they break so suddenly?”
“This kind of beast treasures its teeth dearly.”
“Forget it, let’s just cut it up first.”
The person wielding the knife spoke, and with a swift motion, the blade fell, slicing the beast in two with a squelch.
But as the cut was made, a figure leapt out from within.
This person was, of course, Chu Feng.
“Good heavens, why is there a person inside this beast’s stomach?”
Upon seeing Chu Feng, the unprepared group was startled by his sudden appearance.
Chu Feng ignored them, first finding some water to wash his body before smiling and saying, “Thank you all. May I ask where this place is?”
“Who… who are you? You don’t know where this is?”
“How did you end up inside that beast’s stomach?”
Now calming down, the group bombarded Chu Feng with questions.
“I entered through a boundary gate. After arriving here, for some reason, my cultivation suddenly vanished, so I was swallowed by that beast,” Chu Feng explained.
“What?”
“Boundary gate?”
“Cultivation vanished?”
“Goodness, you’re not from the outside, are you?”
After hearing Chu Feng’s words, the group, which had just calmed down, became agitated again.
“I did indeed enter this place through a boundary gate,” Chu Feng confirmed.
“A newcomer, we’ve got a newcomer!”
“Quick, go inform Lord Golden Crane, a newcomer has arrived!”
Upon confirming that Chu Feng had entered through a boundary gate, the group grew excited.
Many of them shouted and rushed out.
Before long, more people flooded into the kitchen.
Windows and doors were packed tight.
They stared at Chu Feng as if watching a monkey show, their eyes brimming with curiosity.
Some even brought food.
Some munched on watermelon, others cracked seeds, looking exactly like spectators at a play.
While observing, they muttered among themselves.
“It’s actually a young man. It’s been a while since a young one came.”
“Yeah, do you think this young man could be a martial cultivation expert?”
“Come on, look at his age, he can’t be that old. Probably just a junior.”
“A junior, how strong could he be?”
“I bet he accidentally triggered a boundary gate and got sucked in.”
“Triggered a boundary gate? That’s some bad luck.”
“Alas, so young, with a bright future ahead, yet doomed to be trapped here forever. What a pity.”
The crowd watched Chu Feng, chattering endlessly.
Some were curious, some excited, others felt sorry for him.
But their discussions gave Chu Feng some information.
It seemed that once you entered this place, leaving was no easy task…
“Make way, make way, Lord Golden Crane is here!”
Suddenly, voices rang out from outside.
At this, the dense crowd parted to the sides, clearing a path.
Along that path, a figure stepped into the kitchen.
Seeing this figure, Chu Feng was both shocked and delighted, hardly believing his eyes.
The newcomer was an old man.
He wore golden robes, had golden hair, a golden beard, golden eyebrows, and even golden skin. His golden eyes were particularly striking.
Upon seeing Chu Feng, the old man also seemed incredulous.
He rubbed his eyes vigorously before believing what he saw.
“Good heavens, Chu Feng?”
“It’s really you?!!”
Chu Feng, beaming, stepped forward and said, “Senior Golden Crane, it’s been a long time.”
This golden-clad old man was Golden Crane True Immortal.
Golden Crane True Immortal was a benefactor Chu Feng had met in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm.
Chu Feng had deep ties with him. The last time he saw Xue Ji and Old Cat was when he helped Golden Crane True Immortal retrieve the God-Sealing Bamboo Slip.
Though Chu Feng successfully obtained the slip, it was stolen midway by Old Cat.
Chu Feng still felt guilty about this toward Golden Crane True Immortal.
The last time Chu Feng saw Golden Crane True Immortal was also in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm.
At that time, a blue-robed man who had a grudge against Chu Feng’s father targeted Chu Feng.
Though no one in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm knew Chu Feng was Chu Xuanyuan’s son or a member of the Chu Heavenly Clan, the blue-robed man suspected it and sought to deal with him.
Chu Feng was far too weak then, no match for the blue-robed man.
It was Golden Crane True Immortal who stepped in, scaring the blue-robed man away.
When Golden Crane True Immortal parted with Chu Feng, he said he was leaving the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, though he hadn’t decided where to go.
That was the last time Chu Feng saw him.
Later, Chu Feng entered the Great Thousand Upper Realm, dominating the Ancestral Martial Star Region, his cultivation soaring.
Yet, he never saw Golden Crane True Immortal again.
Chu Feng had thought he might never cross paths with him again in this lifetime.
But to meet him here was a sudden, delightful surprise.
“Chu Feng, how did you end up here?”
“Alas, you reckless kid, too careless.”
After the joy of seeing Chu Feng, Golden Crane True Immortal shook his head and sighed.
“Wait, Lord Golden Crane, you said his name is Chu Feng?”
“Is he the martial cultivation genius you mentioned before?”
“Chu Feng?”
Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked.
Immediately, everyone’s gazes toward Chu Feng shifted.
Their eyes became intensely fervent.
“Yes, he is the one I told you about, the martial cultivation genius I met in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, Chu Feng,” Golden Crane True Immortal said to the crowd.
At his words, the crowd grew even more excited and thrilled.
Some even cheered, and countless whispered transmissions reached Chu Feng’s ears.
They were voices of admiration and appreciation…
Though it was Chu Feng’s first time here, it seemed he was already well-known.
Later, Golden Crane True Immortal settled Chu Feng in a palace to rest.
Through Golden Crane True Immortal’s explanation, Chu Feng learned what kind of place this was.
First, everyone who entered had either unintentionally or intentionally encountered a black boundary gate.
Then they were sucked into this place.
Notably, the locations where they encountered these black boundary gates varied widely.
But this was expected, as Chu Feng already knew that Zhuge Yuanzun had set up multiple treasure entrances, scattered across many places.
So Chu Feng deduced that this was the treasure site left by Zhuge Yuanzun.
However, most people didn’t know this.
They thought it was an ordinary relic and that they were simply unlucky to be drawn in.
