According to the records left by his ancestors, the Master of Tyrant Star Villa knew that to control the power of the formation eye beneath the mountain range, he would need not only a junior with formidable cultivation, but also the bloodline power of other juniors to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
This made him realise that even Hun Lei and Hun Yong would be unable to control the formation eye alone. They would still require the bloodline power of additional juniors.
Yet, as the saying goes, even a tiger will not devour its cubs. Even he was unwilling to let the juniors of Tyrant Star Villa make such a sacrifice.
After much deliberation, the Villa Master finally devised this scheme.
First, he falsely accused Immortal Moon of stealing the cultivation treasure of Tyrant Star Villa, the Tyrant Star Immortal Grass.
Then he issued a hero invitation, summoning the top juniors of this realm to come and capture Immortal Moon.
In truth, his aim was to lure those juniors here.
From the very beginning, his intention was to use the formation to absorb their bloodline power, thereby allowing Hun Lei to successfully control the formation eye and completely refine Immortal Moon.
In order to gather sufficiently pure bloodline power, Tyrant Star Villa deliberately set up the so-called assessment.
On the surface, it was said that only juniors with enough strength could enter the forbidden cultivation ground to seize the thief.
In reality, it was to screen out the most talented juniors and then drain their bloodline power.
Originally, the plan was to trick these juniors into the forbidden ground, directly refine their bloodline power, then kill them to silence them forever.
After killing them, the blame could simply be shifted onto Immortal Moon.
But unexpectedly, a spanner was thrown into the works midway.
That person was none other than Shengguang Jin’an.
Shengguang Jin’an was extremely interested in this “thief”. No matter how the Villa Master tried to dissuade him, he insisted on entering the forbidden ground with everyone else to see who this thief really was.
After all, Shengguang Jin’an came from the Shengguang Clan.
The Villa Master did not dare offend him, and he certainly did not dare let him die here.
Otherwise, if the Shengguang Clan truly investigated and discovered the truth, the entire Tyrant Star Villa would be doomed.
That was why he went to such elaborate lengths, having Hun Yong and Hun Lei cooperate in this performance.
Up to now, the only people who knew of this conspiracy were the Villa Master himself, a few top experts of Tyrant Star Villa, and Hun Yong and Hun Lei.
Even the other disciples of the Soul Locking Sect were completely in the dark.
Therefore, at this moment, all the juniors lying outside the immortal cave, except for Hun Yong, were having their bloodline power drained. This included the disciples of the Soul Locking Sect without exception.
Truth be told, both Hun Yong and Hun Lei were ruthless characters.
For the sake of profit, they deceived even their own martial brothers and sisters, willing to drain their bloodline power to activate the formation eye.
Of course, the agreement between Hun Yong, Hun Lei, and the Villa Master was to use everyone’s bloodline power to activate the eye.
They would then work together from inside and outside to completely refine Immortal Moon.
As long as everything went smoothly, they would receive the rewards promised by the Villa Master.
As for details such as how the Villa Master had come to know Immortal Moon, he had not mentioned them, and the two of them had not asked.
“What a fine Master of Tyrant Star Villa, daring to deceive my people.”
After learning the full story, Chu Feng had already passed a death sentence on the Villa Master in his heart.
This man had to die!!!
“Brother, I have told you everything I know.
Your two wives were deceived by the Master of Tyrant Star Villa.
If you want revenge, go after him. I was only following orders. Before this, I had no idea they were your wives.
If I had known those two ladies were connected to you, I would never have dared harm them.
Moreover, I haven’t actually done anything to hurt them yet, have I? So please spare me, I beg you, spare me.”
After finishing his explanation, Hun Lei once again pleaded with Chu Feng.
Yet seeing him like this, Chu Feng merely gave a cold smile, then looked at the copper cauldron that contained refining power and said, “Open it.”
Hun Lei did not dare hesitate and immediately complied.
The moment the cauldron opened, scorching flames burst forth.
Inside, flames surged like wild beasts.
Hun Lei had intended, once he fully controlled the formation eye, to channel the refining power within this cauldron through the eye into the grand formation, using it to completely refine Immortal Moon.
“Hun Lei, what you said is not without reason.
However, I, Chu Feng, have one small flaw. No one is allowed to touch the people I love.
Even having the mere thought is enough for me to take their life.
And you went far beyond thought. You took action. Had I not discovered it in time, you really would have struck.
So do not blame me for being ruthless. Blame your own greed and vicious nature.
Remember this. If there is a next life, be a good person.”
With those words, Chu Feng grabbed Hun Lei.
No matter how desperately Hun Lei wailed and begged, Chu Feng remained unmoved.
Boom.
Amidst the churning flames, Chu Feng threw Hun Lei straight into the copper cauldron.
Although the cauldron appeared small on the outside, it actually contained an entire world within.
If the flames inside were released, slaughtering an entire realm would be all too easy.
Thus, even though Hun Lei’s screams were heart-rending at first, once he was inside the cauldron, his voice quickly vanished.
Chu Feng closed the lid, then picked up the golden bowl.
Over in the immortal cave, Hun Yong had no idea that something had happened to Hun Lei on this side.
He continued to pretend to be in great pain while secretly using the treasure in his hand to connect with the formation and secretly siphon everyone’s bloodline power.
Only when the formation reached its peak and could no longer extract more bloodline power did Hun Yong finally stop.
By that time, the bloodline power condensed within the golden bowl had become extremely dense.
“Senior Immortal Moon, this Tyrant Star Immortal Grass must be extremely important to you.
Allow me to help you make it completely yours.”
Chu Feng glanced at Immortal Moon, then formed hand seals and began using everyone’s bloodline power to take control of the formation eye.
Because Chu Feng had been closely observing Hun Lei and had memorised every step Hun Yong had previously taken to control the eye, and because his own spirit formation techniques were superb, controlling this formation eye was far easier for him than it had been for Hun Lei.
In just a few moments, Chu Feng had mastered the power of the formation eye.
However, this eye was not the true master eye of the grand formation.
Therefore, even though Chu Feng now controlled it, he only commanded a portion of the entire formation’s power.
He could not communicate directly with Immortal Moon.
But through the formation eye, he could assist her.
Indeed, the power of this eye could be used either to suppress Immortal Moon or to help her. It all depended on the will of the controller.
At this moment, Immortal Moon stood within the boundary. She appeared unharmed.
Yet that boundary constantly emitted powerful invisible pressure that weighed upon her.
This was why Immortal Moon dared not lower her guard.
After gaining control, Chu Feng immediately used the formation eye to counteract the force oppressing her.
“Hm?”
“What is going on?”
Inside the immortal cave, Immortal Moon sensed the oppressive force coming from all directions beginning to weaken.
She initially thought it was another trick by the Villa Master, so she furrowed her brows, her expression growing even more solemn as she cautiously surveyed her surroundings.
Soon, however, she realised there seemed to be no scheme. The pressure upon her was simply lessening.
“Big sister Immortal Moon, I have a strange feeling.”
“I feel it too.”
Suddenly, two different voices rang in Immortal Moon’s ears.
They belonged to Su Rou and Su Mei.
Now, Su Rou, Su Mei, and Immortal Moon shared one body.
They could not freely switch control of the body, but they could communicate with each other, and whatever Immortal Moon felt, Su Rou and Su Mei could feel as well.
“Little Rou, Little Mei, what strange feeling? Tell me,” Immortal Moon asked.
“I think I sense Chu Feng’s aura,” Su Rou said, sounding uncertain.
But the moment she spoke, Su Mei became excited.
“Wow! Sister, you really felt it? I felt Brother Chu Feng’s aura too! Could it be that Brother Chu Feng is helping us?”
“Little Mei, you really felt it too?” Su Rou asked in surprise.
“Yes, yes! I really did. There’s no mistake. It’s definitely Brother Chu Feng’s aura,” Su Mei grew even more excited.
Immortal Moon, however, merely shook her head.
“You two must be weakened from the formation’s suppression, and missing him so much that you’re having illusions,” she sighed.
