Chu Feng was now very close to Yue Xian.
At last he could clearly sense her cultivation.
Yue Xian was still stronger than him, yet her progress was far lower than he had expected.
Her current cultivation was only Seventh Grade Venerable.
No wonder she had frowned when facing Hun Lei’s threat.
Seeing Yue Xian like this, Chu Feng began thinking about how they could safely escape Overlord Star Manor.
After all, Yue Xian was merely Seventh Grade Venerable. Although this was a tremendous improvement compared to when they had parted, it was clearly still far from enough to contend with Overlord Star Manor.
Inside the forbidden ground, the unique protections of the area kept them safe.
But once they left, they would have to face experts of the Martial Venerable realm, such as the manor master himself.
Unless the Divine Deer inside his body was willing to help, Chu Feng truly could not think of any way to escape unharmed.
Yet that Divine Deer was not something he could control.
Whether she helped depended entirely on her mood.
For a moment, Chu Feng’s brows knitted tightly together.
The more he thought about it, the less optimistic he felt.
Hum.
Suddenly, dazzling radiance blossomed throughout the Immortal Cave.
Chu Feng looked over and discovered that the source of the light was Su Rou and Su Mei.
No, more accurately, it was Yue Xian.
Brilliant light poured from Yue Xian’s body. The radiance was blinding and contained terrifying power, as though two suns were hidden inside her, making it impossible to look directly at her.
If not for Chu Feng’s formidable mastery of formations, even with pure martial cultivation he would have been unable to gaze upon Yue Xian at this moment.
“This Overlord Star Immortal Grass possesses such power?”
Watching Yue Xian now, Chu Feng felt deeply shocked.
He had seen countless heavenly treasures and rare wonders of the world, and had benefited from many of them.
Yet he had never witnessed a transformation as dramatic as the one Yue Xian was undergoing.
Chu Feng could feel her cultivation soaring at an astonishing speed.
Eighth Grade Venerable, Ninth Grade Venerable, First Grade Martial Venerable.
Martial Venerable, that supreme realm, was reached by Yue Xian in the blink of an eye.
And her cultivation continued to climb without any sign of stopping.
However, once she entered the Martial Venerable realm, some kind of protection seemed to conceal her exact level.
Chu Feng could no longer sense her precise cultivation.
Yet he knew for certain that she had not stopped at First Grade Martial Venerable. Her cultivation was still rising; her breakthrough was still ongoing.
The source of everything was the Overlord Star Immortal Grass. It was that single plant that had granted Yue Xian such overwhelming power.
“If the Overlord Star Immortal Grass holds this kind of power, then the Overlord Star Demon Flower inside me must be extraordinary as well. No wonder… it poses such a huge threat to me.”
Chu Feng could not help turning his attention inward.
Within his body floated a black flower. Stem, leaves, and petals, everything was pitch black.
The petals especially looked sinister, resembling sharp teeth at first glance, clearly anything but benevolent.
Black flames constantly rose from the entire flower, inside and out.
This was the Overlord Star Demon Flower.
When Chu Feng had entered the Demon Den, terrifying power had filled the area.
Logically, with that power present, let alone approaching the Overlord Star Demon Flower, even remaining inside for any length of time should have been impossible.
Yet strangely, the moment Chu Feng stepped in, that terrifying power had retreated from him.
Absorbing the Overlord Star Demon Flower had also gone unusually smoothly.
The instant the flower entered his body, it reacted.
Although Chu Feng had not refined it, the moment it settled inside him, the Overlord Star Demon Flower released boundless heavenly energy.
That energy required no refining from Chu Feng; it simply fused into his soul.
His cultivation had broken through instantly, without even triggering a tribulation.
This was why he had been able to return so quickly and rescue Yue Xian.
Thanks to the Overlord Star Demon Flower, Chu Feng had advanced from Fifth Grade Venerable to Sixth Grade Venerable.
Yet he remained extremely wary of it. Because of that wariness, he had not placed it in his dantian.
The Overlord Star Demon Flower gave him a deeply unsettling feeling. It lived up to its name; it was thoroughly demonic.
Chu Feng feared that if he placed it in his dantian, like the Divine Tree seed in the past, it would not become his own power and might instead harm him.
But now, after witnessing the immense benefits the Overlord Star Immortal Grass had bestowed upon Yue Xian, Chu Feng felt tempted.
The Overlord Star Immortal Grass and the Overlord Star Demon Flower were equals in reputation.
If the Immortal Grass could grant such power, then the Demon Flower must be equally exceptional.
If he could truly make the power of the Overlord Star Demon Flower his own, he might also experience explosive growth just like Yue Xian.
At last, the radiance around Yue Xian faded, and she rose to her feet.
“Chu Feng, wait here for me.”
With those words, Yue Xian vanished from the area.
She moved so quickly that before Chu Feng could react, her figure had already disappeared.
Yet very soon, she returned.
“Senior, where did you go?”
Seeing her return, Chu Feng stood and asked.
But suddenly, Yue Xian took one big step forward, leapt straight into his arms, and hugged him tightly.
“Senior, you…”
Being embraced so abruptly, Chu Feng was momentarily at a complete loss.
