“No wonder that girl said those words to me.”
Chu Feng recalled what Song Yun had said before parting, and the smile on his lips grew wider while his heart felt increasingly warm.
Before leaving, Song Yun had inexplicably forced Chu Feng to swallow the golden pill. She had deliberately kept him in suspense and refused to tell him its effects.
She had only said that it was a good thing, that it needed time to digest slowly, and that once fully digested, Chu Feng would naturally be grateful to her.
Now the golden pill had completely fused with him.
Just as Song Yun had predicted, Chu Feng genuinely wanted to thank her.
After all, this girl had helped his boundary spirit technique advance to yet another new level.
“Oh, still keeping it secret.”
But just as Chu Feng was immersed in his gratitude towards Song Yun, Xia Yan’s voice rang out again.
“Fine, I won’t ask about that. But can you teach me the formation you used to break the curse?”
Xia Yan asked with a cheeky grin.
Perhaps feeling a little guilty for asking Chu Feng for such a powerful formation out of the blue, she quickly added, “At worst, I can trade you formations that I know.”
It was clear that Xia Yan was truly fascinated by the curse-breaking formation Chu Feng had just used.
“I could teach you, but I must warn you in advance: this formation is only effective on the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl. Even if you learn it, it would be useless.”
Chu Feng said.
“I still want to learn it. Your formation is just so cool and flashy.”
“Even if it’s useless, setting it up to impress people would still be worth it.”
Xia Yan replied.
“Alright then, but I’ll teach you later.”
“Because right now, I have something to do.”
As he spoke, Chu Feng opened the gate to his world spirit space. He sent the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl in his hand into the space, then projected his consciousness inside as well.
When Chu Feng’s consciousness entered his world spirit space, he discovered that the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl had undergone a dramatic change compared to how it appeared outside.
The pearl floated within the world spirit space.
Not only was its radiance far more brilliant, but it had begun to spin. As it rotated, it released a special aura that gradually filled the entire space.
The aura resembled purple haze, extraordinarily beautiful and containing power beyond the ordinary.
This aura was being absorbed separately by Her Majesty the Queen and by Yu Sha.
Ever since obtaining the Asura God Stone, Dan Dan had been in deep slumber, cultivating.
Yu Sha, too, was using the Seven Realms Immortal Stone for her training.
Both were in secluded cultivation. Logically, they should not have been able to refine or absorb the power of the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl.
Yet now, its power was indeed being absorbed by them.
“I wonder if my Queen will awaken.”
Seeing this scene filled Chu Feng with joy, though he was not overly surprised.
This was precisely the power of the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl. Once Chu Feng had successfully used the curse-breaking method to lift its protective formation, the pearl’s power became his to command.
Outside, the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl showed no change.
But when it entered the world spirit space and sensed the presence of world spirits, its power was released.
Of course, this was also under Chu Feng’s control. If he did not wish to release the pearl’s power, it naturally would not do so.
For world spirits, the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl offered immense benefits.
It did not merely boost cultivation; it could heal injuries, temper the body, strengthen the soul, and provide many other effects.
If other cultivation resources offered a one-time increase in strength,
then the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl could be said to provide long-term assistance to world spirits.
Moreover, it possessed the ability to awaken them.
It could rouse a world spirit from slumber or bring one out of secluded cultivation without causing harm.
The reason the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl had this awakening effect was mainly because a conscious world spirit could better absorb its power.
This was why Chu Feng felt that Dan Dan might awaken.
Of course, he could not guarantee that Her Majesty the Queen would wake.
After all, while the pearl had awakening properties, it was not specifically designed for that purpose.
For now, Chu Feng could only wait and see.
Although both Yu Sha and Dan Dan were beauties capable of toppling cities and nations,
Chu Feng’s gaze remained fixed solely on Dan Dan, unwavering.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, a change occurred in the previously balanced world spirit space.
Originally, the power released by the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl had flowed evenly into the bodies of Dan Dan and Yu Sha.
But now that balance shifted. An increasing amount of the pearl’s power surged into Dan Dan.
“Could this girl be waking up?”
At this sight, excitement surged in Chu Feng’s heart. He took several quick steps to stand before her.
“My Queen, you have finally awakened.”
Chu Feng was overjoyed. He had already prepared himself to welcome Her Majesty’s awakening.
Yet after calling out to her several times, the girl showed no response.
This left the once-enthusiastic Chu Feng feeling as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. His mood sank.
Her Majesty the Queen showed no signs of waking.
Chu Feng realised his guess had been wrong.
It was not her awakening that had caused the change in how the pearl’s power flowed.
Rather, the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl itself seemed to have altered its behaviour.
It was as though a power could recognise two masters simultaneously,
but would still prioritise giving its strength to the one it favoured more.
Although the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl’s power was formidable, it was not infinite.
After roughly half an hour, its energy was completely depleted.
The entire pearl transformed into aura and merged into the bodies of Yu Sha and Dan Dan.
Within the whole world spirit space, not a trace of the beautiful purple haze remained, for it had been utterly absorbed by the two of them.
Yet even after the power integrated, neither Her Majesty the Queen nor Yu Sha opened her eyes. They did not awaken.
Still, Chu Feng remained standing before Dan Dan. As he gazed at her, a rare trace of despondency appeared in his eyes.
“Alas…”
“I truly regret it.”
“If I could choose again, I might not let you cultivate with the Asura God Stone.”
Chu Feng murmured as he looked at Dan Dan.
He missed her so much.
He missed her to the point of becoming somewhat selfish, selfishly wishing Her Majesty the Queen would wake soon, even if it meant not fully refining the Asura God Stone.
Because in the days without Dan Dan, Chu Feng often felt lonely.
Ever since the world spirit space had opened, he and Dan Dan had been inseparable.
From the lower realms all the way here, Dan Dan had accompanied him, protected him.
The bond between them surpassed even that with Zi Ling, Su Rou, or Su Mei.
Chu Feng had always known how important Dan Dan was to him.
But only when she had been asleep for so long, unable to exchange even a single word with him, did he realise he had still underestimated her significance.
He needed her so badly, even if only to have someone to talk to.
In the days without Dan Dan, whether his cultivation advanced, or he beheld rare beautiful scenery, whether he felt joy or sorrow, he always wished he could share it with her.
But now he could not…
Even as he continued to grow during her slumber and cultivation, without Dan Dan to witness it, Chu Feng always felt something was missing.
In fact, growing during this period without her there to see it felt like a regret to him.
“Alas…”
Chu Feng sighed, turned around, and prepared to leave the world spirit space.
Though he desperately hoped she would wake, he would never force her to. He would never do anything to harm Dan Dan.
“Chu Feng.”
Yet at that moment, a voice called out from behind him.
