“Yu Sha, you’re awake?”
Chu Feng quickly turned back. Though not as excited or agitated as before, a joyful smile still lit his face.
The voice had indeed come from Yu Sha.
At that moment, Yu Sha had not only opened her eyes but was also gazing at Chu Feng.
“What did you do while I was cultivating?”
Yu Sha asked him.
“Of course I did a good deed. So, how was the effect of this cultivation session?”
“Have you fully refined the Seven Realms Immortal Stone?”
Chu Feng inquired.
Yu Sha had been cultivating using a special method, so Chu Feng did not know the state of the Seven Realms Immortal Stone.
Moreover, the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl possessed awakening properties just now.
Thus, he was unsure whether Yu Sha had awakened after completely refining the stone or had simply been roused by the pearl without full refinement.
“Actually, I refined it long ago. But I was too hasty during the process, which disturbed my state of mind and trapped me in a heart demon illusion.”
Yu Sha explained.
“So you’re saying I just helped you escape that so-called heart demon illusion?”
Chu Feng asked this with some concern.
He understood what she meant. A heart demon illusion was a form of cultivation deviation. If mishandled, it could be extremely dangerous.
“Yes.”
Yu Sha nodded.
Seeing this, Chu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was unharmed, he felt reassured.
“In that case, you owe me a favour, little girl. How are you going to repay me?”
Chu Feng looked at her with mischievous intent.
Yu Sha did not reply, but her gaze shifted away.
“Alright, I was only joking.”
Seeing her reaction, Chu Feng hurriedly explained.
This girl was nothing like Dan Dan. Sometimes when Chu Feng joked with her, it failed to lighten the mood and instead made things rather awkward.
Yet Chu Feng was not an especially upright person. His habit of teasing was not something he could easily shake off.
“Although I was trapped in the heart demon illusion, I had actually regained consciousness. During this time, I could sense some of what you experienced.”
“If we leave here and encounter that Gongsun Yuntian, you need not fear him.”
“If you wish to deal with him, I can take action.”
Yu Sha said.
“Girl, that Gongsun Yuntian is at the fifth level of Dragon Transformation. His boundary spirit technique power is comparable to a first-rank Martial Venerable.”
“Does that mean your cultivation has reached first-rank Martial Venerable?”
“Or is it that your heaven-defying battle power allows you to cross realms? Even without reaching the Martial Venerable realm, you can still fight Martial Venerable experts with it?”
Chu Feng grew excited.
His own strength was currently limited, but from Yu Sha’s tone, it seemed her power had advanced tremendously.
If Yu Sha’s strength had increased, it would naturally be a huge help to him.
“Originally, after refining the Seven Realms Immortal Stone, I had stepped into ninth-rank Supreme, still a distance from the Martial Venerable realm.”
“But while trapped in the heart demon illusion, I gained some enlightenment. Combined with the excellent effects of what you just used, I broke through.”
Yu Sha said.
“You just broke through?”
“What realm are you at now?”
Chu Feng asked.
“First-rank Martial Venerable.”
Yu Sha replied.
“Fantastic! My goodness. I always knew the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl was powerful, but I never imagined it was this powerful.”
Chu Feng’s emotions surged higher. He swung his fists vigorously in excitement.
Though only a thin line separated the Supreme realm from the Martial Venerable realm, crossing it was immensely difficult, far beyond advancing small realms within the Supreme stage.
According to Yu Sha, while the Seven Realms Immortal Stone was formidable, its limit was the peak of Supreme. Her breakthrough to the Martial Venerable realm in such a short time was precisely due to the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl’s assistance.
With Yu Sha now at first-rank Martial Venerable, even after leaving the Thousand Transformations Illusory Palace, Chu Feng truly had no fear of Gongsun Yuntian.
Though he did not know what trump cards Gongsun Yuntian held in boundary spirit techniques, based on his understanding of Yu Sha, Chu Feng believed she could completely defeat him.
“My cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds.”
“However, just like you humans, as our strength increases, some powers become sealed.”
“Though my cultivation has reached first-rank Martial Venerable, my heaven-defying battle power is gone. Many of my techniques can no longer grant me heaven-defying battle power.”
“If I encounter a second-rank Martial Venerable opponent, I would be powerless.”
Yu Sha explained.
“So many powers are sealed?”
“Will they unseal eventually?”
Chu Feng asked with concern.
After all, Yu Sha had previously possessed heaven-defying battle power of three ranks. When she summoned her terrifying black warhorse, it could even reach four ranks.
Back then, she had relied on this immense heaven-defying battle power to contend with Linghu Hongfei.
Precisely because she had been so strong before, Chu Feng worried.
He feared all her abilities were sealed, which might affect her mood.
“They can be restored, but it requires personal enlightenment.”
“Although your recent help has left me feeling that my comprehension and physical condition are at their peak,”
“I have only just entered the Martial Venerable realm, so for now I cannot yet sense how to unseal those powers.”
“Thus, the current me can only fight first-rank Martial Venerables. Against a second-rank Martial Venerable, I would be helpless.”
Yu Sha clarified.
“As long as they can be restored, that’s good. I believe this won’t stump you, girl.”
“Even if it is difficult, we can work on it together.”
Chu Feng said.
“Yes.”
Yu Sha nodded.
Afterwards, Chu Feng chatted briefly with Yu Sha before leaving the space.
Though her awakening and great increase in strength indeed gave him considerable confidence,
Chu Feng still needed to depart this place quickly. Otherwise, even if he wanted to fight Gongsun Yuntian, he would have no chance.
After all, only the first five to exit their respective illusory palaces would qualify for the next round of assessment.
Yet after Chu Feng left, Yu Sha turned her gaze towards Dan Dan within the world spirit space.
Her expression appeared calm, but upon closer inspection, a trace of envy flickered in the usually indifferent Yu Sha’s eyes as she looked at Dan Dan.
“You two must have gone through a lot together for him to care about you so deeply, right?”
Yu Sha murmured, gazing at Dan Dan.
…
As for Chu Feng, once his consciousness returned to his body,
Xia Yan immediately rushed over and asked, “How was it? Is the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl useful?”
“Extremely useful.”
Chu Feng nodded with satisfaction, excitement still shining on his face.
“What exactly does it do? Tell us quickly.”
Xia Yan pressed curiously.
“That… you’ll find out in due course.”
Chu Feng replied mysteriously.
“Tch, you probably failed to break the formation and can’t use it at all, right?”
Seeing he would not explain, Xia Yan deliberately tried to provoke him.
But Chu Feng was not angered in the slightest. Instead, he turned to Xiao Yu.
“By the way, Brother Xiao Yu, when we separated, did you find what you were looking for?”
Chu Feng asked.
“No.”
Xiao Yu shook his head.
“I can’t help you search anymore, because I can no longer use the formation power here.”
“Besides, when I obtained the Purple Haze Ghost King Pearl, though I didn’t gain any special power, I did discover the method to leave this place.”
“I’m going to depart now.”
Chu Feng said.
“Leave?”
“Chu Feng, won’t you wait a bit?”
“Those Gongsun family fellows probably won’t leave that quickly either.”
“Leaving now would be too early.”
Xia Yan said.
“Isn’t being the first to leave a good thing? Why wait for them?”
Chu Feng countered.
“Ah? Could it be… you still want to enter the next round?”
As Xia Yan asked this, Xiao Yu also looked at Chu Feng in surprise.
The two of them had originally planned to wait until the five from the Gongsun family left before finding a way out themselves, thus avoiding further conflict.
In other words, they had already forfeited.
But from Chu Feng’s words, it was clear… he intended to compete against the Gongsun family geniuses.
Facing their astonished gazes, Chu Feng offered no verbal reply. He simply smiled faintly and began arranging a formation.
Yet that smile alone provided them with a definitive answer.
“Chu Feng, have you gone mad?”
“Here, you can use the formation power to contend with Gongsun Yuntian.”
“But once you leave, what will you use to fight him?”
“You must not underestimate Gongsun Yuntian. He is one of the strongest junior world spiritists in the Nine Souls Heavenly River.”
Xia Yan hurriedly warned.
“I want to meet this so-called strongest junior outside.”
Chu Feng declared.
