âHahaha!â
But upon seeing Chu Fengâs determined look, Lu Long suddenly burst into laughter.
âNot bad, not bad at all. Youâre indeed a true man, unlike the other disciples of our sect.â
Lu Long looked at Chu Feng with a smile. His previous hostility had vanished without a trace, replaced by appreciation. At the same time, he also retracted the oppressive might he had been suppressing Chu Feng with.
âYou are...â
Chu Feng swiftly realized that Lu Long wasnât really intending to make a move on him. Rather, the latter was just probing him out.
âJunior Chu Feng, pardon me for my earlier disrespect. I donât mean any ill-will. I just wanted to see what kind of person you are. Itâs no wonder why even someone like Junior Li has such a high evaluation of you. Thereâs truly something different about you.â
As it turned out, Chu Feng hadnât judged Lu Long wrongly. The latter wasnât a vindictive and unreasonable person.
âSenior Lu, so it really was Li Muzhi who called you over to help me?â Chu Feng asked.
âIt was indeed Junior Li who asked me to look for you. In truth, Junior Li wanted to visit you personally, but he had some matters on hand, so he sent me instead,â Lu Long replied.
âMay I know what heâs busy with? If itâs not convenient for him to drop by, I can pay him a visit too,â Chu Feng replied.
âYes, itâs convenient. Weâre already here anyway. Follow me,â Lu Long said.
He seemed to want to bring Chu Feng along with him.
âIâll be troubling you then, Senior Lu.â
As for Chu Feng, he wanted to meet Li Muzhi once more so as to find out about Yu Tingâs current situation. If he could verify that Yu Ting was in safe hands, he would be able to put his heart at ease.
Under Lu Longâs lead, Chu Feng soon arrived at a residence. This residence was atypical of the others in the sect. Just the doors themselves towered a thousand meters tall, carved with a delicate touch. The walls were forged out of precious metal and infused with spirit power. Above the doors was a huge plaque with two words on it, âLi Manorâ.
It was truly imposing.
Standing before the door, Chu Feng couldnât help but appear insignificant, almost as if an ant.
There were ten people standing in front of the door in two rows, guarding the area. It would be one thing if they were disciples, but astonishingly, they were actually elders of the East Dragon Hall!
Chu Feng couldnât help but think that Li Muzhi was really respected in the Hidden Dragon Martial Sect. It was one thing for him to have such a grand residence, but to think that he had elders of the East Dragon Hall guarding his estate too.
Could this be the privilege enjoyed by Hidden Dragon Disciples?
Passing through the door, Chu Feng found himself met with not concrete buildings but lush fields and clear water. It was such a vast land that one couldnât see to the end of it.
This wasnât just an estate in itself anymore but a mini country!
âJunior Chu Feng, make sure not to speak carelessly in here. This isnât just the residence of Junior Li Muzhi but Lord Li Fengxianâs too,â Lu Long reminded.
That would explain the grandness of this piece of land. Considering the fact that Li Fengxian was one of the Hidden Dragon Elders, it would be justified for him to enjoy such special treatment.
Proceeding deeper into the manor, Chu Feng realized that there were hardly any buildings in sight. Other than the towering doors and walls he had walked through earlier, everything beyond that was mostly natural scenery.
There were quite a few wild animals, monstrous beasts, and ferocious beasts around, forming a complete ecosystem by itself.
Soon, they passed through a jungle to arrive at a sea.
However, this sea was a little peculiar. Due to some sort of phenomenon in the sky, this world had no concept of rising or setting sun, but the water was gleaming golden.
It turned out that the golden light was coming from the depths of the sea, causing the sea to be basked in its radiance.
âA formation?â
Chu Fengâs expression turned serious. Even before coming close, he could already sense some sort of energy suffusing the sea.
The further he proceeded, the more certain he was that the sea contained spirit power. It didnât seem to be coming from a formation; the spirit power was simply in the sea. Or to be more exact, the entire sea was a formation in itself.
Chu Feng marveled at the grandeur of this handiwork.
âBrother Chu Feng, youâre able to sense the formation here? Are you able to tell how powerful this formation is?â Lu Long asked.
âThis formation is unfathomably powerful. I canât make an accurate assessment of it. Senior Lu, may I ask who is the creator of this formation?â Chu Feng asked.
âHeh. Needless to say, itâs the work of our sect founder,â Lu Long replied.
âOur sect founder? No wonder.â
Chu Feng had already seen the means of the sect founder via the Snowy Heavenly Peak. Without a doubt, the sect founder was an incredibly powerful world spiritist, possibly having reached the top. It wouldnât be surprising if this powerful formation here was set up by the sect founder too.
âSenior Lu, may I know what kind of formation this is?â Chu Feng asked.
âThis is a supporting formation,â Lu Long replied.
âSupporting formation? Really?â Chu Feng was surprised.
âOf course. Iâve no reason to lie to you,â Lu Long replied.
âAh...â Chu Feng gasped in amazement.
As a world spiritist, who could he not know what a supporting formation was?
Supporting formation was a special type of formation that reduced the burden on a world spiritist in setting up a formation. However, as the name suggested, supporting formation tended to be an auxiliary means, so it was usually much weaker than an ordinary formation.
Yet, the formation before Chu Fengâs eye was boundlessly huge and powerful. Never in his entire life had Chu Feng seen such a powerful supporting formation before.
âLi Muzhi and the others are in here?â Chu Feng asked.
âItâs rumored that heâs in closed-door training, but heâs actually already out. Itâs just that heâs busy setting up a formation at the moment. Speaking of which, he sent me to look for you because he has a favor to ask of you,â Lu Long said.
âDoes it have something to do with the formation heâs setting up?â Chu Feng asked.
âJunior Chu Feng, youâre indeed a smart man. Heâs setting up a formation at the moment in order to assimilate a treasure. Heâs preparing this treasure for the Vicious Beast Hellworld that would be opening two days later. However, it doesnât seem like heâll be able to finish assimilating it at the rate heâs progressing, so heâs quite anxious at the moment. Otherwise, he wouldnât have asked this favor of me either,â Lu Long said.
âVicious Beast Hellworld? Is that a cultivation place?â Chu Feng asked.