The Sacred Ruins

No sooner had he replied than Chu Feng realized he had be tricked by Lin Naoi. He had just divulged part of the truth.

That was because before now, he didn’t know the man with the red mark between his brows was called Han Fei. He knew nothing about the man.

Chu Feng turned back to gaze at this pure and brilliant ex-girlfriend with complex emotions. She was indeed just as intelligent as she was in the past. She had taken advantage of his distraction while gazing at the golden egg to ambush him, making him carelessly reveal this secret.

Lin Naoi’s hair hung loosely behind her and shone with a lustrous glow. Her countenance, the very picture of perfection, was overcome by an odd expression. However, she didn’t ask more.

Chu Feng turned back without trying to explain or cover it up—extra words were useless since both of them were intelligent people. He looked towards the depths of the space and saw brilliant specks of light. It seemed like an extremely tranquil holy land.

Around him, many people were excited and in high spirits. They were actually able to open up the Pilgrimage Grounds under Chu Feng’s guidance. This was something they had been looking forward to but things had far surpassed their imagination.

Everyone in the area had brought special weapons and were well prepared to pick the fortunes within. There was a small episode of confusion therein.

"You no longer seem to trust me that much," said Lin Naoi. This was something she said after a period of silence.

She didn’t look at Chu Feng and was also gazing into the depths of the space. There was a certain glow to her fair and elastic complexion. It was as warm and lustrous as suet jade. Her figure was tall, slender, and elegant.

"How can that be?" Chu Feng replied.

"Everyone’s waiting for you to find a way in. Don’t tell me you’re planning to trick everyone?" Jiang Luoshen walked over at this point and began to question him.

In truth, many people had also turned around. They were truly worried because only Chu Feng here was well-versed in domains. If, by any chance, he schemed against them here, he might really be able to trick everyone to their deaths.

Chu Feng was quite calm. In truth, he really wanted to send off some people he didn’t like and bury them here.

Presently, these people were still worried about his notorious past deeds and were being cautious for fear of him playing tricks on them.

"What kind of words are those? Am I such a person? When have I ever done such things?"

What dumbfounded him was that some people nodded subconsciously.

Of course, they quickly realized that they had gone too far. Breaking into a dry cough, they immediately proceeded to say they trusted his noble and unquestionable character.

These words make Chu Feng blush somewhat. He let out a dry cough and once again started studying the domains.

Following which, he delightfully told everyone that there were no domains in front and that it was safe to enter.

No one dared to step forward after hearing such words. On the contrary, they glanced at Chu Feng and began to edge back nervously.

This was especially true for people like the Hollow Jade Temple Master and the Eight Visions Temple Master. They nearly turned around and left.

"What’s the meaning of this? Didn’t you say my character is noble, unquestionable, and trustworthy?!" Chu Feng raised his voice.

Goddammit! This was too aggravating. This was a rare occasion where he had spoken the truth in goodwill. In the end, no one apart from the old grandmaster believed him.

Chu Feng decided to prove it with actions. He strode forward with his eyes fixed straight ahead but ignored the golden egg.

That was because, with his Fiery Eyes, he had seen that the egg was empty. The life-form inside had long since come into being. It was just that it had pieced the shell back together to form a perfectly round egg.

Seeing him step forward, the group followed suit. They all believed that it would be fine as long as they followed his footsteps.

As soon as the group left the exit, a beam of gold light rushed out at unimaginable speeds. A certain life-form was about to flee.

"Give chase, block its path. It’s likely a young true dragon!" Chu Feng cried loudly.

He cried out in secret—it seemed he had miscalculated. He thought the life form within the golden divine egg had long since emerged and left an empty shell, but it seemed not to be the case. It had perhaps hatched recently after the recovery of the heaven and earth.

Everyone’s eyes turned red and ran back immediately to give chase.

However, the lifeform was simply too fast. It leaped onto the cobblestone path and turned into a beam of light which shot into the mist.

Everyone was anxious. They couldn’t catch up to it and began to beat their chests and stomp their feet.

"Ah! Oh mother, what is that thing?!"

It was at this time that a sound was transmitted from the cobblestone path. Someone had been bumped into and nearly fell down.

"Stop it, it’s a dragon whelp!"

Everyone was delighted. There was still someone on the cobblestone road? Why were they lagging so far behind?

"Grandpa, careful!" a girl cried out in surprise.

"You wretched thing, where do you think you’re going?!"

People saw that it was the grandfather and granddaughter duo. The old Taoist’s hands glowed brightly as he moved to capture the lifeform while the curvaceous problem-lady was shouting loudly.

The old Taoist whose butt was burnt back on Mount Zhijin had actually been following quietly from behind. He had arrived along with his rebellious granddaughter.

Golden light erupted with a thump as shattered scales and feathers danced about, almost causing the old Taoist to fall.

"How terrifying a divine beast’s scales and feathers are! Any other person would’ve died already. It’s fortunate that this old man here is holding the fort. No, wait, where did it go?! Has it escaped?"

The old Taoist let out an odd cry. He began to search nearby and then became quite anxious.

In truth, everyone felt their hearts sink because the thing had disappeared.

Only Chu Feng revealed a different expression because, with his Fiery Eyes, he was able to see clearly. A mass of scales and feathers had bumped into the old Taoist and burst apart. In truth, it wasn’t the actual life-form.

He knew that the creature in the space wanted to escape. It had crafted a clever plan like a cicada shedding its carapace, leading everyone to believe that it had escaped.

Chu Feng reckoned the creature was still lurking around. Judging from how it wanted to flee, it likely wasn’t very powerful.

The old Taoist cursed and walked over furiously.

"Handsome Big Bro Chu Feng!" The problem-lady twisted her small waist and winked at Chu Feng before walking over gracefully. This caused the old Taoist to glare at Chu Feng with great dissatisfaction.

"It has both feathers and scales. What is that thing?" the puzzled group asked the old Taoist.

Naturally, many people were apprehensive and were quite cautious when asking him. This was a truly terrifying expert whom even the flames of extreme yin and yang couldn’t burn to death. Others were all turned to ashes and he was the only one to hop out of the domain.

"How should I know? I didn’t see clearly either. It’s definitely a young divine beast," the old Taoist replied in rage. He was feeling smothered and wanted to bang his head against the ground in regret.

He had followed the group into the Pilgrimage Grounds and wanted to snatch some fortunes. He hadn’t expected he would let a great fortune escape due to his carelessness.

If it really was a young divine beast, it would be completely unimaginable. It would be able to sweep through a whole celestial realm once it matured.

At this time, Chu Feng had gone towards the golden egg. The others were also eager to give it a try after seeing the situation. The old Taoist was the first to move despite arriving last and held onto the golden egg.

The whole thing shattered with a cracking sound. It was as Chu Feng had seen, the interior was empty.

"It has run away," Chu Feng said calmly.

Everyone sighed. They all knew that it was the young creature that had just escaped.

"What tree is this?" Everyone crowded over. There were many golden trees around the eggshell. Unfortunately, they also shattered when touched.

"Divine trees used to provide energy to the egg. They’ve already exhausted their essence and are easily shattered." The old Taoist’s expression was ugly.

This was especially true when he saw his granddaughter sticking to Chu Feng, laughing and chatting together. He truly wanted to beat someone up.

"Senior, it’s great that you’ve come. With Chu Feng, a master of domains, and an expert such as yourself holding the fort, we feel absolutely safe." Some people reminded him not to beat up Chu Feng. After all, they had to depend on him to break through the domains.

Chu Feng was seriously searching at this time. He had the old grandmaster block the exit because he believed the creature was still here.

Very soon, he noticed something odd. There was a small domain in a certain area that could conceal one’s aura.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Chu Feng immediately shot out some magnetic stones and locked down that area. He had gone around the whole area and knew that the creature was probably inside.

As expected, following his probing and use of domains, he vaguely sensed something.

In the end, he didn’t take action right away. He only carved some symbols and jades, sealing the area completely and preventing the creature from running away.

If it really was a divine beast whelp, it would invite a calamity if he captured it right away—he would become the target of all parties, and the outer realm life-forms would definitely seek him right away after their descent.

The group didn’t understand what he was doing and thought he was, as usual, deploying a small domain to perform some experiments.

Chu Feng acted accordingly and proceeded to carve symbols and toss magnetic stones.

In the end, he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, this place is very safe."

He began to move forward after saying this.

The whole area was lush and verdant. The leaves were shining brilliantly while the grasses were like carved jade, all of them having a certain spirituality about them.

Unfortunately, they had found no other mutant trees apart from the dead golden ones they had seen just now.

"Don’t be anxious. I have a feeling that there’s a great fortune in the depths ahead," said Chu Feng.

The whole space was glowing with a faint golden luster. It felt quite divine.

Before long, everyone was shaken as a majestic aura rushed at them from the front. They sensed that they had arrived at an extraordinary place.

As expected, they sensed majestic and world-shaking fluctuations in front after passing through a thorny forest. It was as if a sea of stars was undulating therein, yet it was also comparable to great stars falling one after the other.

What was happening? Many kings were shaken.

In the end, after the white mist was dispersed, they witnessed a grand sacrificial altar towering over the land. It was outrageously large and was probably the size of a city.

At the same time, the sounds of ancient forebears offering sacrifice were heard as if they had been transmitted from ancient times.

The majestic altar was boundlessly imposing, even comparable to a great mountain.

The usual altars were like small mounds when compared to it.

There was a multi-colored jade table upon the altar. It was overflowing with colorful radiance and emitting resplendent lights which flowed like ripples.

"There are offerings!"

Everyone was apprehensive—the multi-colored jade table upon the altar was extremely big and filled with offerings. Many of them were surging with auspicious lights and seemed like divine objects.

At this time, no one dared to move recklessly. The suppressive might coming from the altar was boundless. Were those items offered during a sacrifice to the heavens?

"These offerings are all heaven-defying things." The old man laughed out loud.

Many people were shaken and felt quite alarmed. They felt their spirits trembling with the urge to prostrate in worship.

Chu Feng, on the other hand, was distracted as he stared fixedly at the offerings on the table. There was something there which resonated with the black and white grinding stone. He actually began to feel hungry.

He revealed an odd expression of incomparable longing!

At this time, the mist in the air dispersed to reveal a stunning scene which petrified everyone.

There were many celestial bodies in the sky. The colorful stars, each as large as a grinding stone, were arranged in a straight line above the altar.

Upon counting, there was a total of 100 stars. Some of them were bright red, some dark green, some a lustrous purple... they seemed as large as grinding stones and all of them were emitting terrifying auras as if they would crush the sky.

"The 100 most powerful celestial realms?!" the old Taoist cried out in astonishment.