Chapter 6454: The Person Who Chose the ‘Dark’ Option

Chapter 6454: The Person Who Chose the ‘Dark’ Option

“Someone needs to take this formation into the tribute formation,” Chu Feng said with the golden formation in hand.

“I’ll go.”

“Let me go.”

“I-I-I’ll go.”

There was no lack of brave volunteers, ranging from prodigious juniors to older cultivators. Despite knowing the tribute formation was fraught with danger, they remained fearless.

“On top of bringing the formation in, that person has to activate it as well.” Chu Feng turned to Bai Yunqing and said, “Brother, I’ll entrust this important task to you.”

“Big brother Chu Feng, how do I activate the formation?” Bai Yunqing asked.

Chu Feng’s formation was extremely complicated. Bai Yunqing couldn’t see through the formation despite his higher spirit power.

“You just have to channel the formation after entering the tribute formation,” Chu Feng replied.

“Understood.” Bai Yunqing nodded.

“Brother, you should go as well. It’d be good to have someone to cover him,” Chu Feng told Wang Qiang.

“N-n-no problem,” Wang Qiang replied.

“I’ll go, too,” Xianhai Shaoyu said.

“Why don’t we all go together?”

Huangfu Zhantian, the Huangfu Heavenly Clan’s Clan Chief, and the others offered their help.

“We don’t need that many people there. The tribute formation appears dangerous, but it is flawed. It just looks intimidating until it finally activates. I’m telling Wang Qiang to tag along in case something happens. Rather, I need your help to channel the formation below,” Chu Feng said.

He formed a hand seal, and the formation cores glowed.

The crowd realized that the formation was not channeled using spirit power but bloodline power. That was the reason Chu Feng wanted them to stay behind.

“Young friends, take this warship. It’ll be faster.”

The Huangfu Heavenly Clan’s Clan Chief took out a glowing ship. It was a one-time-use treasure that could only transport several people at once, but it had formidable speed.

Wang Qiang and Bai Yunqing boarded the ship and whizzed out of the tombstone realm, toward the tribute formation.

The others, except for those recuperating, entered the formation cores.

“Let’s begin,” Chu Feng said.

As the crowd channeled the formation, the formation began to radiate bright light and luminosity.

Chu Feng sat down in a formation core while looking at the horizon with conflicted eyes. Beneath him was a formation plate inscribed with countless runes. All the formation’s energy was flowing toward the formation plate.

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After traveling for some time, Bai Yunqing and Wang Qiang arrived at the tribute formation.

It was even more frightening here. Now that they were closer to the red light, the frequency of its flickering was much greater. Normal people wouldn’t have been able to withstand it.

But Bai Yunqing was unfazed. He took out the formation to activate it.

A black aura suddenly assaulted him. A palm smacked his nape, and he fainted.

It was Wang Qiang.

He looked at the collapsed Bai Yunqing and murmured, “I’m sorry, Brother Bai. This tribute formation mustn’t be undone.”

He turned his sight toward the formation Bai Yunqing held in his arms. He channeled his martial power over to destroy it, but the formation suddenly radiated a brilliant light.

Teleportation energy surged out, and a sitting individual emerged from it.

It was Chu Feng.

“Brother?” Wang Qiang was taken aback.

Chu Feng glanced at the fainted Bai Yunqing, looking unsurprised but helpless.

“Haa!” Chu Feng first sighed before rising to his feet. He descended over to Wang Qiang and stared sharply at him. “Why are you doing this?”

Wang Qiang was momentarily stunned before he snapped out of it. He first examined the formation Bai Yunqing had brought over. It was formidable, but it only contained teleportation energy.

How could a formation like that breach the tribute formation?

Then, Wang Qiang sighed bitterly.

“I see. This was merely a powerful teleportation formation. There’s no way it could have destroyed the tribute formation. You sent me here with Bai Yunqing because you knew I was related to the tribute formation. You knew I’d stop Bai Yunqing, and you did it on purpose.

“But how did you know?” Wang Qiang stopped stuttering and instead looked at Chu Feng with curious eyes.

Chu Feng still felt conflicted. Despite having guessed the truth, he still struggled to accept it.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

“Why did you do it? What did you go through in the Immemorial Cemetery?” Chu Feng asked.

He was certain the person before him was still Wang Qiang, even though the latter was no longer stuttering. This made him think that something must have happened for him to resort to this.

Wang Qiang revealed the same despicable smile that Chu Feng was so familiar with. “You speak first, then I’ll tell you.”

“There’s one thing I didn’t say. Both the good path and the bad path revolve around the Seven Stars Orbs, so the person behind the tribute formation must have inherited one of the legacies. Brother, you entered the Immemorial Cemetery as soon as it appeared, earlier than any of us.

“Furthermore, you didn’t just inherit the Demonic Flame Dao Ancestor’s legacy. You teleported from somewhere else in the Immemorial Cemetery to where I was. This suggests that you have obtained another power.

“That was no ordinary warp portal. The aura and pressure it emanated can’t be fake. That black aura was the real deal, and you are in control of it. You must know what it is. You just chose not to speak about it.

“I didn’t probe into it as we all have our own secrets. I trusted you and overthrew my conjecture, though I maintained my skepticism. So, I continued observing you. I noticed you were very concerned about the Seven Stars Orbs and the tribute formation.

“But it is a matter of life and death, after all. That isn’t enough to prove my conjecture.

“As time passed, I began to wonder why the tribute formation hadn't formed, as if it were waiting for something or lacking a vital factor. Then, it struck me. It was awaiting the completion of the Seven Stars Orbs. Only when the Seven Stars Orb is completed can the tribute formation be formed.

“The tribute formation was activated as soon as the Seven Stars Orbs were completed. The person behind the tribute formation must have claimed the initiative and made preparations beforehand. The only one who had the time to do so is you.”

“I have always been confident in my judgment. This is the only time I wished I were wrong. But with so many lives on the line, I have no choice but to find a way to unravel the tribute formation. That’s why I set this up,” Chu Feng replied.

“Haa!” Wang Qiang sighed. “Brother, it’s such a headache to be your opponent.”

Chu Feng’s eyebrows shot up. “Are you admitting that you chose the dark path now?”

“Do I have any other choice?” Wang Qiang smiled.