Chapter 6526: What a Prodigy

Chapter 6526: What a Prodigy

It was coming from a dark-skinned man not too far behind Chu Feng. He was a junior who had stepped into this copper palace together with Chen Hui.

Chu Feng paid him no heed.

“I’m talking to you. Do you hear me, or are you pretending to be deaf? I’ll cripple you if you dare to steal young master Chen Hui’s accomplishment,” that man continued his threats.

Ultimately, he was just worried about Chu Feng stealing attention from Chen Hui.

“That skunk has quite the nasty mouth. I’d have ripped his mouth out if not for that old man over there.” Eggy clenched her fists in anger. She wouldn’t stand for anyone speaking to Chu Feng in such a tone.

“Don’t waste your time with such scum. You’d only be dirtying your hands for nothing,” Chu Feng replied as he continued fusing more formations.

He didn’t slow down in his pacing, but Chen Hui began to lose steam.

“I didn’t expect there to be such a figure in the new faction.”

Chen Hui didn’t notice Chu Feng at the start. He only shot Chu Feng a glance when Cang Li publicly praised him. It was only now that he was taking a proper look at the prodigy from the new faction.

The difficulty level suddenly soared for him after fusing fifteen formations. At this rate, eighteen formations would be his limit.

And his prediction was on the mark. He was unable to fuse any more formations after the eighteenth one. Meanwhile, Chu Feng had also fused the eighteenth formation, just like him.

“Chu Feng, why are you fusing so many formations? You might draw unwanted attention if you surpass Chen Hui here,” Eggy reminded.

By the time Chen Hui reached his limit, the other prodigies present had long reached their limit and stopped fusing formations into their Netherworld Embryo. Chu Feng was the only one who was still doing so. That made him the center of attention.

“Eggy, something is off. The more formations I fuse into my Netherworld Embryo, the stronger the peculiar feeling I’m getting. It’s not that these prodigies are at their limits, but that there’s a fundamental limit imposed on the formation. The Seven Realms Sacred Mansion is scheming something, but I’ll have to break the limit to decipher their true intention.”

Chu Feng sensed that this matter was more important than not being the center of attention, so he grabbed the nineteenth formation and began fusing it.

“You bastard! You don’t know what’s good, huh? Young master Chen Hui has personally graced this place, yet you dare to steal the attention from him? Continue fusing more formations, and I’ll chop off your hands!” the dark-skinned man roared via voice transmission.

Of course, Chu Feng was unfazed. He fused the nineteenth formation and moved on to the twentieth.

“Indeed, the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion harbors an ulterior motive,” Chu Feng told Eggy.

“What’s hidden in the formations?” Eggy asked.

“Hidden within the formations is energy that will allow them to take control of the sacred item. It is discreetly hidden. Even a person with sharp senses would have to gather a certain number of formations before the energy becomes barely perceptible.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

“While the purpose of these formations is to aid the Netherworld Sect in taking control of the sacred item, the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion is going beyond that by slipping in this discreet energy,” Chu Feng said.

“That loser grandfather of yours wouldn’t help the Netherworld Sect for no reason. I bet he’s trying to exploit them for what they are worth.” Eggy wasn’t surprised in the least.

“Now that you mention it, I do sense a sliver of Jie Tianran’s aura in the formations,” Chu Feng said.

“That confirms it. Your loser grandfather is up to something.”

“Yeah.”

Chu Feng was unsure at first, but this discovery confirmed his previous guess that Jie Tianran was here.

“Your grandfather might be a loser, but his means are troublesome to deal with. Chu Feng, are you confident of pulling it off? Is Li Wu’s formation reliable?” Eggy was worried.

Chu Feng would have been in huge trouble at the Ancestral Martial Spiritist Sect’s main city if Sikong Changsheng hadn’t stepped in to help him back then.

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure if things would work out even if I managed to get to the sacred item and impeccably fuse Li Wu’s formation into it. But with the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s formation, I’m confident that it’ll work now. Jie Tianran’s ambitions worked ot my advantage,” Chu Feng replied.

“I wonder if your grandfather will die of anger if he learns that you’re exploiting him here as well.” Eggy laughed in mischief.

Chu Feng continued fusing more formations into his Netherworld Embryo. He was already the center of attention, so he might as well go all the way and complete his agenda.

It would be best if he could use the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s formation to conceal Li Wu’s formation. That way, he could openly fuse Li Wu’s formation into the sacred item without fearing repercussions.

All in all, Chu Feng fused a total of 231 formations into his Netherworld Embryo. That was ten times Chen Hui’s amount, but it was still nowhere near his limit. He had only stopped because he had fused enough formations for his use.

Even Jimo Qianzhou’s mouth was agape in shock, let alone the other juniors. A monster had emerged among this group of prodigies.

Pah!

Someone suddenly slapped Jimo Qianzhou. It was Cang Li.

“And you call yourself a Netherworld Marshal! You’re worse than trash! How did your new faction fail to notice a prodigy of this caliber? You must have been too busy fawning on that useless Baili Zilin and squandering our resources on him!” Cang Li spat.

“Milord, it’s precisely because we have unearthed his talent that Feng Chu is here!” Jimo Qianzhou clasped his cheek while replying indignantly.

He didn’t expect to be completely humbled by Cang Li in public.

Pah!

Cang Li slapped Jimo Qianzhou once more.

“How dare you talk back to me! Your new faction wouldn’t have sent him here if you truly thought he was a prodigy!” Cang Li berated.

Jimo Qianzhou was speechless, but it was a fact that they had hidden Baili Zilin and all the top prodigies of the new factions. They were worried that this faction would hinder their future.

“Your new faction was the one who pushed for a partnership with the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, but you’re playing games at a time like this. Tell Baili Xukong that the juniors here are the future of our Netherworld Sect. If anything happens to them, I’ll never forgive him!” Cang Li roared.

Jimo Qianzhou dared not utter a word despite being reprimanded.

The neutral faction’s stance was extremely important within the Netherworld Sect, and Cang Li wielded extraordinary say within the neutral faction.

Conducting a selection for the juniors to cooperate with the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion was a trivial issue that Jimo Qianzhou could have handled, but Cang Li intervened and dragged Lord Lie Shan into it as well.

Jimo Qianzhou regretted hiding the prodigies of the new faction. Whether the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s formation would harm their prodigies or not, this act had already worsened Cang Li’s impression of the new faction.

The only silver lining was that this was Baili Xukong’s decision, so Jimo Qianzhou didn’t have to shoulder the blame.

After Cang Li berated Jimo Qianzhou, he turned to address Chu Feng and the other juniors, “You people should also wise up. Later, in the formation core, when you find yourself reaching your limit, just stand up and leave. There’s nothing more important than staying alive. No one will remember you if you throw your life away here. The Cosmos Sack I gave you contains not just cultivation resources but a blue pill as well. Take some time to recuperate, and we’ll head out afterward.”

The crowd did as they were told.

Chu Feng didn’t need to recuperate, but he ate the pill to avoid attracting attention. Just then, someone appeared before him.

It was Chen Hui.