Chu Lingwei was speechless, it seemed he had been brainwashed by that god.
There could be no gods in this world.
“I think even if gods exist, they rely on some kind of power. Can we try to find that power?” Chu Lingwei guided cautiously. Here, only Ru Feng could help her.
“Power?” Ru Feng’s eyes flickered with confusion.
“That is, spiritual power,” Chu Lingwei explained, wanting Ru Feng to understand her meaning. “For example, the incantations we cultivators use require spiritual power, demons have demonic energy, and beasts have beastly energy. Every species is different.”
Ru Feng stared into Chu Lingwei’s eyes, trying to understand her words.
“If the gods you speak of truly exist, then please tell me, where does their divine power come from?” Even gods need to improve their cultivation. Surely, their abilities have levels, right?
“I don’t know.”
Chu Lingwei, “…”
As expected, she shouldn’t have asked him. He knew nothing.
Chu Lingwei’s expression became serious. What artifact could open this barrier? The Nine Phoenix Screaming Fan was out of the question.
Did she have any other divine artifacts in her space that she could use?
“Let me try.”
Just then, Ru Feng spoke.
Chu Lingwei turned back in surprise and saw Ru Feng send a transparent gust of wind towards the direction of the flowing current.
This was not spiritual power.
Ru Feng’s cultivation was far higher than hers, and Chu Lingwei couldn't sense the spiritual power he was using. This time, she truly saw it with her own eyes.
“Bang.”
When Ru Feng’s power struck the flowing current, an even more powerful force rebounded, striking towards them.
“Go.”
Ru Feng pulled Chu Lingwei far away, and the rebounding force only disappeared then.
“Pfft.”
Ru Feng placed Chu Lingwei on the ground, his body softening, and he almost collapsed.
“Ru Feng, what’s wrong?” Chu Lingwei quickly helped Ru Feng up. He was extremely weak now, his body even becoming transparent. “Ru Feng, let’s leave first.”
Chu Lingwei brought Ru Feng to a glacier. Watching him close his eyes and regulate his breathing, she was certain in her heart that Ru Feng was also a remnant soul, but his body could already solidify, and his abilities were even more powerful than those of a cultivator at the Sovereign Realm.
A day later.
Ru Feng slowly opened his eyes, his complexion having returned to normal, even with a hint of color.
“Ru Feng, are you feeling better?” Chu Lingwei asked with concern. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you would be反噬 (fǎnshì - backfired/counterattacked) so severely.”
“Any remnant soul in Linglongjian cannot attempt to leave this place, otherwise, they will be反噬 (fǎnshì - backfired/counterattacked).” Ru Feng shook his head. No matter how high his cultivation, he could not exert any spiritual power on the barrier of Linglongjian.
“I see.”
Chu Lingwei looked at Ru Feng before her. She really wanted to ask why he still helped her if he knew all this, but the words stopped at her lips.
“Rest well,” Chu Lingwei stood up and walked to the river, gazing at the icy water. Who would seal this place?
Ru Feng sat in place, looking at Chu Lingwei’s retreating figure, his hands clenching and then releasing powerlessly.
No matter what happened, it couldn’t stop Chu Lingwei’s determination to leave this place.
Two days later.
Chu Lingwei went to the location of the flowing current alone.
At this moment, a sword appeared in her hand, an ancient bronze sword.
The reason Chu Lingwei chose this ancient bronze sword was that it had no trace of spiritual power, yet just looking at it, one could feel its oppressive aura.
“You want to use this sword to break this barrier?” Ru Feng dared not approach Chu Lingwei. Looking at the sword in her hand, his heart trembled, and his whole body shook uncontrollably.
“Yes, I want to try.”
Chu Lingwei turned her head and looked at Ru Feng standing in the distance. She knew Ru Feng was afraid of this sword. “I must leave this place.”
Ru Feng did not answer, only watching Chu Lingwei. His eyes were filled with a complex emotion that made Chu Lingwei unable to discern his thoughts.
Turning back, Chu Lingwei flew into the air with the ancient bronze sword, staring at the flowing current below. Success or failure depended on this; she absolutely could not fail.
A stream of spiritual power was infused into the ancient bronze sword, and the sword began to tremble. Chu Lingwei felt a scorching heat transmitted from the sword.
“Lingwei, be careful.” Ru Feng sensed something was wrong and wanted to rush forward to save Chu Lingwei, but as soon as he took a step forward, his body was flung back.
He simply could not get close.
Chu Lingwei’s heart was greatly alarmed. The ancient bronze sword continued to tremble, and the scorching heat intensified. She could barely hold on.
Suddenly, the ancient bronze sword blazed with red light, almost flinging Chu Lingwei away.
Chu Lingwei gripped the sword tightly. If she let go now, she would definitely never be able to wield this sword again. To get out, Chu Lingwei would rather die than let go.
Ten thousand rays of red light, carrying immense spiritual radiance, shot out from Linglongjian like sunlight, causing the entire Linglongjian to tremble.
“A treasure is emerging.”
At this moment, cultivators who were training in Bingji Cliff saw faint red lights flickering in the innermost depths of Bingji Cliff. All of them stopped their actions and looked in that direction.
“A treasure!” Mei Ji looked towards the direction where the treasure was appearing, a glint of excitement in her eyes. She patted the Snow Spirit Beast beside her. “Let’s go, let’s go and see.”
The seventh-tier Snow Spirit Beast exuded a strong sense of refusal. It only felt danger.
“Weiwei is in trouble.” Feng Ming stood above Linglongjian. The ten thousand rays of red spiritual light almost knocked it away, but luckily, the Illusion Cat pulled it back in time.
“Senior Brother, Weiwei is in trouble. Hurry down and save her.” Feng Ming’s eyes were red, tears streaming down its fluffy cheeks, filled with grievance and worry. “Senior Brother, hurry down and save Weiwei.”
“Senior Brother, Weiwei…” Illusion Cat stood on Feng Ming, also with a look of pleading.
They had been standing here with Senior Brother for several days, yet he showed no intention of going down.
Leng Xingzhi stared at the bottomless Linglongjian, his eyes filled with complex emotions. Linglongjian could not be unsealed yet.
The red light grew brighter and brighter. With such power, Weiwei would surely not be able to control it.
Feng Ming wanted to plead with Senior Brother again. As it turned its head, Senior Brother had already disappeared.
“Chu Lingwei, let go quickly, you will die.” Ru Feng wanted to rush over, but no matter how hard he tried, his body would be flung back. Watching Chu Lingwei persist, Ru Feng roared in desperation, “Do you want to die that much?”
“I can.”
Chu Lingwei used all her strength to hold the ancient bronze sword. As long as she did not withdraw the spiritual power she had injected into it, she would not be in danger for the time being.
“Chu Lingwei, let go quickly.” Ru Feng had never been so anxious.
“Ru Feng, get out of the way, I’m going to act.” Chu Lingwei looked down at Ru Feng standing not far away. It was possible she might hit him.