117. Tenth Level of Qi Refinement

“Uncle Feng, I need to find a way to enter the light barrier on the other side first to retrieve something. You all don’t need to worry; just follow the others and move together,” Chen Fengyun whispered secretly to Feng Tianbao after making up his mind.

“Mr. Chen, you have a way to get over there?” Feng Tianbao asked, visibly excited.

“I can only go alone; I can’t bring more people with me. But if I find anything valuable, you will all get your share,” Chen Fengyun replied. He knew exactly what they wanted and had to give them some hope.

“Miss Ma’s suggestion is good; we all agree,” said several foreign experts after discussing among themselves. They also approved Martin Dang’s plan.

“But Miss Ma, the distance here to the opposite side is several meters. Our attacks will likely be greatly diminished,” someone said, shaking their head.

“If only we could firmly stand on the other side, our attacks would be much more effective,” another suggested.

“But the light barrier on the opposite side is right next to the fissure, and it seems to extend deep into the crack. Unless we can build a platform reaching over, I’m afraid there’s no other way for now,” someone glanced down into the fissure and remarked.

“Why don’t I try? See if I can enter the other side through the fissure?” At that moment, a young voice spoke up—it was Chen Fengyun stepping forward.

Everyone assumed he was an ordinary disciple of the Southern Sect, and since his aura was not very strong, they paid him little attention. Only Martin Dang’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing further.

“Be careful,” Feng Tianbao said quietly, not addressing him as Mr. Chen in public, but with concern. Everyone else thought he was just giving advice to a junior.

“Ah...”

Unexpectedly, Chen Fengyun suddenly leapt forward toward the light barrier on the opposite side and, as expected, crashed against it with a sharp smack before falling into the depths of the fissure, letting out a miserable scream.

Even the Southern Sect disciples were caught off guard, and Chen Fengyun’s figure quickly disappeared into the crack. When everyone glanced back at the Southern Sect members, they all wore stunned expressions, clearly not expecting this outcome.

“Haha, so he’s just a reckless youth,” Ye Yunfeng, a Ye family disciple standing beside Ye Bufan in the capital, laughed heartily. The young man seemed even younger than him; he had thought him a formidable expert, but it turned out to be comical.

“Feng Tianbao, your elite disciple from the Southern Sect fell down there. Aren’t you going after him?” Zhao Tingfeng asked with a malicious grin.

“Life and death are governed by fate; fortune is heaven’s will. If he’s lucky, he will survive. If fate decrees otherwise, no one can save him,” Feng Tianbao shook his head and then led the Southern Sect disciples to retreat to the back.

However, Martin Dang carefully observed the Southern Sect group, then looked toward the depths of the fissure. Chen Fengyun’s voice had vanished, and she didn’t know what had happened, but her heart was filled with doubt.

At that moment, about ten meters deep inside the fissure, Chen Fengyun had stopped. The fissure extended far deeper, but beneath his feet, he stood on a flying sword, observing the surroundings carefully.

“There’s a formation base over there; the remaining spirit stones are much larger than those in that previous defensive formation. Looks like I’m about to strike it rich.”

Chen Fengyun realized his divine sense couldn’t cover the entire Five Elements Formation, but it could encompass the direction of the fissure. He soon found three formation base points, each holding a spirit stone about the size of a thumb.

“If I just destroy these three formation bases, I can get inside the great formation. Once the formation is broken, its energy will gradually weaken. Coupled with everyone’s attacks, it will probably take about half an hour to dissipate. That means I’ll have half an hour to search inside the building complex after I get in,” Chen Fengyun quickly resolved.

“Boom...”

At this moment, the many powerful warriors above began to attack the light barrier across the fissure. Chen Fengyun moved to one formation base quietly, waiting for the next assault from above.

“Boom...”

Then, as the crowd launched their second attack on the light barrier, Chen Fengyun also attacked the formation base with his flying sword, striking in rhythm with the assaults above. After more than ten strikes, he finally destroyed the formation base and took the spirit stone.

“Did anyone notice? The light barrier on the other side seemed to tremble a few times,” a strong warrior said as Chen Fengyun destroyed the first formation base. The previously immovable light barrier appeared to quiver.

“That’s right. I saw it too. Looks like our attacks are effective. Keep attacking!” others shouted excitedly, as if energized.

Feng Tianbao and the Southern Sect disciples joined the assault, their attacks fierce as if venting their anger on the light barrier.

“Boom...”

At the second formation base, Chen Fengyun destroyed it after about ten strikes, took the spirit stone, and moved toward the third base.

“Hahaha, the light barrier is trembling even more now. Our attacks are definitely working. Everyone, put in more effort!” Instantly, everyone’s confidence surged.

Three minutes later, Chen Fengyun destroyed the third formation base, grabbed the spirit stone, and burrowed underground. He opened the path with his flying sword, heading forward while his divine sense probed upward.

“The light barrier is shaking, and its glow seems to be dimming. Soon, we should be able to break through it,” With the three formation bases destroyed and deprived of their spirit stones’ energy, the light barrier gradually weakened under the relentless attacks.

“Yes, yes, yes, everyone keep attacking for a while, then rest, and finally break through the light barrier,” the enthusiasm among the warriors soared, and they attacked with all their might.

Meanwhile, Chen Fengyun emerged from one of the buildings underground. His divine sense instantly encompassed the entire complex and detected over a hundred zombies inside, with five or six possessing power comparable to grand martial masters.

He then concealed himself within the building, attaching his divine sense to the flying sword, and began gathering everything from the surrounding structures—ancient thread-bound books, jade slips, elixirs, and magical artifacts, though not in great quantity, and many were damaged.

“These useless things... fortunately, there’s still faint spiritual energy inside, which I can absorb to gain attribute points,” Chen Fengyun muttered, shaking his head.

Since absorbing a damaged magical artifact usually yielded only one attribute point, but there were quite a few items—dozens containing spiritual energy—after ten minutes, Chen Fengyun gained 35 attribute points. Together with his previous reserves, his total attribute points surged to 43, an unprecedented abundance.

“First, I’ll enhance my cultivation,” Chen Fengyun decided. He spent 10 attribute points to advance from the ninth to the tenth stage of Qi Refining. Vast streams of heavenly spiritual energy poured down, transforming his body once again. Within his Qi Sea, the spiritual energy surged like tidal waves.