Following the cultivation method of the Spiritual Secret Technique, Chu Feng began to painstakingly train his mental control.
Aside from eating and sleeping, he devoted every moment to study, and while Chu Feng was training diligently, more and more people entered the Ancient Wasteland City; later, the city became overcrowded, and many had to camp outside it.
As Su Mei had expected, the Azure Dragon Sect also arrived, though the number of people they sent was not as many as from the Thousand Wind Sect, they were all core elders and core disciples—elite figures.
With the arrival of more and more forces, the Ancient Wasteland City truly became a place where humans and dragons mingled, conflicts and fights breaking out almost daily; seeing this situation, Chu Feng knew that once the tomb opened, there would surely be a bloody battle.
Hum At that moment, Chu Feng stood by the window, watching an elder of the Thousand Wind Sect on the street; he suddenly closed his eyes, a faint smile curling his lips: «Ninth Level of Spirit Martial—this elder of the Thousand Wind Sect is quite ordinary.»
After several days of training, Chu Feng had mastered the method of controlling his mental power; as long as an opponent’s strength was not vastly different from his own, he could see through their cultivation level.
«This thing should be activated by infusing mental power,» he said, closing the window and taking out the Spirit Realm Compass.
These days, besides memorizing the Spiritual Secret Technique, Chu Feng also glanced through the other books he had scavenged from the old man; among them he found some that were actually the notes of a Spirit World Master, which recorded the function of the Spirit Realm Compass.
Chu Feng also knew that this Spirit Realm Compass was indeed a treasure—it could find a sliver of life within a formation, or a path through a maze; in short, it was a tool for treasure hunting.
Hum Chu Feng’s will stirred; an invisible strand of mental power seeped from his mind like a tiny hidden snake, wandering in the air before merging into the Spirit Realm Compass.
Swish swish swish~~~ At the instant the mental power merged, the characters on the compass emitted a faint glow, detached from the compass and floated upward, beginning to spin rapidly around it.
«Surely a treasure!» Chu Feng exclaimed, delighted; he knew the Spirit Realm Compass was genuine, and carrying it into the ancient tomb would undoubtedly produce unexpected effects.
After all, the burial site of a Xuan Wu Realm expert—needless to say—would be filled with layered mechanisms and dangers; that is why every faction dispatched their top experts.
With the Spirit Realm Compass in hand, even if Chu Feng’s own strength was lacking, he would still gain some advantage, at least being able to protect himself inside the tomb.
Swish Chu Feng slipped the compass into his Universe Bag; the bag’s sigils spun, sucking in the compass, which was several times larger, exactly as the Universe Bag’s marvel works.
Chu Feng patted his Universe Bag satisfied, lay down on the bedhead, but suddenly his eyes lit up as he recalled the strange sigil on his chest from the Myriad Bones Graveyard.
«I wonder if this thing can be probed with mental power…»
Thinking thus, Chu Feng did not delay; a strand of mental power flowed into the chest sigil, and—lo and behold—the eerie sigil actually flickered.
Seeing this, Chu Feng sprang to his feet, began to channel his mental power from his brain, continuously pouring it onto his chest; at that moment, the sigil attached to his chest pierced his clothing and floated outward.
Before his eyes, a huge diagram formed; as Chu Feng kept feeding mental power, the diagram composed of sigils began to turn slowly; although complex, he could faintly make out that it was a map.
«Could it be that the Myriad Bones Graveyard is truly a treasure trove, and this is the map to open it?»
Chu Feng was overjoyed, for this largely indicated that the strange sigil was harmless to him and might even be a fortune.
Hum But just as the diagram was about to complete, Chu Feng’s head throbbed with sharp pain; his mental power was completely exhausted.