Chapter 421: Go After the Celestial Maiden

Chu Feng gazed into the distance, his mental energy sweeping out for many miles, finding no more enemies.

The young master of the Chen family from Penglai had directly sent people to kill him. It seemed this person was extremely arrogant and tolerated no defiance, choosing immediate retaliation after his unicorn was killed.

"But I didn't kill it!" Chu Feng felt a surge of anger.

That day, a coachman and a unicorn had swaggered into Purple Gold Mountain, acting incredibly presumptuous, summoning Chu Feng to meet the Chen family's young master.

At the time, the man and the beast had ignored Earth's native evolvers, smiling obsequiously at the extraterrestrial arrivals. Their attitude was truly unbearable.

It was worth noting that the Penglai survivors considered themselves the true inheritors of Earth.

Yet, the unicorn had been killed and roasted by Huang Tong, Ye Lan, and others. And now, the young master of Penglai Immortal Island was blaming him for it?

"Does he really think I'm easy to bully?!" A fierce glint burst from Chu Feng's eyes, brimming with killing intent.

From beginning to end, he hadn't laid a hand on the man or the beast, yet he had been targeted. Today, five experts from Penglai had crossed the sea to kill him. How tyrannical was that Chen family young master?!

"Just because you claim to be the 'orthodox' line, you truly believe you're the master of this planet? You can kill or flay at your whim?!" Chu Feng exhaled slowly, calming his mind.

It was rumored that the young master of the Penglai Chen family had ventured deep into a famous mountain, ardently pursuing a saintess from beyond the stars.

After some thought, Chu Feng decided he had no time to contend with this Chen family young master right now. He needed to improve himself as quickly as possible without delay. He would deal with him later when the opportunity arose.

In the past few days, he had been studying the terrain here at Mount Huang, trying every possible way to approach the ancient jujube tree. He had periodically drawn out solar essence, and his mastery of force fields had improved rapidly.

"There must be something inside this mountain or this well."

Chu Feng approached the jujube tree again, which was rooted in the cliff face. With his Fiery Golden Eyes, two shimmering beams of light allowed him to see clearly that the mountain itself was like a well, containing a dense concentration of solar essence.

However, even the power of the Fiery Golden Eyes had its limits; it was impossible to see through an entire mountain to the well of fire essence within.

"This jujube tree might have sprouted from an initial segment of a sacred root. Currently, it's far from having the characteristics of a sacred medicine, but in a few years, it might gradually begin to show its medicinal effects."

Chu Feng stared intently, observing that sacred tree roots existed in various famous mountains. They didn't revive instantly but recovered slowly.

He studied the Force Field Heavenly Tome given to him by Saintess Yang Shan, continuously practicing here, comprehending much of its content. This filled him with a sense of joy from his achievements.

Two days later, Chu Feng finally drew close to the jujube tree. This was due to his profound comprehension of the secret tome, which had elevated his mastery in this field to a level currently unsurpassed by anyone on Earth!

And all of this was self-taught.

Such an achievement in comprehension would astound numerous force field researchers even in the starry sky. If renowned masters became aware of it, they would undoubtedly fight fiercely to take him as a disciple.

In a sense, Chu Feng's talent in force fields was somewhat terrifying!

A rich fragrance assailed his nostrils. After breaking through the force field here, the aroma of the fire jujubes directly emanated, truly enticing. The entire old tree was lush and verdant with a massive canopy, yet it bore only a dozen or so fruits in total.

Its jade-green leaves glistened. The dozen or so fire jujubes glowed like lanterns, radiating a shimmering golden light. Each was about the size of a fist, entirely golden, and looked incredibly inviting.

Chu Feng directly plucked a fire jujube and bit into it. There were enough for him to refine medicine anyway, and he wanted to test its medicinal properties.

After all, he had recently made successive breakthroughs and was now a master at the Ninth Stage of the shackles. Ordinary exotic fruits were useless to him, and he was genuinely concerned about wasting his efforts.

"So sweet and fragrant!"

The texture was excellent; for Chu Feng, it was a delight. The golden fire jujube tasted delicious, crisp upon entry, but melted directly into a thick, fragrant, and sweet pulp with just a little chewing.

Upon contact with saliva, the fire jujube surprisingly transformed from crisp to soft, turning into juice.

Instantly, a golden mist permeated Chu Feng's body, indicating dense energy. Unfortunately, it couldn't trigger his evolution. He had already anticipated this; his recent advancements had been too rapid for ordinary exotic fruits to keep pace.

However, they could be used to refine medicine.

"For refining medicine, the fire jujube's potency still seems a bit lacking," Chu Feng frowned. He was about to break through the tenth shackle, a very high level, and naturally required extraordinary fruits.

By now, he had encountered many fruits and was very experienced, so he could naturally discern the fire jujube's medicinal power with just a taste.

The taste was beyond words. If he could eat one every day, he wouldn't even want to eat dragon meat or roc meat anymore.

"Hmm, the last time I was here, the jujubes glowed, but not with this vibrant vitality and brilliant golden mist," Chu Feng remarked, his eyes lighting up. When he had brought the consortium and the people from the North Pole here, the fire jujubes were definitely not as spiritual as they were now; they were far from reaching their peak.

"So, this means they're not fully ripe yet?" He was delighted.

Chu Feng pondered carefully. For refining medicine, they were only slightly lacking in potency. If they continued to grow at this rate, another ten days to half a month would likely be enough for their medicinal effects!

Moreover, he suspected that if they were nurtured for a longer period, say one or two months, their medicinal effects would likely be even more astonishing.

"They have growth potential; these fire jujubes are still far from fully ripe." Chu Feng rejoiced. If his conjecture proved true, this jujube tree wouldn't just help him evolve once; it might sustain him for two or three evolutions.

He was immediately excited. To him, this was a treasure tree, capable of helping him evolve multiple times, and it had to be well protected.

He decided not to investigate what was in the fire well within the mountain for now, as he didn't yet possess the ability. Currently, his top priority was to properly care for this jujube tree.

"Can I plant my three seeds here?"

A thought stirred in Chu Feng's mind. The stone box he had found at the foot of Mount Kunlun contained three seeds that had once given him endless surprises, but he hadn't found suitable soil to plant them in for several months.

He felt these three seeds might be more important than anything else and absolutely could not be lost!

Unfortunately, they couldn't be planted here. After examining with his Fiery Golden Eyes, he discovered that the jujube tree had sprouted from a sacred root, which lay deep beneath the solar essence.

At his current stage, Chu Feng dared not delve deep into the fire well; that would be pure suicide.

"Alright, I'll just protect this jujube tree for now."

He retreated, not only repairing the existing force field but also adding several more layers to prevent others from coming to pick the fruits.

"I'll come back in ten days, looking forward to evolving!" Chu Feng was very satisfied, as the anticipated evolution was not far off.

Chu Feng departed, greatly content. Not only did he have the golden fire jujubes to look forward to, but he had also studied the force field secret tome here, significantly elevating his mastery and gaining immense benefits.

He sauntered out of Mount Huang, feeling quite relaxed.

As soon as Chu Feng emerged into the outside world, he attracted attention. Many people sought him out before he even left Anhui Province.

At this stage, almost all extraterrestrial arrivals considered him the chosen one among the natives. To gather the planet's good fortune, many visitors from various star roads wanted to win him over.

When Chu Feng entered Hubei Province, a large crowd followed him. They were strangely shaped, from different parts of the cosmos, and naturally of different races—not all were humanoid.

This sight startled the evolvers within Hubei Province. Many were speechless, as not long ago, Chu Feng had been fighting tooth and nail with the "aliens" he spoke of.

How long had it been since he had taken a group of "aliens" as his followers?!

Even if they weren't exactly followers, it was close enough; those extraterrestrial beings were eagerly trying to curry favor and actively following him.

This scene was naturally discovered and filmed by many. After being released on major media platforms, it caused a sensation, and many people were heatedly discussing it.

"This Demon King truly doesn't follow the usual path; he's so troublesome!" Even the old fossils within the consortium couldn't help but complain, full of resentment.

Jiang Luoshen was quite speechless. How many days had it been since they last met, and this guy had already become a guest of honor among the extraterrestrial arrivals? No matter how she looked at it, she felt he was a big swindler! As for being the chosen one, she didn't believe it at all.

"Luoshen, whether you believe it or not, he really might be the chosen one. Otherwise, why would that group of arrivals insist on seeking him out? If you want to make a move on him, you'd better do it soon, or you'll completely lose your chance." The scruffy old man from Mount Putuo appeared out of nowhere, giving Jiang Luoshen a big start.

"You old geezer, why do you always walk silently? And your words are so unpleasant! What do you mean by 'I want to make a move on him'? Besides, he doesn't even come to Mount Putuo..."

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to find him right away!" The old man thumped his chest, acting decisively, then turned and left.

"Ah, you're twisting my words, come back!" Jiang Luoshen was mortified and chased after him, but the old man had already issued commands with his communicator.

At this moment, in Hubei Province, Chu Feng was spotted by Huang Tong, the lion-faced humanoid from the Alpha Centauri system. From a distance, Huang Tong shouted, "Brother Chu Feng, wait up! Have you finished the wine I gave you? Was it good?"

Huang Tong was very familiar with him; last time at Purple Gold Mountain, he had given Chu Feng two bottles of fine wine from the Alpha Centauri system, and they had even eaten unicorn meat together, establishing a good relationship.

Huang Tong was very enthusiastic, saying, "When will you come with me to Mount Lu to meet our Golden God Prince? He's eager to chat with you and has some good fortune to offer you."

Chu Feng smiled, "I'd like to go with you, but Sister Ye Lan approached me first, asking me to go to Mount Hua to meet the Heavenly Maiden from Andromeda."

Ye Lan, a classical beauty in purple robes, walked out of the crowd with a smile and greeted Huang Tong.

Huang Tong chuckled, not in a hurry, and said, "No problem, it's fine to meet that Heavenly Maiden first."

Chu Feng complained, "Speaking of which, you guys killed the unicorn last time and invited me to eat its meat. As a result, the people from Penglai hated me and sent five grand masters to kill me. They were incredibly tyrannical."

"What?! He dared to lay a hand on Brother Chu? Is he tired of living?!" Huang Tong glared, his lion-faced humanoid form appearing fierce, and the aura he exuded made the large crowd around him stand in awe.

Then, he waved his hand and said, "Where is he from? Penglai survivors? Come on, brothers, let's grab our weapons and chop him up! What kind of 'young master of a Penglai lineage' is he? He's gone too far!"

It had to be said that Huang Tong had strong rallying power, stirring up the entire group. Of course, the main reason was that these people wanted to curry favor with Chu Feng and establish a connection with him.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go chop up that young master! Damn it, we killed his unicorn, but he's targeting Brother Chu. Let's just kill him too while we're at it!"

The native evolvers trailing behind were astonished. The Demon King Chu had actually taken a group of alien followers?!

At this point, Ye Lan, the beautiful woman from the ancient hall of Andromeda, looked a bit awkward and said, "That young master of the Chen family from Penglai should still be deep within Mount Hua."

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

Soon, many realized that there were rumors that the Penglai young master had encountered a saintess from beyond the stars deep within a famous mountain, was immediately captivated by her divine beauty, and began an ardent pursuit.

Huang Tong's eyes darted around. He quickly waved his hand and said, "What are we waiting for, brothers? Let's go to Mount Hua together and chop up that young master!"

"Alright, let's go together!" A group of people echoed.

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng didn't hesitate, shouting, "Let's go! We'll go after the Heavenly Maiden from Andromeda too!"

Many people stared blankly, then started to cheer, "Alright, let's go after the Heavenly Maiden from Andromeda! As for that Penglai young master, we'll make him squat in a corner and draw circles!"

Ye Lan was dumbfounded; things had spiraled beyond her control.