Chu Feng sat cross-legged at the edge of the Sunset Cliff, gazing at the distant scenery, seemingly lost in thought.
In reality,
Three lines of data were displayed on his panel—
"Remaining Shu Mountain Heaven Eye Users: 99"
"Remaining Buddhist Heaven Eye Users: 98"
"Remaining Asura Heaven Eye Users: 85"
It had been a week since the second stage had begun.
However, the number of Heaven Eye users hadn't changed much, with plenty still remaining.
Chu Feng speculated that the three major factions likely had external training tasks. They might need to spend some time completing these tasks before engaging in confrontations.
The stage of the immortal cultivation world had expanded to the entire Luo Region, an area much larger than Feathered Sun City. Perhaps the immortal cultivation world was the most challenging in the Celestial Tower.
While pondering, a voice suddenly came from behind Chu Feng.
"Kid, enjoying the view?"
The Wine Daoist approached him, offering a jug of wine.
Chu Feng took the wine without hesitation, opened the cap, and downed it in one gulp before smiling, "Yes, the scenery at the horizon is quite beautiful. It's nice to come here and look at it now and then."
"The foot of the mountain is quite lively. Don't you want to go down and take a look?"
"The view here is nice, and there's wine to drink. Why should I go down?"
"How about a game of chess?"
"Sure..."
Back in the wooden cabin, the Wine Daoist took out a chessboard, brushing off the dust.
A month later, Chu Feng and the Wine Daoist engaged in another game.
Their pieces clashed fiercely, with both sides locked in a stalemate for a long time.
The Wine Daoist was not as quick in his moves as before, occasionally pausing to think before making his next move.
Compared to when he first played chess with the Wine Daoist, Chu Feng's chess skills had improved dramatically.
The final move...
The Wine Daoist set up a deadly formation, trapping all of Chu Feng's pieces in a small space, and laughed, "You haven't grasped that realm yet. It's fine to stay put."
Chu Feng was silent for a moment before he smiled.
"You're right."
"Have some wine and get a good sleep."
As the Wine Daoist walked toward the cabin, he waved back at Chu Feng.
At that moment, Chu Feng's heart filled with many insights.
He was getting closer to the peak of the innate realm.
If he could break through to the Golden Core realm, combined with the fifth-tier Eternal Divine Pupil, no other Heaven Eye user would be his match.
However, Chu Feng suddenly noticed that the Wine Daoist seemed more mentally exhausted than the last time they met.
Moreover,
He usually didn't come to find him on his own.
Even with that boy, it was the same.
But this time, he came to chat and asked about going down the mountain. What did it mean?
A doubt crossed Chu Feng's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
With recent progress in his chess skills, his state of mind had become much clearer.
It was the perfect time to break through to the Golden Core realm!
He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate with great focus.
...
Luo Region.
Langya Mountains, a treasure trove abundant in spiritual energy.
A group of youths in Daoist robes and another group of monks stood in two opposing factions, seemingly in a standoff.
"Friends from Shu Mountain, the resources of the Langya Mountains are plentiful. How about we each take a step back and share the resources?" said a Buddhist Heaven Eye user with a friendly demeanor.
"Sharing is not out of the question, but we claimed this territory first. Why should we give you a share without any conditions?" replied the Shu Mountain faction's highest-ranked "Mind Controller," his eyes filled with vigilance as he looked at the other side.
He knew the true identity of the leader of the Buddhist faction!
The leading Buddhist Heaven Eye user, code-named "Haofeng," was the son of the chairman of a Heaven Eye user corporation.
Ling Tian Corporation!
Before the Heaven Eye era began, the corporation's market value had already reached billions.
When the Heaven Eye era arrived, Ling Tian Corporation quickly invested heavily to build a powerful army of Heaven Eye users, forming a guild. Their guild master was rumored to be on par with Jiang Xue, having reached the fourth level of the Celestial Tower.
Their intelligence was also more advanced than that of ordinary Heaven Eye users.
As for how they knew each other, in the first level of the Celestial Tower, "Mind Controller" and Haofeng were in the same faction. From Haofeng's habits and speech, he had already recognized his true identity.
Of course,
For core members of such super guilds, it was hard to conceal their identities. Leading a guild into the Celestial Tower and commanding it made them more prone to exposure.
However, exposure didn't matter.
Super guilds were not something lone wolves could provoke. Even knowing the true identity of the opponent, no one would trouble them in real life.
Haofeng also seemed to recognize "Mind Controller."
Yet he didn't mind and continued, as a leader, to persuade, "Now, we have a common enemy—the Asura faction, which we haven't dealt with."
"According to my information, the Heaven Eye users who chose the Asura faction this time are all very powerful."
"Usually, in this kind of scenario, if the Asura faction still has fifty Heaven Eye users left after the first stage, it's already remarkable."
"However, this time, the Asura faction still has so many left."
"Their cultivation method is centered on slaughter, making them progress much faster than us. If we start fighting now, the ultimate beneficiary will be the Asura faction."
"Though we've been divided into different factions by the system, in the second stage, we should consider ourselves allies until the Asura faction is dealt with. Helping each other is the right move, don't you think?"
Haofeng's words were sincere and irrefutable.
Moreover, the spiritual energy in the Langya Mountains was abundant, more than they could use. Refusing the Buddhist Heaven Eye users would seem unreasonable.
Clearly, Haofeng was very persuasive.
"Mind Controller" remained silent, unable to find any flaw in Haofeng's tone or stance.
However,
He knew that Haofeng was far from a simple character. Any super company had the latest instance intelligence, and as the son of Ling Tian Guild's chairman, Haofeng would not do things in such a straightforward manner.
Of course,
Haofeng's words were also undeniably correct.
Facing an enemy like the Asura faction, if they clashed now, they would surely miss out on the final victory!