Chapter 5985: Don’t Blame Me For Being Mean

　　 Chapter 5985: Don’t Blame Me For Being Mean

　　 Entering the spirit formation gate, Chu Feng and Xia Xingchen found themselves standing in the middle of an underground chamber.

　　 Chu Feng noticed that the surrounding spirit power lingering had thinned out, but even so, this place was not to be made light of. It was an incredible remnant in the past, just that it had grown considerably weaker since.

　　 He was curious to know why this remnant was losing power.

　　 “What are you looking at?” Huahua asked.

　　 She had ventured deeper into the underground chamber, but she returned when she noticed that Chu Feng and Xia Xingchen weren’t catching up. She realized that the two of them were stalled here because Chu Feng was busy examining the surroundings.

　　 “My apologies, elder. This is a habit of mine. I’d examine every remnant I enter,” Chu Feng said.

　　 “You don’t have to apologize to me. It’s not a bad habit,” Huahua said.

　　 Xia Xingchen stared at Huahua in astonishment.

　　 Huahua noticed her gaze and asked, “Big sister Xingchen, why are you staring at me like this? Is there something on my face?”

　　 “No, it’s nothing.” Xia Xingchen shook her head with a smile.

　　 She could tell that Huahua had become much more understanding and tolerant of Chu Feng, but there was no need for her to point it out.

　　 “So... did you discern anything?” Huahua asked.

　　 “Not yet,” Chu Feng replied.

　　 “It’s fine. There’s no rush. We have plenty of time,” Huahua replied.

　　 Xia Xingchen looked even more bewildered.

　　 The group slowly ventured deeper into the underground chamber. This time around, Huahua matched Chu Feng’s pace while the latter carefully studied everything around him.

　　 Chu Feng wouldn’t always act like this. How he behaved depended on the circ.u.mstances surrounding the remnant. He would only be this meticulous when he thought there were vital clues to be unearthed.

　　 And that was also what was weird about this remnant. There were indeed clues everywhere, but he was unable to make sense of them. It was all a mess.

　　 This also proved that the owner of this remnant was no ordinary person. This seemed to be an intentional attempt to sabotage the challengers’ judgment.

　　 There were no obstacles along the way, till they arrived before a spirit formation gate.

　　 This spirit formation gate was open, but there was no way to enter it. It contained seven rapidly whirling colors that formed a lock. To open the lock, they would first have to understand it.

　　 Chu Feng, Huahua, and Xia Xingchen closely examined the lock.

　　 It didn’t take long for Xia Xingchen to surrender. “I don’t get it at all. I’ll leave it to the two of you. Figure out what the method is and tell me what to do.”

　　 “Elder, I’m afraid I can’t help you,” Chu Feng said.

　　 “Ah? What does that mean?” Xia Xingchen was confused.

　　 “It’s a multi-tiered lock. After unlocking the first lock, you’ll have to enter the spirit formation gate before you are presented with the second lock. There could be more locks after the second—I have no way of telling for sure—but my gut feeling tells me that there might be more than four locks. On top of that, what’s inside the spirit formation gate changes over time.”

　　 “In other words, we have to decipher the locks in real-time. There’s no way you can help me.”

　　 “That’s right.” Chu Feng nodded.

　　 Reluctant to give up, Xia Xingchen turned to Huahua in hopes that the latter had come to a different conclusion.

　　 However, Huahua shook her head and said, “Chu Feng is right.”

　　 “What do I do then?” Xia Xingchen asked.

　　 “You should wait here for us,” Huahua said.