As the three approached Mount Shenjie, Xuanyuan Sword issued a reminder to Xia Feng.
Mount Shenjie was enveloped in a faint purple glow, suffused with power from the divine realm, with a subtle barrier shimmering around it.
Xia Feng had previously felt this purple energy emanating from Susanoo; it had appeared when that fellow fled.
For some reason, Xia Feng found this power both strange and familiar.
It felt similar to the peculiar energy he'd encountered when he was pulled into Kunlun Mountain.
Pushing aside his thoughts, Xia Feng focused on the question he posed to Xuanyuan Sword in his mind: "Is there any way to enter Mount Shenjie?"
"Master, I can break open a passage, allowing us to enter and exit freely," Xuanyuan Sword replied calmly.
"You have that ability?" Xia Feng was momentarily stunned.
If entering and exiting were that simple, Immortal Emperor Wu Mie wouldn't have been trapped there for so long.
After all, Mount Shenjie wasn't some celestial maiden's secret sanctuary that one could just waltz in and out of.
"Master, I am a divine artifact. This is merely power from the divine realm. I can create a passage, otherwise, how do you think the Fu Xi Qin entered by itself?"
Xuanyuan Sword patiently explained.
"Alright, I understand," Xia Feng acknowledged mentally.
"How do we get in?" Immortal Emperor Canye asked, touching the barrier. A powerful force began to repel him.
"I don't know. My brother just used brute force to break through it," Immortal Emperor Tianlu said, observing the barrier outside.
"If he could break through the barrier to enter, why couldn't he break through to get out?" Immortal Emperor Canye was utterly perplexed.
Only able to enter, but not exit?
If he could break it to get in, it should be simple to get out too.
"You idiot, are you asking a rhetorical question? If he could get out, would he still be trapped? There must be a reason,"
Immortal Emperor Tianlu glared at Immortal Emperor Canye, finding his question foolish.
If he could break out, he'd be bragging about it right now.
"You call me an idiot again, and I swear I'll smack you to death." Immortal Emperor Canye, furious, pointed at Immortal Emperor Tianlu and cursed.
"You're always carrying that fan and acting all high and mighty. If you're not an idiot, what are you?" Immortal Emperor Tianlu retorted relentlessly.
"Come on, if I don't beat some sense into you, you won't know I'm called Handsome." Immortal Emperor Canye waved his fan, ready to fight.
Xia Feng ignored the bickering pair and summoned Xuanyuan Sword.
Seeing Xia Feng summon Xuanyuan Sword, Immortal Emperor Tianlu mistakenly thought Xia Feng was going to join Immortal Emperor Canye in attacking him, and quickly tried to appease him, "Idiot, I was wrong."
Immortal Emperor Canye ignored Immortal Emperor Tianlu, knowing Xia Feng had a reason for summoning the divine artifact.
"Do you have a way to get in?" Immortal Emperor Canye asked Xia Feng.
Immortal Emperor Tianlu was quickly drawn by this question, turning his gaze to the Xuanyuan Sword in Xia Feng's hand. His eyes widened in astonishment:
"This is a divine artifact? And one with extremely pure divine power."
"Look at your pathetic self, haven't you ever seen a divine artifact?" Immortal Emperor Canye scoffed.
Xia Feng gave Immortal Emperor Canye a strange look. Usually, he wouldn't say much, but now he had so much to say to Immortal Emperor Tianlu?
"Did you two have a relationship before?" Xia Feng asked, sizing them up.
"What relationship do I have with him?" Immortal Emperor Canye immediately denied.
Then Xia Feng looked at Immortal Emperor Tianlu. The latter, looking nervous at the divine artifact in Xia Feng's hand, said, "He had a crush on my senior sister."
"What?" Xia Feng was taken aback, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Immortal Emperor Canye had a crush on Immortal Emperor Tianlu's senior sister?
"Get lost, stop spouting nonsense." Immortal Emperor Canye roared, seemingly unwilling to bring up the matter.
"Fine, I'm spouting nonsense. Coincidentally, I just reconnected with my senior sister recently," Immortal Emperor Tianlu said indifferently, appearing unconcerned.
Upon hearing this, Immortal Emperor Canye lost his composure and grabbed Immortal Emperor Tianlu, asking, "Where is your senior sister?"
"Get lost, I am spouting nonsense." Immortal Emperor Tianlu shook off Immortal Emperor Canye's hand, his attitude somewhat haughty.
Xia Feng shook his head with a wry smile. He had truly thought Canye would remain single forever, his lifelong companion.
So, he had a secret crush all along, which made sense.
"Go!"
Xia Feng ignored the two and tossed Xuanyuan Sword towards the purple barrier. The moment Xuanyuan Sword made contact, it began to glow brightly.
The two who were pulling and tugging at each other instantly stopped, their gazes drawn to Xuanyuan Sword.
The three stared in the direction of the barrier, and they could see it slowly being pierced, opening a larger and larger gap.
"My brother is saved!" Immortal Emperor Tianlu exclaimed excitedly.
"Let's go." Seeing that it was sufficient, Xia Feng flew towards Mount Shenjie, the other two following closely behind.
After entering Mount Shenjie, Xia Feng put away Xuanyuan Sword.
Upon arriving at Mount Shenjie, Xia Feng's first sensation was one of comfort, similar to when he was previously drawn into Kunlun Mountain—a joy like basking in sunlight.
The place was filled with power from the divine realm, causing the cultivation within Xia Feng to stir.
Xia Feng inexplicably gained a new realization: the space within Kunlun Mountain was somehow connected to the divine realm.
Though he didn't know what Kunlun Mountain truly was, or how it existed in the Earth dimension, Xia Feng perceived it as an incredibly powerful entity.
His own strength originated entirely from Kunlun Mountain.
"Why does it feel so oppressive in here? My internal immortal energy is beginning to flow backward," Immortal Emperor Tianlu's expression changed.
If it were merely oppressive, that would be a minor issue.
The critical problem was the reversal of his internal immortal energy, which could easily lead to disaster.
"Mhm, steady your mind. You can still control it for a while; we just need to leave sooner rather than later," Immortal Emperor Canye advised.
Despite Immortal Emperor Tianlu's constant calling him an idiot, Immortal Emperor Canye put aside their differences when faced with such a situation.
Immortal Emperor Tianlu steadied his Dao heart upon hearing this, preventing his immortal energy from flowing backward.
Xia Feng, however, felt as if he had returned to his element. Upon entering Mount Shenjie, he felt perfectly at ease and was able to absorb the divine power within, converting it into a means to enhance his cultivation.
"Let's go, we need to find Immortal Emperor Wu Mie first," Xia Feng said, flying towards the interior of Mount Shenjie.
Immortal Emperor Canye and Immortal Emperor Tianlu found it difficult to keep up with Xia Feng's flight. Watching Xia Feng swiftly pull away, Immortal Emperor Canye called out:
"Xia Feng, doesn't the power here affect you at all?"
"I don't feel much," Xia Feng replied.
He didn't want to reveal how perfectly he adapted to the divine power here until he understood the situation himself.
"What a strange person," Immortal Emperor Canye muttered.
Looking at the distant Xia Feng, Immortal Emperor Tianlu asked, puzzled:
"How did you meet Xia Feng?"
"He sought me out for a spar," Immortal Emperor Canye replied nonchalantly.