âThose were life talismans, right? Could that be related to the members of the Situ World Spiritist Clan we encountered at the Zhuge Clan? Are they wounded by young friend Chu Feng?â Shengguang Baimei asked via voice transmission.
They had witnessed everything that had happened earlier while remaining concealed by Daoist Niantianâs means.
âDoesnât look like it. Judging from Situ Zhonglanâs reaction, those life talismans only turned tattered a moment ago. Otherwise, it wouldnât make sense for her to suddenly leave in such a hurry,â Daoist Niantian replied.
âYoung friend Chu Feng, what do you think?â Shengguang Baimei asked.
âI donât think itâs related to me either. The only one who knows what truly happened is Situ Zhonglan herself. However, judging from how those life talismans are still working, Iâm guessing that the members of the Situ World Spiritist Clan arenât too far away from here,â Chu Feng murmured.
âHard to say. Given the means of the Situ World Spiritist Clan, they should be able to craft highly potent life talismans, though I doubt that it would work across galaxies,â Daoist Niantian analyzed.
âThat means that it could be the group from the Situ World Spiritist Clan we encountered at the Zhuge Clan. If so, itâs only a matter of time before Situ Zhonglan learns about my affairs. It looks like weâll have to hurry. We need to leave this place before Situ Zhonglan returns,â Chu Feng said.
âYoung friend Chu Feng, letâs kill these people and head to the ancient remnant,â Shengguang Baimei said.
He was referring to Qiu Long and the others. He hadnât forgotten how those people kept making things hard for Chu Feng even though there was no grudge between them. Chu Feng had only tolerated them was because he was worried about Situ Zhonglanâs interference.
But now that Situ Zhonglan was gone, there was no one who could pose a threat to Chu Feng anymore given that he had Shengguang Baimei backing him. Naturally, this meant that it was time to exact vengeance.
While Chu Feng was chatting with Shengguang Baimei, Song Yun had also started interrogating Qiu Long.
âMiss Song, youâre really mistaken. I wasnât the one who gave Chu Feng away. It really isnât me!â
Qiu Longâs earlier gleeful smile was nowhere to be seen. It was replaced with a look of indignance.
âDo you take me for a fool? Who else could have done it other than you? Youâre really asking for a beating! You must have thought that my big brother Chu Feng is a pushover. Big sis, letâs teach them a lesson!â
It went without saying that Song Yun didnât believe Qiu Longâs lies.
âForget it, Yunâer. Letâs wait for your mother to return before deciding on how we should deal with them.â
Song Yunâer chose not to make a move. She was concerned about the implications since it was the Godwish Grandmother and the Lady of Dao Sea who invited these people here.
âItâs easy to deal with them, but it could potentially land the Godwish Grandmother and the Lady of Dao Sea in trouble. Letâs call it quits today. Weâll settle the scores with them in the future,â Chu Feng said.
âIt looks like young friend Chu Feng is much more meticulous than you are, Lord Baimei,â Daoist Niantian said.
As much as he was complimenting Chu Feng, that remark was also an insult directed toward Shengguang Baimei as well. Even though Shengguang Baimei was much older than Chu Feng, he was used to being in a dominant position. Due to that, there were times when he wasnât as good at dealing with interpersonal relationships as Chu Feng.
Shengguang Baimei couldnât stand Daoist Niantianâs insult, but he chose to swallow it down because Chu Feng was around too. He rolled his eyes at Daoist Niantian before replying to Chu Feng, âLetâs go with what you said.â
Having decided on their next course of action, Chu Feng called Song Yun, Song Xueâer, and Song Feifei into one of the palaces with him and relayed two matters to them.
One, he had entered the underground palace by coincidence. He actually wasnât invited by the Lady of Dao Sea. He had only lied earlier on because he could tell that Qiu Long was intentionally making things difficult for him.
Two, he had urgent matters to deal with so he needed to leave the place.
Song Yun, Song Xueâer, and Song Feifei could understand why Chu Feng would lie about being invited by the Lady of Dao Sea, so they didnât blame him for that.
As for the second matter, while Song Feifei remained mostly calm, Song Xueâer and Song Yun grew agitated. Song Yun even rushed forward to grab Chu Feng, as if fearing that he would flee at the next moment.
âBig brother Chu Feng, donât be in such a rush to leave. Havenât you heard that weâre at the Monstrous Kingâs Soul Mound? My mother spent many years gathering many items just to open the mound! You might just stumble upon a fortuitous encounter if you enter the mound with us!â Song Yun said.
âHow long will it take for the Monstrous Kingâs Soul Mound to open?â
Chu Feng was moved by the offer since he was in a rush to raise his cultivation level. The Holy Valleyâs ancient remnant was an opportunity to him, but so was the Monstrous Kingâs Soul Mound. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âRegarding that⦠itâs hard to say. The Monstrous King has set up many dangerous defensive mechanisms around the mound, so weâll have to take things slowly. It might take some time,â Song Yun replied.
âHow about this? Iâll first handle the other matter I have on hand, and Iâll rush over if I can make it back in time,â Chu Feng proposed.
âHow long will you be gone for? Do you need help? If youâre in trouble, why donât my big sis and I accompany you?â Song Yun asked.
âDonât worry, I can handle it myself. You can stay here,â Chu Feng replied.
Song Yun wasnât willing to let things rest with that, but she had no choice but to back down since Chu Feng wasnât going to change his mind.
He left the city afterward and made his way toward the ancient remnant under Shengguang Baimeiâs lead.
âYoung hero Chu Feng, it looks like you have good luck with women. I noticed that many of the young misses are interested in you, but I think that only three of them are worthy of you. Song Yun and Song Xueâer are a good fit, and Song Feifei⦠She does have a decent appearance and is the disciple of the Lady of Dao Sea, so she barely meets the cut too,â Shengguang Baimei said cheerily.
âElder Baimei, they are just my friends,â Chu Feng replied.
âYoung hero Chu Feng, they will be heartbroken to hear that. You might think of them as friends, but I donât think that they are happy with just beings friends with you. Even Song Xueâer looks at you with peculiar eyes despite her cold front. I have been through this phase myself. Iâm certain that Song Xueâer has feelings for you.
âYou can toss aside Song Feifei if you arenât interested in her, but you shouldnât let Song Yun and Song Xueâer down,â Shengguang Baimei advised.
âLord Baimei, if you have been through that phase yourself, shouldnât you be able to tell that young friend Chu Feng doesnât harbor any feelings for them? Youâre putting him in a spot with your words,â Daoist Niantian interjected, alleviating the awkward atmosphere for Chu Feng.
âElder Niantian, a loner like you shouldnât mislead young hero Chu Feng with your warped philosophies. Isnât it perfectly normal for a man to have multiple wives? Do you really need to have feelings for someone to get together with them? In my opinion, itâs enough as long as they are pretty!â Shengguang Baimei said.
âElder Baimei, I know that youâre saying this out of goodwill, but Iâd prefer to devote myself to people whom I have feelings for. I believe that a couple needs to have mutual feelings in order to be happy. Otherwise, I will only be making myself uncomfortable while hindering the other partyâs pursuit for happiness,â Chu Feng said.
âIt looks like young hero Chu Feng is a sentimental man. Still, I donât think that men should be too fussy when the lady doesnât mind it. I think that youâre just overthinking things,â Shengguang Baimei said.
Chu Feng responded with a simple shake of his head. It was futile to argue about this with Shengguang Baimei. The two of them had led vastly different lives, so it was inevitable that their values would be different as well.
It was futile to attempt to convince another person of his own values.
Besides, it was indeed common for men to have multiple wives in this huge world of cultivation. There were even some who had tens of thousands of wives.
âWe have arrived.â
All of a sudden, Shengguang Baimei halted his footsteps.
They were standing in the midst seemingly ordinary grass field, but when Shengguang Baimei took out his formation key, a spirit formation gate manifested in front of them.
The three of them quickly entered the spirit formation gate.