âWhy are you so shameless?â Huangfu Jiangyao was infuriated.
âWho are you calling shameless? Watch your mouth! If you have a problem with that, we can step into the dueling ring and fight it out. The loser shall kill themself,â Little Fishy said.
âWhat? Kill themself? Isnât that too much?â
The crowd was taken aback. Even though Huangfu Jiangyao was at fault for arbitrarily testing Chu Fengâs cultivation level, there was no need for them to go as far as to put their lives on the line.
Xianhai Yuâerâs temper was truly frightening.
A flicker of hesitation flashed across Huangfu Jiangyaoâs face. He would have taken the bet had it been anyone else, but he could tell from the earlier strike that Xianhai Yuâer was going to be a difficult opponent. He wouldnât mind sparring with her, but he wasnât confident of beating her in a fight for their lives.
In any case, he panicked.
âItâs just an item to gauge oneâs cultivation. Let him have it,â another voice echoed.
Four silhouettes dressed in clothes similar to Huangfu Jiangyaoâs walked out of the white fog. They were all carrying similar wooden boxes.
The first one was a seemingly average man with nothing particularly outstanding about him, be it his height, face, or disposition. If not for his clothes, the crowd wouldnât have even spared him a second glance.
The second one was a brawny man boasting a height of nine meters. He looked like a giant compared to his other three peers, who were only as tall as ordinary humans.
The third one was dashing with an outstanding disposition.
The fourth one was a white-haired man.
The one who spoke earlier was the white-haired man.
âYoung master, that isâ¦â Huangfu Jiangyao looked at the white-haired man.
âGive it to him,â the white-haired man said.
âAll right.â Huangfu Jiangyao nodded before taking his place beside the white-haired man.
The crowd realized that the white-haired man was likely to be the leader of the group.
âThanks for your generosity,â Chu Feng said.
âAre you able to use it even if I give it to you?â the white-haired man asked.
Instead of answering the question, Chu Feng formed a hand seal. The rock soon glowed and enveloped him, revealing his cultivation as a rank three Half-God.
The five Huangfus were stunned. They thought that Chu Feng wouldnât be able to invoke the treasure as he didnât know the invocation method. They didnât expect Chu Feng to decipher the method on his hand within such a short period of time.
âThanks,â Chu Feng said as he stowed the rock into his Cosmos Sack.
âI was previously curious about your Heavenly Bloodline, but itâs disappointing how your cultivation is only at rank three Half-God level,â the white-haired man sighed.
âI see. Iâm pleased about the rock you have given me though,â Chu Feng replied casually.
However, Little Fishy was displeased by that remark. âSo what if heâs at rank three Half-God level? Heâll still beat you into the ground.â
The white-haired man looked at Little Fishy and Xianhai Shaoyu in disdain before remarking, âYouâre Xianhai Shaoyu and Xianhai Yuâer, right? I heard about capabilities, but to be honest, I wouldnât have come to the Nine Heavensâ Zenith if not for Chu Feng inducing that phenomenon in the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. None of you are a match for me,â the white-haired man said.
A huge commotion broke out.
Xianhai Shaoyu had built his reputation as the strongest junior in the world of cultivation, and Xianhai Yuâer had shown hints of what she was capable of too.
The crowd thought that Xianhai Yuâer would challenge the white-haired man after being insulted since she had charged at Huangfu Jiangyao earlier just for testing Chu Fengâs cultivation. They were convinced that she wouldnât let an insult directed toward her and her brother slide.
Yet, Xianhai Yuâer was unfazed by the remark. She turned around, ran to Chu Fengâs side, and concernedly asked, âBig brother, are you fine?â
âIâm fine. He merely tested my cultivation. Itâs a good deal receiving such a treasure in exchange for revealing my cultivation,â Chu Feng replied with a smile.
âThat makes sense. Big brother, why did you come out? Are you here to fetch me to your residence?â Little Fishy asked.
âI was heading to Wang Qiangâs place to discuss some matters,â Chu Feng replied.
âI see.â Little Fishy pouted, though she wasnât really angry. She grabbed Chu Fengâs arm and said, âCome, letâs go together.â
âWhatâs going on?â
The crowd couldnât tell what was going on in Little Fishyâs mind. She looked as if she would murder Huangfu Jiangyao for testing Chu Fengâs cultivation, but she was unfazed when the white-haired man insulted her and her brother.
âLittle sister Yuâer, youâre early,â Xian Miaomiao stepped out of the white fog and said.
âBig sister Miaomiao, itâs not early at all. I donât think the cultivation ground is useful. I only held myself back from looking for big brother last night to avoid disturbing his cultivation,â Little Fishy said.
âI also donât think that itâs useful. Why donât we just stay at Chu Fengâs place instead?â Xian Miaomiao said.
âThatâs what Iâm thinking too.â Little Fishy nodded her head vigorously.
âOh? Our thoughts coincide.â
Two more people appeared. It was Feng Ling dragging Long Muxi along.
Since everyone was here, Chu Feng decided to bring them along to look for Wang Qiang.
âItâs over? I thought they would come to blows.â
âNo, wait a minute, what did they just say? Xianhai Yuâer, Xian Miaomiao, Feng Ling, and Long Muxi are going to stay with Chu Feng? Did I hear wrongly? I must be, right?â
âWhy are they so attached to Chu Feng? Heâs only a rank three Half-God level cultivator!â
The crowd couldnât understand what was going on.
Several figures appeared on the square shortly after, causing the bustling square to fall silent once more. They were the prodigies from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
Thus far, they had never publicly appeared in the Nine Heavensâ Zenith as if they had agreed not to do so, but right now, they were appearing in an army of more than two thousand people. All of them were dressed in the Seven Realms Sacred Mansionâs robes, though they didnât reveal their spirit power.
They were far more imposing than any other powers in the Nine Heavensâ Zenith.
Three people stood at the forefront of the army.
On the left was a man with fair skin and feminine features. The crowd recognized him, for he was known as the most talented junior world spiritist in the world of cultivationâLing Xiao.
On the right was a fair-skinned, beautiful woman who had a ferocious look in her eyes. She had disappeared from public view for many years, but the crowd could tell that she was the prodigy whose name was spoken alongside Ling Xiao a long time agoâJie Baobao.
No one in the crowd had ever seen the man standing at the center, but no one else could have taken that position other than the famous Jie Tian.