“One Grade Supreme?”
“How could he be a One Grade Supreme?”
Hua Xu looked at Chu Feng again, his expression extremely complicated.
From disbelief, to repeated confirmation, and finally to having no choice but to accept it, panic and unease surged in his eyes.
Originally, he had only regarded Chu Feng as a minor figure. That was why he looked down on Chu Feng and dared to provoke him.
But now he realised that he had carelessly provoked someone he could not afford to offend.
Hua Xu was also a junior. He knew very well what kind of existence a Supreme Realm junior represented.
The smugness he had shown earlier was gone. Now his face was covered in cold sweat that could not be wiped away.
“Rabbit… Junior Sister Rabbit.”
“What exactly is the background of this Chu Feng?”
“Which force does he belong to? Why have I never heard of him before?”
In his panic, Hua Xu turned to Tu Yuanyuan and asked about Chu Feng through secret voice transmission.
He felt that Tu Yuanyuan must know about Chu Feng. Otherwise, she would not have been so enthusiastic towards him earlier.
“You have already entered the Wolong Martial Sect.”
“Why bother caring so much about matters outside?”
Although Tu Yuanyuan replied to Hua Xu, she did not tell him anything about Chu Feng.
Her answer was a perfunctory one.
Yet Hua Xu took it as a reminder.
He believed Tu Yuanyuan was telling him that no matter how strong Chu Feng’s cultivation was or how impressive he seemed outside, once inside the Wolong Martial Sect, they all started at the same point.
After thinking it over carefully, Hua Xu realised this was indeed true.
Although Chu Feng’s current cultivation was strong, his own talent was not weak either. Moreover, inside the Wolong Martial Sect, he was not relying solely on his master for support.
Outside he might not be able to offend Chu Feng, but within the Wolong Martial Sect, he actually had no need to fear him.
So the cold sweat on his face stopped, and the panic began to fade.
Especially when standing behind his master, he regained his confidence.
“Dao Qinian, what is going on?”
“Was there a mistake with the talent testing platform?”
Unexpectedly, Hua Xu’s master, Elder Ouyang Che, looked at Dao Qinian with a face full of anger.
“Reporting to Elder Ouyang, the talent test was conducted strictly according to the rules,” Dao Qinian replied.
“There must have been an error. Test him again.”
Among the three elders from the Eastern Dragon Courtyard in the plaza, another one also spoke up.
“No need. The talent test is only one way to judge. It is not necessarily completely accurate.”
“This boy is already a One Grade Supreme at such a young age. That itself is the best proof of his talent.”
When Elder Ouyang Che said this, he was also sizing up Chu Feng once more.
The gaze that had previously been full of hostility was now filled with appreciation.
“Little friend Chu Feng, earlier this old man did not understand the full picture and misunderstood you. Please do not take it to heart.”
Elder Ouyang Che spoke to Chu Feng with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Hua Xu’s heart tightened at once.
Even if he were stupid, he could see the change in his master’s attitude towards Chu Feng.
But compared to Hua Xu, the others were not particularly surprised by Elder Ouyang Che’s shift in behaviour.
Although Chu Feng was a One Grade Supreme, Xu Cheng was also a One Grade Supreme.
Both at One Grade Supreme, yet Chu Feng defeated Xu Cheng with a single strike. That was enough to show how powerful he was.
Even though Chu Feng’s talent test only produced a wooden token, he was very likely a monstrous genius.
For such a disciple, let alone Elder Ouyang Che, many elders in the Eastern Dragon Courtyard would want to take him as their disciple.
If word of this spread, plenty of Eastern Dragon Courtyard elders would regret it…
Regret that they did not come here today to select disciples and thus missed such an outstanding talent as Chu Feng.
“Ouyang Che, you wrongly accused Chu Feng just moments ago, and now you say a few nice words thinking that settles everything?”
Among the three Eastern Dragon Courtyard elders, the strongest one, a female elder, spoke up.
This female elder was now Tu Yuanyuan’s master.
When Tu Yuanyuan first tried to speak up for Chu Feng, she had stopped her.
But now she was actually taking the initiative to speak for Chu Feng.
Her change in attitude was no less dramatic than Ouyang Che’s.
The reason was naturally Chu Feng’s talent.
She surely also wanted to take Chu Feng as her disciple.
“This old man misjudged the situation.”
After Ouyang Che said this, he swung his large sleeve. With a sharp slap, a loud smack landed on Hua Xu’s face.
With that one slap, Hua Xu was sent flying tens of thousands of metres.
When he landed, not only was a bloody handprint left on his face, but half of his cheek was twisted out of shape.
“Master, you…”
Hua Xu looked stunned.
“Vile disciple, do not call me master.”
“I, Ouyang Che, do not have a disciple like you.”
“This Hua Xu, right after entering the Wolong Martial Sect, started stirring up trouble.”
“I, Ouyang Che, hereby officially announce that Hua Xu is expelled from my tutelage and has no further connection with me.”
Ouyang Che actually expelled Hua Xu from his tutelage in front of everyone.
“…”
Hua Xu’s face turned ashen, his eyes filled with fear and shock.
But he said nothing more. He could only accept his fate.
Although his family did have an elder in the Wolong Martial Sect, that senior had not returned to the family for many years. He had no idea what the current situation of that senior was.
Until he found that senior, he did not dare to offend Ouyang Che.
After all, Ouyang Che was an elder of the Eastern Dragon Courtyard and a Martial Venerable Realm expert.
While he himself was merely a disciple who barely qualified to enter the Eastern Dragon Courtyard.
“Little friend Chu Feng, earlier this old man truly misjudged and misjudged that Hua Xu.”
“And I have already given him appropriate punishment.”
“Little friend Chu Feng, if you are willing, I can take you as my disciple and bring you into the Eastern Dragon Courtyard.”
Ouyang Che really had thick skin. He had clearly been the one making things difficult for Chu Feng earlier, yet now he wanted to accept Chu Feng as his disciple.
“Ouyang Che, your face really is thick.”
“Do you truly think that expelling that Hua Xu from your tutelage is enough to make up for what happened to little friend Chu Feng?”
Tu Yuanyuan’s master gave a cold laugh, then looked towards Chu Feng.
“Little friend Chu Feng, become my disciple instead.”
Tu Yuanyuan’s master said to Chu Feng.
Seeing this, Ouyang Che did not dare say anything more.
Tu Yuanyuan’s master was stronger than him. He truly did not dare compete with her.
That was also why he had chosen Hua Xu earlier and not Tu Yuanyuan.
In fact, when it came to the strength of the elders present, Tu Yuanyuan’s master was indeed the most qualified to become Chu Feng’s master.
But just when everyone thought Chu Feng was about to bow to Tu Yuanyuan’s master as his teacher, Chu Feng instead gave a respectful salute.
“Thank you, Elder, for your kind offer.”
“However, this disciple already has a preferred master in mind.”
“It is just that this master is still unwilling to accept me, but this disciple will work hard to perform well and strive to satisfy him.”
Chu Feng said.
“Oh?”
Hearing Chu Feng’s words, everyone’s expression shifted.
They instinctively felt that the person Chu Feng mentioned must be someone extraordinary.
“May I ask which elder little friend Chu Feng is referring to?”
Tu Yuanyuan’s master asked.
“That elder has not yet agreed to accept me as a disciple.”
“May this junior refrain from saying the name?”
Chu Feng replied.
“Little friend Chu Feng, you are indeed allowed to refuse my offer to take you as a disciple.”
“But if you refuse, you should give a proper reason.”
“I promise that as long as you tell me who you wish to take as your master, I will absolutely not make things difficult for you.”
Tu Yuanyuan’s master seemed to sense Chu Feng’s concerns, so she spoke in this way.
In truth, the person Chu Feng was referring to was Duan Liufeng.
He had not said it directly because he did have some reservations. He was afraid it would affect Duan Liufeng.
After all, Duan Liufeng was only an outer courtyard elder.
These Eastern Dragon Courtyard elders held high positions and great power. If they wanted to make things hard for Duan Liufeng, his days would surely be miserable.
But looking at the current situation, if Chu Feng did not speak out, this female elder who had already accepted Tu Yuanyuan as her disciple would certainly not let the matter rest.
After thinking it over, Chu Feng decided not to hide it any longer. “The person this disciple wishes to take as master is Elder Duan Liufeng.”
“Duan Liufeng?”
As soon as Chu Feng spoke those words, an uproar immediately erupted on the scene.
The disciples were fine. They simply did not know who Duan Liufeng was, so they began guessing and asking around.
But the expressions of the elders present were clearly not right.
Their stunned looks showed that they knew exactly who Duan Liufeng was.
Duan Liufeng was merely an outer courtyard elder. It would be understandable if someone from the Northern Xuan Courtyard knew him.
Yet in the current scene, elders from all four courtyards knew who Duan Liufeng was.
