Before Chu Feng stood a bathtub.
Inside the bathtub was a light green liquid, with talismans swirling within and the scent of medicinal herbs permeating the air.
This was no ordinary water, but a medicinal concoction infused with formations and various herbs.
This liquid was undoubtedly intended for healing, and the method was extraordinary.
However, what caught Chu Feng’s attention and left him so astonished was not the medicinal water infused with formations.
It was the person inside the bathtub—a stunningly beautiful woman.
Her face was exquisite, her figure graceful, truly a beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms.
Most importantly, she was sitting naked in the bathtub, eyes closed, deep in cultivation.
Everything was clearly visible to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng had seen countless women, but few were so breathtakingly beautiful that they made his heart race.
Yet, Chu Feng’s shock was not due to her beauty.
The reason Chu Feng was so astonished was that he could clearly sense that the aura emanating from this stunningly beautiful, naked woman was identical to that of Wu Ma Shengjie.
But this couldn’t be Wu Ma Shengjie, could it? Wasn’t Wu Ma Shengjie a man? And an ordinary-looking one at that?
However, just as Chu Feng was stunned into silence, the woman suddenly opened her beautiful eyes.
“Ah—”
Upon seeing Chu Feng before her, the woman let out a startled scream.
At the same time, she waved her sleeve, and a robe draped over her body.
Once clothed, she turned around, and even her appearance changed, transforming into the visage of Wu Ma Shengjie.
“Shengjie, what’s wrong?”
Hearing Wu Ma Shengjie’s voice, the members of the Wu Ma Clan hurried in.
However, only the women entered, while the men stood outside. Though worried, they dared not even peek inside, as if deliberately avoiding something.
“So, you’re a woman disguised as a man?” Chu Feng asked.
“Oh no, Shengjie, how did he find out? Did he see you?”
As soon as Chu Feng spoke, the women of the Wu Ma Clan exclaimed in shock.
At this moment, even without Wu Ma Shengjie’s answer, Chu Feng had already confirmed the truth.
Wu Ma Shengjie was indeed a woman disguised as a man. What surprised Chu Feng was how well she had concealed it—even someone as observant as him had failed to notice any flaws.
Chu Feng concluded that Wu Ma Shengjie must have used a special disguise technique.
“I’m going to kill you.”
Suddenly, a roar erupted from Wu Ma Shengjie.
Her face was twisted with rage, and a murderous intent filled the air. As she spoke, she lunged toward Chu Feng.
This was no joke—her killing intent was genuine; she truly intended to kill Chu Feng.
In fact, it wasn’t just Wu Ma Shengjie.
At this moment, the members of the Wu Ma Clan seemed to have guessed what had happened, and almost all of them radiated hostility.
Buzz—
However, just as Wu Ma Shengjie moved, she was restrained in mid-air.
Not just her—every member of the Wu Ma Clan was now immobilized, unable to move.
“You!!!”
In her fury, Wu Ma Shengjie’s eyes also flashed with shock.
She knew that this was Chu Feng’s doing—he had used some method to restrain them.
But how could Chu Feng, who had previously been no match for her, now possess such immense power?
“Uh… well… you see…”
“Brother Shengjie—no, Sister Shengjie, I truly didn’t know you were a woman. If I had known, I wouldn’t have barged in like that.”
“As the saying goes, ‘ignorance is no fault.’ What happened today really isn’t my fault.”
“How about this? I’ll give you the Arrow Dao Immortal Bow as a gift, as an apology.”
Chu Feng spoke awkwardly.
Though it wasn’t intentional, he had still seen the girl’s body.
Chu Feng felt deeply apologetic, and knowing that such matters were hard to explain, he finished speaking and, with a thought, vanished from the spot.
After Chu Feng left, Wu Ma Shengjie and the others regained their freedom.
“What just happened? How could Chu Feng restrain even you?”
The members of the Wu Ma Clan asked, puzzled.
“His body was emitting a faint, colorful glow, filled with powerful barrier energy—the power of a formation’s core.”
“It’s likely that Chu Feng has mastered some powerful formation, and that formation has granted him this strength.”
Wu Ma Shengjie explained.
“But he only left a short while ago. How could he have gained such power so quickly?”
For a moment, the members of the Wu Ma Clan were all baffled.
While marveling at Chu Feng’s power, someone whispered, “Shengjie, did Chu Feng see you…”
“Shut up!”
Hearing this, Wu Ma Shengjie flew into a rage, and the overwhelming killing intent was palpable to everyone present.
At this, the members of the Wu Ma Clan quickly fell silent, not daring to even look Wu Ma Shengjie in the eye.
“What happened today must not be spoken of to anyone. If I find out that someone has spread it, don’t blame me for being merciless, even to my own clan.” Wu Ma Shengjie said fiercely.
Realizing that Wu Ma Shengjie was truly furious, the members of the Wu Ma Clan were too scared to speak.
But they all nodded silently, indicating that they would not reveal what had happened.
“Chu Feng, I will never let you off.”
Wu Ma Shengjie clenched her fists, her eyes filled with an increasingly intense killing intent.
In fact, one could even hear the sound of her teeth grinding.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng had arrived at the place where Bai Liluo had been in seclusion.
But here, Chu Feng could not find Bai Liluo.
“Strange, where has this girl gone?”
At this moment, Chu Feng frowned, a trace of worry in his eyes.
Though Chu Feng knew that Bai Liluo was incredibly powerful and skilled,
when he had left her, Bai Liluo had been suffering from the backlash of that shadowy figure, and Chu Feng couldn’t be sure if she was safe.
Now, Chu Feng had thoroughly searched the area but found no trace of Bai Liluo.
Even though he had mastered the Ancestral Martial Cultivation Realm and could sense all the auras within it, he still couldn’t detect Bai Liluo—or that shadowy figure.
This only deepened Chu Feng’s concern. He was truly afraid that something might have happened to Bai Liluo.
“Hmm?”
But suddenly, Chu Feng’s expression shifted.
He had once again carefully sensed the entire Ancestral Martial Cultivation Realm, searching for any trace of Bai Liluo.
Though he still couldn’t find her aura, Chu Feng noticed that a group of people was approaching the city where the Chu Clan members resided.
This group was from the Linghu Clan.
And the Linghu Clan wouldn’t appear near the Chu Clan’s territory without reason.
Their presence there was undoubtedly because Chu Feng had offended the Linghu Clan, and they had come to settle the score with his clan.
“Linghu Clan, I wasn’t looking for you, but you’ve come to me.”
“Very well, it’s time for you to step down.”
Chu Feng said coldly.
