“Senior, though the eight arrays are now eternally open, the Bloodline Altar is gone, we’ve gained the ever-open Bloodline Cultivation Arrays, but we’ve also lost the Bloodline Altar where one could comprehend bloodline power.”
“It seems we’ve reaped great rewards, yet we’ve lost something incredibly vital, cutting off future generations’ chance to grasp that bloodline power.”
“And I, as the last Chu clan member to enter the Bloodline Altar, am well aware of the burden I carry.”
“I will not let down your expectations, Clan Leader, nor those of that great figure, nor the sacrifice of our clan’s future generations who can no longer comprehend bloodline power.”
“This bloodline power, I will master it eventually.”
“But I can feel it, controlling it is difficult, it’s not something achievable in a short time, yet the pact with the Fang Heavenly Clan is imminent, I must boost my strength quickly, so… I’d like to take a trip to Chizhou Upper Realm.” Chu Feng said.
“You want to seek the secret realm recorded in the Spirit Beast Treasure Map?” the Clan Leader asked.
“Yes.” Chu Feng nodded, he wanted to advance his cultivation swiftly, but cultivating alone would take too long.
The path of martial cultivation was a defiance of the heavens to seize power, mere diligent practice yielded little.
Only by risking danger could one find a shortcut, opportunities often came with peril, yet they were the fastest route.
Even such shortcuts were rare, not something you could simply seek out, encountering opportunities required fate and fortune.
Chu Feng’s current achievements were tied to his talent, his effort, but also inseparable from the opportunities he’d encountered.
Chu Feng could be considered one of those rare martial cultivators blessed with great fortune.
Now, to advance his cultivation, Chu Feng could only take a gamble in danger, the secret realm noted in the Spirit Beast Treasure Map was his current shortcut.
“Alright, I’ll accompany you on this trip.” The Clan Leader said.
“Senior, that won’t do, not to mention the clan needs you to hold the fort, now that the eight Bloodline Cultivation Arrays are open, you should be cultivating in seclusion, you can’t divert your energy for me and delay your own progress.” Chu Feng hurriedly declined.
He knew well that the Chu Heavenly Clan currently relied on this Clan Leader.
And the Bloodline Cultivation Arrays were practically tailored for him, diligent cultivation within them would surely yield results.
At such a time, the Clan Leader should focus on cultivating, not protecting Chu Feng.
“You’re rushing to break through for the sake of our clan, my going with you is also for the clan’s sake, after all… I don’t want to lose the territory left by our ancestors.” The Clan Leader said with a smile, patting Chu Feng’s shoulder, “This matter is settled, go prepare, and we’ll set off.”
Seeing the Clan Leader’s resolute stance, Chu Feng stopped protesting, he knew that no matter how much he objected, the Clan Leader would still go.
Even if he didn’t go openly, he might secretly protect him, rather than waste effort, it was better to travel together.
Besides, the Clan Leader was a Fifth Rank Honoured Realm cultivator, having such a powerhouse by his side would surely make Chu Feng’s journey much smoother.
So, Chu Feng smiled and said, “Senior, no preparation needed, we can leave now.”
Though Chu Feng needed no preparation, the Clan Leader did.
They didn’t depart immediately, only after the Clan Leader gave some instructions to Chu Hanpeng did he take Chu Feng and leave.
Their destination was Chizhou Upper Realm.
The only way to reach Chizhou Upper Realm was through an ancient teleportation array.
However, the power of ancient teleportation arrays was limited, the travel time varied significantly depending on distance.
Fortunately, Chizhou Upper Realm wasn’t far from the Great Thousand Upper Realm, and with the Clan Leader’s strength, he could use a treasure within the array to speed things up.
Thus, in just a few days, Chu Feng and the Clan Leader arrived at Chizhou Upper Realm.
Stepping out of the ancient teleportation array onto solid ground, Chu Feng felt a slight感慨 (sense of感慨).
He had crossed vast starry skies to reach this place.
And this wasn’t a lower realm or ordinary realm, it was an upper realm.
Most importantly, this was the territory of the Wuma Heavenly Clan, just thinking about闯上一闯 (making a foray) into their domain, and possibly taking something from it, inexplicably thrilled Chu Feng.
However, as they stood there, no one could see Chu Feng or the Clan Leader.
Because both had used stealth techniques before exiting the teleportation array, not wanting to draw attention.
Thus, others couldn’t detect them, so they observed what people were doing here, as Chu Feng had done before arriving.
A sizable crowd had gathered around this ancient teleportation array.
In groups of three or five, they were all discussing something, and upon listening closely, it became clear they were talking about the same thing.
A recent奇事 (strange event) in Chizhou Upper Realm.
Some days ago, two women had闯入 (闯入ed into) the Wuma Heavenly Clan’s forbidden territory, plundering their resources.
These women likely weren’t from Chizhou Upper Realm, as no one had seen them before, their identities were a mystery.
At first, people were merely shocked, wondering where two women got the nerve to challenge the Wuma Heavenly Clan.
Back then, people thought they’d soon stop, or be quickly captured by the Wuma Heavenly Clan.
After all, they were just two juniors.
But later, as more of the Wuma Heavenly Clan’s territories fell to them, and their precious resources kept being looted, the matter grew increasingly注目 (noteworthy).
Especially recently, when those two women breached a territory personally guarded by a Wuma Heavenly Clan Supreme Elder.
Even the Supreme Elder couldn’t stop them.
This set the entire Wuma Heavenly Clan ablaze with outrage.
Now, nearly all of Chizhou Upper Realm was abuzz with this event.
People speculated about who these two women were, possessing such terrifying power.
Could they be from another star region? After all, in the Ancestral Martial Star Region, aside from Linghu Hongfei, no junior this formidable existed.
“It seems the Wuma Heavenly Clan has run into some trouble.” The Chu Heavenly Clan Leader remarked, glancing at Chu Feng, “Chu Feng, what do you think of this?”
“I think those two women aren’t true juniors, they’re likely from another upper realm, disguising their identities.” Chu Feng analysed.
“Hmm.” Hearing Chu Feng’s words, the Clan Leader nodded in satisfaction, clearly Chu Feng’s analysis aligned with his own thoughts.
“Let’s go.” The Clan Leader didn’t want to linger, he spoke and prepared to lead Chu Feng away.
“Senior, wait a moment.” But Chu Feng suddenly waved his hand.
The Clan Leader, slightly puzzled, looked at Chu Feng, only to see that Chu Feng, who’d been relaxed moments ago, now wore a grave expression.
Following Chu Feng’s gaze, he realised Chu Feng was staring at someone.
