“My Lord, this is how it is,” the messenger said, proceeding to explain the full story to them.
“There’s actually such a thing?” Hearing this, everyone present, including Chu Hanqing and Chu Hanyou, was utterly shocked.
They were completely unprepared for this.
“This matter is overseen by the Starfield Master Realm? Have you seen anyone from the Starfield Master Realm?” Chu Hanqing asked.
“I didn’t see anyone from the Starfield Master Realm, but there’s a war chariot from the Fang Heavenly Clan. It’s protected by a barrier, and I couldn’t see through it, so I don’t know if the Starfield Master Realm people are inside,” the messenger replied.
“This is bad.”
“No wonder the Clan Leader brought Chu Feng back at this time. He clearly intended for Chu Feng to fight,” Chu Hanqing said, his brows furrowing tightly.
“Supreme Elder, what do we do now? Fang Hualong of the Fang Heavenly Clan is no pushover. Rumor has it he was already a Rank 6 Martial Immortal before, and now he might be a Rank 7. In our clan, aside from Chu Feng, no one can stand against him.”
“This concerns the ownership of the Purple Tree Ordinary Realm—we can’t afford to lose, or we’ll be cursed by future generations. Should we… bring Chu Feng down first…?”
After learning the details, they realized that among the younger generation of the Chu Heavenly Clan, only Chu Feng could rival the Fang Heavenly Clan.
Though they all wanted Chu Feng dead—and even the Clan Leader who protected him—they still cared about preserving their own reputations.
“No way! We finally got Chu Feng onto the Heavenly Thunder Punishment Platform—how could we let him down?”
“Besides, even if we did, he wouldn’t be a match for Fang Hualong,” Chu Hanqing said, shaking his head.
“This isn’t something you or I can decide. The ownership of the Purple Tree Ordinary Realm is at stake, and Chu Hanpeng would never let it go so easily. Even if we don’t want to release Chu Feng, Chu Hanpeng might have that intention,” Chu Hanyou said.
Hearing this, Chu Hanqing’s heart tightened. He was afraid—afraid of letting Chu Feng fight. If Chu Feng lost, that would be fine, but if he won, it would be a major achievement. With such merit offsetting his crimes, Chu Hanpeng might lessen his punishment.
“Supreme Elders, Lord Chu Hanpeng has gone to greet the guests and sent me to inform you to hurry over,” the messenger said.
Chu Hanqing was inwardly panicked but had no time to dwell on it. With a wave of his sleeve, he said, “Everyone, disperse and head to Chu Hanpeng’s location separately. Do not reveal that we met here.”
With that, Chu Hanqing took the lead and left.
Soon after, the others in the room followed suit, scattering in different directions.
At this moment, the Fang Heavenly Clan and other forces had already been welcomed into the Chu Heavenly Clan.
The procession of outsiders entered the Chu Heavenly Clan in a grand, imposing manner, quickly drawing the attention of the clan’s members.
On top of that, Chu Hanpeng had issued an order for the clan to gather outside the Main Hall Plaza.
In just a short time, the area outside the Main Hall Plaza was packed with people. Not only the older generation but also the younger generation were present, with more forces continuously arriving.
The Main Hall Plaza was one of the Chu Heavenly Clan’s most sacred grounds, reserved for gathering the clan only during significant events.
However, at this moment, only a small portion of the Chu Heavenly Clan’s members were on the plaza itself—most were forced to stand outside.
Because right now, there were distinguished guests on the Main Hall Plaza.
There stood the Clan Leader of the Fang Heavenly Clan and their Supreme Elder.
Alongside the Fang Heavenly Clan’s prominent figures were the Clan Leader of the Zhao Heavenly Clan, the Clan Leader of the Song Heavenly Clan, the City Lord of Fenghuo Gate City, and the Sect Master of the Cangjian Sect.
These were all renowned figures with high status and prestige. In the Chu Heavenly Clan, aside from the Clan Leader, only Chu Hanpeng could stand on equal footing with them.
Yet these individuals were not the most significant presence—the true VIP was still inside the Fang Heavenly Clan’s war chariot.
*Whoosh—*
Finally, more than a dozen figures emerged from the war chariot.
Each of them exuded an extraordinary aura, clearly not ordinary people but martial cultivation experts.
The one leading them was especially imposing, impossible to overlook.
He was an elderly man with white hair, standing tall at over three meters. His physique didn’t resemble that of an old man at all—his face was even rather full and robust.
This elder had a fierce, menacing appearance that instilled fear at first glance. The token at his waist caused the hearts of all the Chu Heavenly Clan members present to skip a beat.
“The Starfield Master Realm! Heavens, why has someone from the Starfield Master Realm suddenly come to our Chu Heavenly Clan? What’s going on?”
At this moment, the Chu Heavenly Clan members were in a state of extreme unease, especially the younger generation.
Seeing the prominent figures from various clans had already unsettled them, but the appearance of someone from the Starfield Master Realm terrified them even more.
After all, the Starfield Master Realm was the supreme ruler of the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield.
Though these Chu Heavenly Clan youngsters strutted arrogantly in the Great Thousand Upper Realm on normal days, encountering someone from the Ancestral Martial Starfield was like commoners meeting an emperor. They were too frightened to speak, their nerves stretched taut, fearing that a single misstep could offend the other party and cost them their heads.
“Your subordinate Chu Hanpeng pays respects to Lord Gangxiong,” Chu Hanpeng hurriedly stepped forward, offering a deep bow to the white-haired elder.
“He’s Wuming Gangxiong?”
Hearing this, the expressions of some Chu Heavenly Clan members grew even grimmer.
Wuming Gangxiong’s name was well-known to them. To put it simply, he carried a reputation for being unreasonable.
Anyone who dared offend him faced consequences ranging from decapitation at best to the extermination of their entire family at worst.
He wasn’t the strongest in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, but he was undoubtedly one of the most feared figures.
What was such a terrifying person doing at the Chu Heavenly Clan?
Though the reason was unclear, instinctively, they felt it couldn’t be anything good.
At this moment, panic gripped the hearts of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
