At that moment, the crowd around was abuzz, all discussing the matter of the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
From their chatter, Chu Feng picked up some details about the event.
The selection for the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars would take place in the Nine Dragons Upper Realm, at a location called the Nine Dragons Anomaly Ridge. The event was set for twelve days from now.
Any junior under a hundred years old from the Ancestral Martial Star Region was eligible to participate.
“Little friend Chu Feng, I’ve spotted an old friend over there. Would you mind waiting here for a moment? I’ll go say hello and be right back,” the Wuma Heavenly Clan Leader said, pointing into the distance. He didn’t head off immediately, instead seeking Chu Feng’s opinion.
“Senior, go ahead,” Chu Feng replied.
Since the Wuma Heavenly Clan Leader had phrased it that way, Chu Feng understood that this friend must be someone significant to him.
Otherwise, knowing Chu Feng’s urgency to help Bai Liluo break her seal, the Clan Leader wouldn’t have bothered with a detour to greet someone.
With Chu Feng’s approval, the Wuma Heavenly Clan Leader took Wuma Shengjie along to meet his friend.
As for Chu Feng, he didn’t care much about who this friend might be.
“Bro, check it out—that kid over there, the little girl on his back is pretty cute.”
“Which one? Oh, I see her. You’re right, she’s a real looker. So young and already this pretty—she’ll be a stunner when she grows up. But why’s her face so pale? She must be injured.”
“Forget the girl—take a closer look at the guy carrying her. How weak is he? He’s sweating buckets just from carrying a little kid!”
The area around the teleportation array was packed with people, their conversations a constant hum.
But the voices coming from Chu Feng’s side caught his attention—they seemed to be talking about him.
After all, looking around, he was the only one with Bai Liluo on his back.
And because of Bai Liluo’s reverse seal, she was unusually heavy. After carrying her all this way, Chu Feng was indeed showing signs of fatigue.
“Hey, guys, check out that kid’s token.”
“Whoa, I thought he was just some sickly nobody. Turns out he’s from the Chu Heavenly Clan—no wonder he’s so pathetic.”
“What’s a Chu Heavenly Clan member doing here? Don’t tell me he’s planning to join the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars selection?”
“With that kind of strength? Talk about a lack of self-awareness—haha!”
“Hmph, what do you expect? The Chu Heavenly Clan’s just a bunch of shameless losers.”
These people didn’t even know Chu Feng, yet they openly mocked him in loud voices, completely disregarding his feelings.
It was as if they had some deep grudge against him.
This behavior was nothing short of provocation.
If they’d kept their comments quiet, Chu Feng would’ve ignored them. But after spotting his Chu Heavenly Clan token and still brazenly taunting him, he wasn’t about to let it slide.
So, Chu Feng turned his gaze toward them.
He saw they were all juniors too, and their strength wasn’t bad—most of them were at the peak of True Immortal.
To Chu Feng, they were like ants.
But in truth, among juniors, they were decently impressive.
What’s more, they all wore identical tokens at their waists: Gong Heavenly Clan.
“So you look down on my Chu Heavenly Clan—I thought you’d be some big shots. Turns out you’re just from the Gong Heavenly Clan,” Chu Feng said. “It’s a pity you know of my Chu Heavenly Clan, but I’ve never even heard of your Gong Heavenly Clan.”
“What did you just say? Are you looking down on us?”
Hearing this, the group flared up, stomping toward Chu Feng with menacing glares.
“Stop it!”
Just then, a sharp shout rang out.
Two figures—an old man and a young woman—descended from the sky, landing in front of the group.
The old man had white hair and a kind face, yet he carried an air of authority. His cultivation was likely at the Venerable level.
The young woman was a junior too, quite attractive—not a world-toppling beauty, but certainly a flower in bloom.
She was a Second Rank Celestial Immortal, significantly stronger than the other Gong Heavenly Clan juniors.
Most notably, both the old man and the woman wore Gong Heavenly Clan tokens at their waists.
“Greetings, Clan Leader! Greetings, Lady Mingyue!”
Seeing the old man and the woman, the Gong Heavenly Clan juniors paled with panic and hurriedly bowed.
Chu Feng now knew the old man’s identity, and the woman clearly wasn’t ordinary either.
“How many times have I told you? There’s always someone stronger out there—stay humble. What were you just doing?” the Gong Heavenly Clan Leader asked coldly.
“Clan Leader, we—”
“No excuses! Apologize to this young friend now!” the Clan Leader barked.
At that, the previously arrogant juniors shuffled over to Chu Feng and offered their apologies.
“Young friend, it’s my fault for not disciplining them properly. I hope you won’t hold it against them,” the Gong Heavenly Clan Leader said, stepping forward to express his own regret.
He was a clan leader, with status and strength to match, yet he lowered himself to apologize to a junior like Chu Feng. His sincerity was undeniable—what more could Chu Feng say?
“Senior, you’re making it sound too serious. Since you’ve spoken, I’ll naturally give you this face,” Chu Feng replied. “But, Senior, their attitudes really need some work. If you don’t discipline them, someone else will eventually do it for you.”
“You—” The Gong Heavenly Clan juniors gnashed their teeth in anger at Chu Feng’s words, but with their Clan Leader present, they held their tongues. Instead, they shot him vicious glares and sent threatening voice transmissions.
Chu Feng didn’t bother responding, treating them like buzzing flies.
His expression remained unchanged, which only infuriated them more. But beyond their anger, they were helpless.
Their threats fell on deaf ears—Chu Feng clearly didn’t take them seriously at all.
To them, Chu Feng was a weakling from the Chu Heavenly Clan, drenched in sweat just from carrying a little girl.
They, on the other hand, were geniuses of the Gong Heavenly Clan, peak True Immortals.
How dare this Chu Heavenly Clan nobody not take them seriously?
The more they thought about it, the angrier they got. What stung most was that their Clan Leader was being so polite to this “trash” from the Chu Heavenly Clan.
In all their years, they’d never seen their Clan Leader treat *them* with such courtesy.
Even after Chu Feng’s jab, the Clan Leader showed no anger—instead, he agreed.
“Haha, this young friend speaks wisely,” the Gong Heavenly Clan Leader said. “I’ll make sure to discipline them strictly from now on. Tell me, young friend, are you really from the Chu Heavenly Clan?”
“This junior, Chu Feng, is indeed from the Chu Heavenly Clan,” Chu Feng answered.
“Chu Feng?” The Gong Heavenly Clan Leader’s eyes flickered, as if something clicked, but he quickly shook his head, dismissing the thought.
