Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao headed towards the rendezvous point agreed upon with the Long clan chief.
It did not take long for them to reach the appointed place.
Yet, just as Chu Feng had expected, trouble was already lying in wait.
At the meeting spot stood not only the Long clan chief, Long Xiaoxiao’s mother, and Long Shengbu.
Outside the boundary, a colossal war chariot lay across the vast desert, surrounded by several thousand powerful, sturdy giant beasts resting beside it.
Atop the chariot fluttered the grand banner of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect.
At the very front of the chariot stood several figures.
The first to catch the eye were Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue.
However, between the two of them stood another person, a young man.
Like Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue, he did not conceal his face with clouds or mist.
His features were clearly visible.
Although he was also of the younger generation, he was not as handsome as Fu Feiyue, yet he carried far greater presence, a mature and restrained aura.
Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue, those two arrogant juniors, stood on either side of him. From their posture alone, Chu Feng could tell this young man was no ordinary figure.
Apart from Yin Daifen, Fu Feiyue, and that young man, everyone else from the Cloudsky Immortal Sect was shrouded in swirling mist that hid their faces.
Thanks to the improvement in Chu Feng’s boundary techniques, such concealment was now useless against his sight.
He could clearly see that most of them were elders.
There were also many juniors among them.
Notably, apart from Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue, Chu Feng did not recognise anyone, whether old or young.
Of course, the war chariot itself was enormous and contained special treasures that blocked his vision. Undoubtedly, even stronger experts were concealed inside.
“Chu Feng, Xiaoxiao, you’re back!”
“How did the trial go? Was everything smooth?”
Upon seeing Chu Feng, Long Xiaoxiao’s mother spoke with great excitement.
Although they had remained outside, she already knew that Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao had undergone the trial, no doubt informed by members of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect.
“Chu Feng?”
“That person is Chu Feng?”
Yet the moment Long Xiaoxiao’s mother spoke his name, Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue slightly furrowed their brows.
After all, the last time they saw Chu Feng, he had looked uglier than a toad.
Now, however, his true appearance was restored.
Chu Feng’s entire bearing was outstanding.
This was the aura forged through countless life-and-death trials on his long journey from the lower realm all the way to the Heavenly River.
It was something ordinary juniors, even geniuses, simply did not possess.
Seeing the current Chu Feng made both Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue deeply uncomfortable.
They despised Chu Feng and naturally did not want someone they hated to be so exceptional.
Yet they had already witnessed just how remarkable he was.
He was someone they could never hope to match through their own strength alone.
In terms of both power and intellect, Chu Feng surpassed them.
The only way they could deal with him was by relying on the colossal might of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect.
“What’s the matter? Don’t recognise me anymore?”
Chu Feng looked at Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue as he spoke.
At the same time, he halted his steps.
He knew the invisible barrier was still in place. As long as he did not step outside, the experts of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect could not enter and could do nothing to him.
“Chu Feng, I never thought you would dare show yourself again.”
When Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue spoke, the sound of gnashing teeth was unmistakable. Their hatred for him ran bone-deep.
“Chu Feng, what is going on here?”
Upon seeing Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao appear, the Long clan chief also spoke.
Compared to Long Xiaoxiao’s mother, whose face was filled with joy at their safe return, the clan chief’s expression was extremely grave, even somewhat stern.
This made both Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao realise that the Cloudsky Immortal Sect had surely already complained to her father. Whether they had told the truth, however, was another matter entirely.
After all, both Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao had seen the character of Yin Daifen and Fu Feiyue for themselves.
“Father, none of this is Little Benefactor’s fault. It was completely because the Cloudsky Immortal Sect couldn’t accept losing.”
Long Xiaoxiao hurriedly spoke up in defence, giving a full and detailed account of everything that had happened.
She explained everything thoroughly precisely because she feared Yin Daifen and the others would twist the facts and lie.
After hearing her version of events, both Long Xiaoxiao’s mother and Long Shengbu nodded slightly. Pride appeared on their faces, and they kept glancing towards the Cloudsky Immortal Sect members with provocative looks.
Even the Long clan chief’s originally stern expression softened considerably.
“Everyone, according to my daughter, it seems young friend Chu Feng did nothing wrong.”
“I truly do not understand why you have mobilised such forces to come after him.”
The Long clan chief addressed the members of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect.
“He is lying. That is not what happened at all. It was this Chu Feng who acted despicably and bullied my junior sister first,” Fu Feiyue declared.
“So the juniors of the Cloudsky Immortal Sect cannot bear to lose?”
“And you even dare slander others with bare-faced lies?”
Suddenly, a resounding voice exploded across the sky like thunder.
The sound came so abruptly that Yin Daifen and the other juniors visibly flinched.
“Since you are here, why not show yourself? Skulking about, what kind of ability is that?”
A deep, powerful voice rang out from within the Cloudsky Immortal Sect’s war chariot.
The speaker remained deep inside the chariot and did not reveal himself.
Although no pressure was released, Chu Feng could tell from the richness of that voice that this expert from the Cloudsky Immortal Sect was extraordinarily strong, very likely a Martial Venerable.
“You dare not appear?”
“A power like the Cloudsky Immortal Sect has the nerve to speak so boldly?”
That voice, even sharper than thunder, sounded once more.
At the same time, the void violently trembled.
A massive rift tore open in the sky, as though the heavens themselves had been ripped apart.
From within that rift, three figures shot forth.
They were people from the All-Demon Sacred Palace.
One of them stood three metres tall, clad in a black robe, his body covered in grey scales. His appearance was not only ferocious but also marked by a pair of blood-red eyes.
Those eyes overflowed with killing intent and looked utterly terrifying.
Most importantly, the moment he appeared, an overwhelming oppressive might descended with him.
This being was certainly no human. He was a demon who slaughtered without blinking.
The murderous aura radiating from him could only have been accumulated through the deaths of countless lives.
The other two were younger. They were none other than Bao Yue and Kui Wu Di.
“I’ve seen that one before. He is the palace master of the All-Demon Sacred Palace.”
“His cultivation is no less than my father’s.”
Long Xiaoxiao whispered to Chu Feng as she looked at the terrifying man.
“Brother Chu Feng, don’t be afraid. We brothers are here to clear your name and tell the truth.”
“Yes, yes, we can both testify.”
“Those two despicable Cloudsky Immortal Sect brats will never succeed in framing you.”
Bao Yue and Kui Wu Di called out to Chu Feng.
Hearing this, Chu Feng felt far more confident.
He now knew for certain that the All-Demon Sacred Palace stood firmly on his side.
