The duel between Chu Feng and Yu Lie had come to an end.
Yet the hearts of everyone present still could not settle.
This had not been an ordinary contest. The opponent was the renowned Yu Lie.
Everyone had seen Yu Lie’s methods today. He had not weakened in the slightest. He remained as formidable as he had been in the past.
Yet even someone as powerful as him had lost, and lost utterly. From the very beginning, he had been forced into a passive position.
If people had once felt regret that Yu Lie had suddenly gone into seclusion years ago, then today, after witnessing Chu Feng, they realised that an even stronger genius had emerged in the Sacred Light Heaven River.
A genius like this would, one day, challenge the crown of the Sacred Light Heaven River.
Whether Chu Feng could succeed remained unknown.
Regardless, people now placed greater hopes on Chu Feng.
Setting aside his talent for a moment, the fact that he had a figure like Immortal Aunt Daohai standing behind him already made everyone feel his chances were higher.
What they did not know was that Chu Feng and Immortal Aunt Daohai had merely crossed paths by chance. The reason she had given him face back then was simply because she needed his help with something for her disciple.
And what the crowd also did not know was that, from start to finish, two other people had watched the entire scene.
High above the vast sea of clouds, two figures stood.
One was the disciple of Granny Wish.
The other was a middle-aged woman with exquisite features and an extraordinary aura.
Though she was already middle-aged, her charm had not faded in the slightest. Even in her current appearance, she could still make countless men lose their souls.
One could only imagine how devastatingly beautiful she must have been in her youth.
What was surprising was that Granny Wish’s disciple, who was usually overbearing and rather eccentric, now stood beside this middle-aged woman with complete docility.
“This Chu Feng really has some ability. Add that Long Xiaoxiao to the mix, and it seems the younger generation of the Sacred Light Heaven River now has quite a few remarkable individuals.”
The middle-aged woman’s voice carried the weight of years despite her appearance.
“Master, you seem to think very highly of this Chu Feng,” the elderly woman suddenly said.
With those words, the identity of the middle-aged woman was revealed.
She was none other than the famous Granny Wish.
“The path of cultivation is filled with too many variables. Who can predict the future?”
“Do you think everyone can have a master like me to protect them as they grow?”
“Especially this Chu Feng. His talent is exceptional, and he carries great destiny.”
“But his personality is bound to offend many people. The troubles that follow will be endless.”
Granny Wish looked at her disciple as she spoke.
“Hehe, that’s true. After all, I have Master to dote on me,” the elderly woman replied with a beaming smile.
Dong.
Suddenly, a deep tolling sound rose from far beneath the earth.
The sound was like a bronze bell being struck. It was extremely strange.
Dong.
After the first toll came a second, a third, a fourth.
The tolling grew louder and louder, as though whatever was making it was drawing ever closer to Chu Feng and the others.
Even the desert beneath their feet began to rumble and shake violently.
“What is happening?”
“Is there something down there?”
Seeing that something was wrong, everyone immediately rose into the air. Experts such as the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief and the Dragon Clan Chief even released their martial power, forming protective barriers around their own people.
All of them sensed that whatever lay below was extremely dangerous.
Chu Feng also activated his Heaven’s Eyes to observe carefully.
Yet he could see nothing.
“It actually appears at this moment?”
In contrast to everyone else, Granny Wish grew excited.
“Master, what is that?”
Granny Wish’s disciple asked from behind her.
The normally domineering woman had actually hidden herself behind Granny Wish, fear filling her eyes.
She could not be blamed.
As the tolling grew nearer, an overwhelming pressure surged up from deep underground. That pressure was so intense it felt as though it would suffocate them.
“Have you forgotten what your master has been searching for all this time we have spent here?”
Granny Wish asked.
“How could I forget? There is no way I would forget.”
The disciple hurriedly explained, but as she spoke, her expression changed drastically. She looked once more at the violently trembling desert below and let out a startled cry.
“Master, could it be… the legendary Ancient Soldier Burial Tomb?!”
