After forming a spiritual connection with Eggy, the two of them could communicate through their minds, completely undetectable by outsiders.
Under Eggy's guidance, Chu Feng not only quickly grasped the power of barriers but was also able to set up simple barriers and perform the most basic barrier techniques — enough to be considered a half-spirit world master.
This day, Chu Feng arrived in Purple-Gold City. After all, the so-called Rising Star Assembly was drawing near, and today happened to be the day Chen Hui had told him to come.
Purple-Gold City truly lived up to its reputation as a second-tier city. The broad streets bustled with traffic, and the shops lining the roads were packed with all manner of goods. Those who lived here were either wealthy or powerful. The city's prosperity was something the Ancient Wasteland City could never hope to match.
After all, the Ancient Wasteland City was just an ordinary city, while Purple-Gold City held administrative authority as a second-tier city — a city protected by the Jiang Dynasty. The difference in their standing was night and day.
Chu Feng walked through the streets of Purple-Gold City wearing the attire of an Azure Dragon Sect core disciple, attracting quite a few admiring glances. After all, his age was remarkably young, and such accomplishments at such an age never failed to catch people's attention.
However, this kind of admiration only appeared in the eyes of ordinary people. When Chu Feng arrived at the gates of the City Lord's Mansion, he encountered two people who looked down on him.
"Hey, look — isn't that a disciple from the second-tier Azure Dragon Sect?"
"How laughable. Spirit Martial Eighth Level, and he's already a core disciple. Meanwhile, both of us brothers are at Spirit Martial Ninth Level, yet in the Lingyun Sect, we're only inner disciples."
"Sigh, a second-tier sect — how could it compare to our Lingyun Sect? Their core disciples are nothing special, and they're still far below even our inner disciples."
Two young men stepped down from a luxurious carriage. Upon seeing Chu Feng, they traded cold remarks, their eyes filled with undisguised contempt.
They were only a few years older than Chu Feng, and the attire they wore was indeed that of the Lingyun Sect. Presumably, they had also been chosen to represent Purple-Gold City at the Rising Star Assembly.
Chu Feng paid no heed to their mockery. He walked straight toward the City Lord's Mansion, but before he could even reach the front gate, he was stopped by a group of guards.
"I was invited by Chen Hui to represent Purple-Gold City at the Rising Star Assembly," Chu Feng said.
Upon hearing this, the guards furrowed their brows, their expressions turning distinctly displeased. After all, addressing the City Lord by name without any title was a serious taboo.
But after examining Chu Feng more carefully, they restrained themselves and said curtly, "Please present your invitation letter!"
"Invitation letter?" Chu Feng was taken aback. Chen Hui had never given him any invitation letter.
"No invitation letter? Are you here just to fill a spot?" Just then, those two Lingyun Sect disciples walked over. Laughing as they looked at Chu Feng, each of them produced a letter and handed it to the guard.
"Please follow me, young masters." After confirming the invitation letters were genuine, the guard treated the two Lingyun Sect disciples with great courtesy.
"My friend, do you not know that only Purple-Gold City's elite are invited to the Rising Star Assembly? Setting aside your cultivation for the moment, just the fact that you're a disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect disqualifies you from participating."
"That's right. A mere second-tier sect wants to represent our Purple-Gold City at the Rising Star Assembly? What a pipe dream!" Rather than following the guard inside, the two Lingyun Sect disciples instead turned their mockery on Chu Feng.
"Come on, just leave. Every participant in the Rising Star Assembly is personally invited by the City Lord after careful selection. If you didn't receive an invitation letter, you simply don't qualify." Even the guard began to usher Chu Feng away, clearly assuming that he had come on his own initiative rather than by the City Lord's invitation.