When the blazing sun hung high in the sky, a Martial Emperor powerhouse arrived outside of Chu Feng's territory. He was a man Chu Feng had seen before.
The previous night, right after Chu Feng had triggered the celestial phenomenon, this very man had come to the area. Though he hadn't entered — merely taken one glance before leaving — Chu Feng still had a deep impression of him, because when he scanned Chu Feng's territory, his eyes had been brimming with killing intent.
At this moment, the man was conversing with Aunt Lian, and from their exchange, Chu Feng learned that the man's name was Nangong Huayi.
As for the content of his conversation with Aunt Lian — it was about having Chu Feng attend the so-called Secret Technique Inheritance Assembly.
"Chu Feng, let's go." Aunt Lian came to find Chu Feng.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded. He was quite eager to see what this so-called Narcissus Mystic Art was all about, and how it compared to his own four great secret techniques.
Led by Aunt Lian, Chu Feng arrived at a vast underground palace. Not only had Chu Feng and Aunt Lian come — Nangong Baihe, Nangong Moli, and Nangong Ya had all arrived as well.
When they reached the depths of the underground palace, Chu Feng found that quite a few people had gathered here — at least a thousand. The oldest were nearly a hundred years old, while the youngest were under ten.
But regardless of where these people currently stood in terms of cultivation, their talent must have been quite exceptional — otherwise they wouldn't have been invited here for the chance to receive a secret technique inheritance.
Most importantly, the three princes and one princess of the Nangong Imperial Clan had also come. Not only them, but that white-browed immortal's disciple named Meng Xiaoyan was here as well.
"This guy — why is he here?"
After Chu Feng appeared, the First Prince Nangong Tianlong and the others all furrowed their brows. They clearly hadn't anticipated that Chu Feng would show up here.
At this moment, Nangong Tianlong and the others looked at Chu Feng with very unfriendly gazes. Nangong Tianshi in particular looked as though he wanted to tear Chu Feng into pieces right then and there.
After all, the previous night he had proudly displayed his Golden Dragon Soaring to Heaven, believing it would earn his father's favor. He never expected that Chu Feng would also trigger a celestial phenomenon — and not only trigger one, but scare his golden dragon away as well. It had made him feel utterly humiliated, and he loathed Chu Feng for it.
"Chu Feng, what are you doing here? Get the hell out!" The furious Nangong Tianshi bellowed directly.
"Young and reckless — since when can you drive Chu Feng away?" Aunt Lian shot Nangong Tianshi a fierce glare.
"Aunt Lian, he's an outsider. What right does he have to attend our Nangong Imperial Clan's Secret Technique Inheritance Assembly?" Nangong Tianshi demanded.
"Outsider? It seems Chu Feng isn't the only outsider here." Nangong Ya spoke up, glancing toward Meng Xiaoyan, who stood beside Nangong Tianlong, as he did so.
"My master and I have already joined the Nangong Imperial Clan. To be precise, I'm not an outsider," Meng Xiaoyan said with a smile.
"Chu Feng's presence here was personally approved by the Clan Leader. If you have any objections, you're welcome to go ask the Clan Leader yourselves."
Aunt Lian lost her patience. With a sweep of her sleeve, a powerful gust of wind surged outward, pushing all the onlookers back — Nangong Tianlong and the other princes included.
Then Aunt Lian led Chu Feng forward, walking to the very deepest part of the underground palace.
"Despicable! How dare she attack us — I'm going to find Father and demand an explanation!" At the sight of this, Nangong Tianshi gnashed his teeth and turned to go find his father.
"Third Brother, forget it. Since Nangong Lian has said this much, it must be true," Nangong Tianlong said.
"What? True? Why would Father let this guy compete against us?" Nangong Tianshi couldn't understand.
"Father surely has his own deep reasons," Nangong Tianlong said.