Though
Finally, Nangong Longjian halted his advance and descended into a rocky cavern.
The moment Chu Feng stepped inside, he caught a distinctive fragrance. From the scent alone, he deduced that someone was using a special formation, combined with medicinal herbs and rare natural treasures, to temper their body.
Chu Feng immediately turned his gaze toward Immortal Composing Compass, and found that the latter was already looking back at him. From that look, Chu Feng understood — Immortal Composing Compass had realized the same thing.
"Elder Longjian, may I ask who is tempering their body deeper within this cavern? Did you bring us here because of that person?" Chu Feng asked.
"As expected of a Dragon Mark-level Imperial-clothed Spirit World Master — you figured it out just from the smell of the herbs," Nangong Longjian said, admiration flickering in his eyes. He wouldn't have been surprised if Immormal Composing Compass had noticed, but for Chu Feng to catch on at such a young age — that truly commanded respect.
It proved that Chu Feng wasn't merely a Dragon Mark-level Imperial-clothed Spirit World Master in name alone; he truly possessed the skill to match.
"No wonder Suyan and Ruochen both recommended you so strongly, even back when you were only a Snake Mark-level Imperial-clothed Spirit World Master."
"But looking at it now, they certainly chose the right person," Nangong Longjian added.
"Could it be Ruochen?" Chu Feng asked.
"Indeed. My daughter,
"As for you, Immortal Composing Compass… I'll tell you myself," Nangong Longjian then said to Immortal Composing Compass.
"Very well." Immortal Composing Compass nodded with a smile.
As for Chu Feng, he made straight for the depths of the cavern. Upon reaching the innermost section, he passed through a barrier wall, and beyond it a formation and two graceful figures came into view before him.
One was a seductive and alluring beauty; the other was a breathtaking woman as pure and cold as a snow lotus blooming in ice.
These two were none other than Bai Ruochen's mother,
The pair seemed to have known all along that Chu Feng would come. Bai Ruochen had not entered the formation for body tempering and instead stood there fully dressed.
Chu Feng noticed that Bai Ruochen's cultivation had advanced rapidly — she was already a third-grade Half-Emperor.
As for Bai Suyan, whom Chu Feng had once considered tremendously powerful, so powerful as to be unfathomable — her cultivation was now something he could read at a glance. She was an eighth-grade Half-Emperor, though this was her current level. Back at the Azurewood Mountain, she had likely been a seventh-grade Half-Emperor.
But times had changed. Chu Feng's cultivation now surpassed Bai Suyan's, and his true combat strength was far beyond anything she could hope to match.
"Chu Feng."
Bai Ruochen's face lit up with elation. She darted forward and alighted before him, and on that usually icy little face, a rare, sweet blossoming of a smile appeared. Bai Ruochen seldom smiled, but when she did, it was extraordinarily beautiful.
"Ruochen. Elder Bai." Chu Feng was equally delighted. Reuniting with old friends — how could he not be happy?
"Back in the Alliance Domain, we parted in a hurry. At that time, you were still a disciple who had been expelled from Azurewood Mountain. And now, you've become one of the most talked-about figures on the Martial Continent."
"Tell me honestly — back inside the
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded.
"You really are beyond my imagination," Bai Suyan couldn't help but recall the scene of Nangong Longjian battling that Asura evil spirit. Though Nangong Longjian had driven it off, he had been injured in the process.
"In all my life, Bai Suyan has never truly admired anyone. But you, little brat — you've genuinely earned my wholehearted respect," she said, her voice filled with wonder.