"Chu Feng, keep looking," the Queen said suddenly.
At that moment, Chu Feng turned his gaze back to the ever-evolving formation diagram, and only then did he realize that Grandmaster Kaihong had already entered an Upper Realm. And within that Upper Realm, he had thrived like a fish in water, his rise nothing short of spectacular.
After cultivating in that Upper Realm for a full twenty thousand years, Grandmaster Kaihong finally broke through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, becoming a Martial Immortal. From there, his cultivation soared upward at breakneck speed, even reaching the peak of Martial Immortal and showing signs of breaking through to the realm of Venerable.
However, just as Grandmaster Kaihong had achieved fame and glory, making his name resound throughout the world, he encountered a young man. That youth was a prodigy of unrivaled talent, and he challenged Grandmaster Kaihong, seeking to prove to everyone that the combat power of formation arts could never rival true martial force.
Grandmaster Kaihong, who had been invincible his entire life through formation arts, naturally intended to teach this upstart youth a lesson when provoked by someone so inexperienced.
Yet in that battle, Grandmaster Kaihong actually lost. A man who had cultivated for over twenty thousand years was defeated by a youth who had practiced martial cultivation for at most a dozen years — and possibly only a few.
Perhaps because the impression was so deep, Grandmaster Kaihong had even inscribed that youth's name within the formation diagram.
And that youth's name was Chu Hanxian.
"Chu Hanxian?!"
Upon seeing that name, both Zhao Hong and Wang Qiang's expressions changed. They committed the name to memory in their hearts.
After all, given the youth's age at the time, he was most likely still alive. And if he was still alive, given his talent, he had surely grown into a truly remarkable figure. Forget merely dominating an Upper Realm — he could very well be a peak powerhouse who roamed freely across the starfields.
But compared to Zhao Hong and Wang Qiang, Chu Feng's heart churned with even greater turbulence.
Because that youth's name was the same as his grandfather's.
"Could it be… that this person is my grandfather?" Chu Feng's heart surged with excitement, his emotions running wild.
"Quite possibly. After all, by the timeline, Grandmaster Kaihong was defeated by that youth only a little over ten thousand years ago."
"Ten thousand years is neither short nor long. Especially for a martial cultivator of great strength, it's not that long at all."
"Although Grandmaster Kaihong's formation diagram doesn't specify which Upper Realm he once dominated, he most likely never left this starfield. In other words, within the same starfield, the Upper Realm where Grandmaster Kaihong reigned supreme would have been reachable by your grandfather as well."
"The most important point is this — while there are countless people in the world who share the same name, how many among them could become a Martial Immortal while still in their youth?"
"Such talent is truly earth-shattering and unprecedented. It does seem to match your grandfather's abilities," the Queen analyzed.
In truth, neither Chu Feng nor the Queen knew how old Chu Feng's grandfather actually was. But a once-in-a-lifetime genius who appeared ten thousand years ago and bore the name Chu Hanxian — that sounded far more like Chu Feng's grandfather than anyone else.
"My father once told me that my grandfather's strength was enough to make the Chu Heavenly Clan the rulers of the starfield. It was only after he ventured into another starfield that all news of him vanished."
"I have a feeling that the one who defeated Grandmaster Kaihong was most likely my grandfather."
"Even if it wasn't my grandfather, I believe that when my grandfather was young, he must have possessed strength no less impressive. Otherwise, my father would never have spoken of him in such lofty terms," Chu Feng said, his voice trembling with excitement.
In the past, when it came to his grandfather's strength, he had only ever felt that it was formidable — he had never truly imagined just how powerful his grandfather might have been.
But now, after witnessing Grandmaster Kaihong's story, he finally understood what it meant to be a true heaven-blessed genius, what it truly meant to be a monster among monsters.
To be able to defeat a Martial Immortal while still in one's youth — that person was most likely a Martial Immortal himself. Even if not, they had at least reached the pinnacle of the Heavenly Immortal realm.
When he thought about it — during Chu Feng's own youth, although he had already made a name for himself across the Nine Provinces Continent, what level of cultivation had he possessed back then?
The gap between himself and a Martial Immortal was like a drop of water compared to the vast ocean — the difference was so immense that the two could not even be spoken of in the same breath.