The glow at the center of the Upper Realm Gate was constantly changing.
At first it was white, but gradually images began to emerge from within, as though it were a mirror reflecting a scene.
However, the scene reflected by this mirror was not the plain where Chu Feng and the others stood — it was some other place.
"Could that be… another Upper Realm?"
Chu Feng already had a guess in his mind, but he couldn't be certain.
"It seems the heavens truly wish to destroy my Chu Heavenly Clan."
After seeing what the mirror reflected, Chu Youyuan's face went pale and was filled with dread — a stark contrast to Chu Feng's uncertainty.
"My Lord, do you know what Upper Realm that is?" Chu Feng asked.
"That is the Great Li Upper Realm, ruled by the Li Heavenly Clan," Chu Youyuan said.
"The Li Heavenly Clan — are they very powerful?" Chu Feng asked.
"The Li Heavenly Clan is one of the Ten Heavenly Clans within the Ancestral Martial Star Domain. Their strength surpasses our Chu Heavenly Clan," Chu Youyuan said.
Hearing this, Chu Feng's brow furrowed deeply.
Truthfully, from Chu Youyuan's reaction alone, he could infer that the Li Heavenly Clan must be extraordinarily formidable. Otherwise, Chu Youyuan wouldn't be so visibly tense.
What he hadn't expected was that the Li Heavenly Clan was actually one of the Ten Heavenly Clans of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain.
And from the look on Chu Youyuan's face, Chu Feng could guess that the so-called Ten Heavenly Clans likely did not include the Chu Heavenly Clan.
"The Li Heavenly Clan?"
"Chu Feng — could it be the same Heavenly Clan that Li Yue'er belongs to?" Suddenly, the Queen's voice reached his ears, carrying a note of doubt.
"Li Yue'er?"
The Queen's words stirred something in Chu Feng's heart. He suddenly recalled that girl from the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm — the one who had dressed as a man and called herself Young Master Li Ming, when in truth she was a lovely young woman.
Li Yue'er had once proclaimed that she would come to the Great Chiliocosm Upper Realm to gain experience. Yet after Chu Feng arrived here himself, he had heard absolutely nothing about her — no news of Li Yue'er, and no mention of Young Master Li Ming either.
That left only two possibilities. Either Li Yue'er had entered closed-door cultivation the moment she arrived in the Great Chiliocosm Upper Realm. Or she had never come here at all.
Otherwise, someone of Li Yue'er's talent couldn't possibly have arrived in the Upper Realm without making even the slightest ripple.
Still, whether Li Yue'er had come to the Great Chiliocosm Upper Realm or not was ultimately of little consequence to Chu Feng. All that mattered was that she was safe.
After all, he and Li Yue'er did share a certain bond. When the Evil God Sword had once backlashed against him, it was this very girl who had intervened and helped him avert disaster. In a sense, she was his savior.
And her strength was not to be underestimated either. In Chu Feng's estimation, Li Yue'er's talent had shone brilliantly in the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm — but even in the Upper Realm, or across the entire Star Domain, she was destined to become a figure that drew everyone's attention.
Still, compared to Li Yue'er's personal talent, Chu Feng found himself just as curious about the background standing behind her. After all, given the multitude of techniques and treasures that girl had wielded, her backing was certain to be anything but simple.