After that, Chu Feng began to question everyone in detail about the origin of the creature.
However, none of them had any idea where the creature had come from. The volcano had appeared out of nowhere, and when it erupted, the sight had been truly spectacular.
Flames had blanketed the sky, spreading across tens of thousands of miles, far more astonishing than any celestial phenomenon.
Yet the power it unleashed had caused no harm whatsoever — it had merely drawn people in.
Looking back now, the appearance of that volcano was truly suspicious, and the people had already realized that the eruption from the very beginning had been a trap.
Seeing that no one knew where the volcano had come from, Chu Feng had no choice but to investigate on his own. He entered the volcano once more, intending to explore deeper and search for its source.
Unfortunately, he found nothing.
The creature did not seem to have burrowed up from deep underground, and Chu Feng had no idea where it had actually come from.
But Chu Feng was worried about the safety of the people on the Martial Realm, so all he could do was advise them not to easily enter similar cultivation marvels if they encountered them in the future.
After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch, and pie did not just fall from the sky for no reason.
After that, Chu Feng set up protective grand formations at several locations, including the Azure Wood Mountain and the Spirit Kingdom — formations identical to the one at the Ethereal Immortal Peak.
The purpose was to provide people with a place to take refuge should any crisis arise in the future.
Though Chu Feng could not guarantee that the formations he had laid down could withstand all powerful enemies, at the very least, they were far stronger than the defensive formations those powers had set up on their own.
Once the defensive formations were in place, Chu Feng finally had some time to rest. He was no longer occupied with work and could instead spend quality time with his family here in the Ancestral Martial Lower Realm.
In truth, Chu Feng cherished these days spent together with everyone.
Here he had his foster father, his Master, his brothers, his friends — so many loved ones.
Chu Feng would never forget the people who had once helped him, nor would he forget the days they had fought side by side, drenched in blood.
But Chu Feng ultimately bore a great responsibility, and he could not stay here long. Now was not yet the time for him to enjoy this peaceful life.
And so, after staying for a brief while, Chu Feng finally made the decision to leave.
When the news of Chu Feng's departure spread, everyone came to see him off. But just as the farewells were ending and Chu Feng was about to turn and step onto the Heavenly Path, Zhang Tianyi suddenly spoke up:
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, there is one question I still wish to ask you, if you wouldn't mind answering."
"Senior Brother Zhang, ask whatever you like," Chu Feng replied.
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, what is your current cultivation level?" Zhang Tianyi asked.
The moment Zhang Tianyi said this, everyone's eyes lit up. What Zhang Tianyi had asked was exactly what they all wanted to know.
As for this question, Chu Feng actually hesitated. If he told Zhang Tianyi, it would inevitably deal a blow to him. After all, Zhang Tianyi had once been not far behind Chu Feng in cultivation.
But Chu Feng did not want to deceive him, nor did he want to deceive any of them. These were the people he trusted most, and the people who trusted him most.
In the end, Chu Feng answered honestly:
"Rank Six Heavenly Immortal."
"Rank Six Heavenly Immortal?"
The moment these words left Chu Feng's mouth, a tremendous uproar swept through the crowd.
Although they had braced themselves, hearing those words directly from Chu Feng still left them wide-eyed and utterly stunned.
Over these past days, they had learned a great deal from Chu Feng about the world beyond their realm — what kind of experts existed in the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm, and what kind of experts existed in the Great Thousand Upper Realm.
At the same time, they had also learned about the cultivation realms they had previously known very little about.
Because of that, they understood all too well what Rank Six Heavenly Immortal truly meant.
True Immortal was already a realm they considered utterly unattainable in this lifetime, let alone the Heavenly Immortal realm — and Rank Six Heavenly Immortal at that.