"Someone from our Qingzhou's young generation? Gu Bo, you're not joking, are you?" The certainty in Gu Bo's tone left
As a native of Qingzhou, Chu Feng knew the young generation there better than anyone. He simply couldn't figure out who among Qingzhou's youth could possibly be worthy of receiving what was called a Supreme-tier Invitation.
"Of course I'm not joking. Chu Feng, you're from Qingzhou, so you should be able to guess who received this Supreme-tier Invitation, right? After all, someone like that should have been famous across Qingzhou long ago, completely unmatched among their peers," said Gu Bo.
"Gu Bo, who exactly are you talking about?" Chu Feng genuinely couldn't guess who had received the Supreme-tier Invitation.
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"Zhang Tianyi?" The name hit Chu Feng like a bolt from the blue — it was a name he had heard before.
Several years ago, a genius had emerged in the Azure Dragon Sect. By the age of sixteen, this genius had already become the sect's foremost disciple. The renowned Wing Alliance within the Inner Sect had been founded by none other than this very Zhang Tianyi.
However, shortly after becoming the Azure Dragon Sect's top disciple, Zhang Tianyi had left the sect and never returned. Years had passed, and nobody had the slightest clue where he had gone.
Now Gu Bo had uttered his name, and from Gu Bo's words, Chu Feng could tell that this Zhang Tianyi was supposedly from Qingzhou. He wondered whether the Zhang Tianyi he knew and the one Gu Bo was talking about were one and the same.
"Chu Feng, don't tell me you've never heard of Zhang Tianyi?" Seeing Chu Feng's astonished expression, Gu Bo was equally surprised and couldn't help but ask.
"I've heard the name Zhang Tianyi, sure. He was from the same sect as me, but he left the Azure Dragon Sect many years ago, and there's been no word of him in Qingzhou since. So I can't say for certain whether the Zhang Tianyi you're talking about is the same one I know," Chu Feng answered honestly.
"That's strange. Someone like him shouldn't have gone unnoticed in Qingzhou."
"But tell me, Chu Feng — this Zhang Tianyi you're talking about, was he some sort of cultivation prodigy?" Gu Bo pondered for a moment before asking.
"Yes. He truly left a legend in the hearts of every disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect. A rare cultivation genius," Chu Feng confirmed.
"If that's the case, then I think it's very likely the same person. Over the past year, Zhang Tianyi's name has thundered across multiple major provinces. Even though he's never been to my Jie Province, the top forces there have all heard that an extraordinary genius emerged in Qingzhou," said Gu Bo.
"What exactly happened?" Chu Feng pressed impatiently.
"It's a long story. It started about a year ago, in Tang Province."
"Yuangang Sect, though not the ruling power of Tang Province, is its foremost sect — incredibly powerful. And its top disciple,
"But a year ago, on the grand day of Yuuangang Sect's anniversary celebration, a young man arrived at their gates and challenged Tang Yixiu to a duel."
"Everyone present thought the man was a fool. He was roughly the same age as Tang Yixiu — a peer. Yet in all of Tang Province, there wasn't a single young fighter who could rival Tang Yixiu."
"So many believed the man was simply courting humiliation. Tang Yixiu calmly accepted the challenge. But to everyone's shock, the young man possessed the same ninth level of Xuan Martial — and within a mere ten rounds, he had defeated Tang Yixiu."
"After his victory, the man left behind his name: Zhang Tianyi from Qingzhou," Gu Bo finished.
"He's really that powerful?" Even Chu Feng couldn't contain his shock. The fact that Tang Yixiu could fight a Heaven Martial expert for three days without losing already proved he was an extraordinary genius.
Because the Heaven Martial level was different from all others — it was an incredibly difficult threshold to cross. Only the most elite of prodigies could accomplish what Tang Yixiu had.
But Zhang Tianyi, at the same level of Xuan Martial, had defeated Tang Yixiu in just ten rounds. What did that mean? It meant Zhang Tianyi wasn't just slightly better — he was a transcendent genius, someone who stood above even the most exceptional talents.
"That's not all. Not long after the Tang Yixiu affair, the top genius of Song Province,
"Right after that, the top geniuses of
"Whew~~~" Chu Feng inhaled sharply. At this point, he was all but certain that this Zhang Tianyi was the same one from the Azure Dragon Sect. He just never could have imagined that Zhang Tianyi had grown into something this terrifying.
"Truthfully, Zhang Tianyi's name now rings out across every major province. But who would have thought that back in your own Qingzhou, nobody even knows about any of this?" Gu Bo suddenly chuckled.
"Well, Qingzhou has always been weaker compared to the other provinces. It's only natural that news doesn't travel well here," Chu Feng said, though a bitter smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"Come on, don't say that. A few hundred years ago, Qingzhou was the most powerful province of all Nine. And a thousand years ago, the Dragon Daoist was so formidable that even the
"Sure, Qingzhou has declined over the past two centuries. But hasn't it now produced a once-in-a-generation talent like Zhang Tianyi? And besides Zhang Tianyi, there's you, brother Chu Feng," Gu Bo said with a grin.
"Me? Brother Gu Bo, don't tease me. We're the same generation, yet all I can do is listen to other people's exploits. It's honestly pretty pathetic," Chu Feng said with a wry smile. Right now in Qingzhou, he was indeed somebody — but that was entirely thanks to
Without Eggy, he was nothing more than a minor cultivator at the ninth level of Yuan Martial. Back in Qingzhou, that might have been enough to carve out a place for himself, but on the grand stage of the
"Brother Chu Feng, how can you think like that? Sure, right now
"In five years, seven years, ten years — when we've grown up, when we've reached the age they are now — do you really think we'll be any less than what they are today?"
"Brother Chu Feng, let me put it this way: I, Gu Bo, have this kind of confidence. The position Senior Brother Xu Zhongyu holds in the Spirit World Guild right now? In a few years, it'll be mine."
"But I believe even more firmly that when I become one of the top fighters among the young generation of the Nine Provinces Continent, you, brother Chu Feng, will be the absolute number one. Don't forget — you're the one who climbed to the very top of the