The moment Chu Feng closed his eyes, a change began to sweep across the heavens and earth.
However, even Master Liangqiu could not say what manner of change it was.
It was only when massive golden clouds appeared above the storm-ravaged void that Master Liangqiu's entire demeanor shifted into excitement.
The golden clouds stretched endlessly, radiant and resplendent.
But that was not the most breathtaking sight. What truly left one awestruck was that within those golden clouds, four colossal phantoms had appeared.
They were four great beasts.
A ferocious Bai Hu — the White Tiger.
A steadfast Xuan Martial — the Black Tortoise.
An elegant Vermilion Bird.
A proud Azure Dragon.
Four titanic figures blotted out the vast expanse of the void.
And the aura of kings among ten thousand beasts radiating from their bodies sent tremors through the hearts of all who beheld them.
"Is this a Heaven-Given Divine Physique?"
"I have never seen a Heaven-Given Divine Physique of such overwhelming might in all my years."
"Brother Zhu, is this your doing?"
Staring at the astonishing spectacle unfolding in the sky above, even the well-traveled Master Liangqiu wore an expression of pure shock.
"Just call me Ox-Nose. After all, Ox-Nose is my true self," said the old Daoist Ox-Nose.
"Ox-Nose… sigh…"
"I'll just call you Brother Zhu."
Yet in the end, Master Liangqiu still found "Brother Zhu" more natural on his tongue.
It wasn't that Ox-Nose was awkward to say — it was that he had once harbored deep enmity toward Ox-Nose, and so the name itself had become distasteful to him.
"Fine, suit yourself."
Faced with such a stubborn Master Liangqiu, the old Daoist Ox-Nose could only sigh with resignation.
"This Heaven-Given Divine Physique is not my doing. It belongs to Chu Feng himself," the old Daoist Ox-Nose said.
"His own? Did this brat… perhaps he had already planned to fuse with Heaven-Given Divine Physiques, so he deliberately collected them? But where could he have obtained such a powerful one?" Master Liangqiu was intensely curious.
"Likely from the Lower Realm," the old Daoist Ox-Nose replied.
"The Lower Realm? That's impossible!"
At the old Daoist's answer, Master Liangqiu shook his head repeatedly.
In his view, the Lower Realm was nothing but a barren wasteland — a place where people who possessed no talent for martial cultivation whatsoever eeked out their existence. How could such a place possibly produce a Heaven-Given Divine Physique of this caliber?
"Liangqiu, this is where your shortsightedness shows."
"Never underestimate the Lower Realm. Even I found the Heart of the Cosmos down there."
The old Daoist Ox-Nose said this to Master Liangqiu.
"Truly?" Sure enough, upon hearing this, Master Liangqiu found it nearly impossible to believe.
"Of course it's true. I have no reason to lie to you," the old Daoist Ox-Nose said.
"But the martial energy in the Lower Realm is so incredibly thin — how could it possibly condense into such a wondrous treasure?" Master Liangqiu still harbored doubts.
"That is precisely what makes the world of martial cultivation so fascinating."
"If everything could be deduced by common reasoning, where would the fun be?" the old Daoist Ox-Nose asked.