"Hmph."
Faced with everyone's accusations, Chu Feng let out a cold snort. He paid them no mind and instead turned his gaze toward the white-robed elder, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt. "I never imagined that Master Yuan Shu's subordinates could be this incompetent."
"Are you calling me incompetent?" At those words, the white-robed elder's sword-like brows shot upward, fury coloring his face.
"If not you, then who else would I be talking about?"
"I know why you arrested me. It's because someone who is clearly not within a hundred years of age used some special method to infiltrate the Spirit World Gate."
"Someone like that would possess Spirit World techniques far beyond those of us juniors. Having snuck inside, there's no telling what kind of havoc they could wreak — they might even go on a killing spree. The fact that you let someone that dangerous slip through already proves your incompetence."
"But then, you activated the power of the formation eye to forcibly drag someone out, and you grabbed the wrong person — bringing an innocent individual here for public humiliation — while the actual cheater remains inside the Spirit World Gate."
"That is even more incompetent."
Chu Feng's voice rang out loud and clear, every word pressing forward like a blade.
He stood there as if he were the judge, passing sentence upon the guilty.
"Are you saying I arrested the wrong person — that you are merely a junior?" the white-robed elder asked.
"Why bother asking what you already know?" Chu Feng replied.
"What a joke. I observed every junior inside the Spirit World Gate through the formation eye. Every single one of them was accounted for with perfect clarity. And the feats you performed are simply impossible for a junior to accomplish."
"You even broke through the first-grade stone pillar. And you still dare claim to be a junior?" The white-robed elder's voice grew heavy with menace.
At this point, many of the onlookers couldn't help but laugh at Chu Feng.
They all believed he was simply bragging, refusing to face reality.
Yet Chu Feng ignored their mockery entirely and asked directly: "Why is it that breaking through the first-grade stone pillar means I can't be a junior?"
"Why? You're actually asking why?"
"Fine. Since you want to know, I'll make sure you understand your punishment clearly."
"The first-grade stone pillar you broke contained a protective formation. That formation's power is immense — no junior could possibly break through it. The fact that you shattered that first-grade stone pillar is proof enough that you are no junior," the white-robed elder declared.
"What a joke. Everything inside the Spirit World Gate was prepared for juniors. And yet here you are, claiming that a true treasure is beyond a junior's reach."
"Then why even establish this Spirit World Gate in the first place? Was it all just for show?"
"After all is said and done, the so-called Spirit World Gate is nothing but a scam."
"If anyone actually manages to obtain the treasures inside, you arrest them, tie them up for public display, and accuse them of cheating."
Chu Feng's voice boomed like thunder, his words brimming with indignation.
"You..."
The white-robed elder's face went deathly pale with rage at Chu Feng's words.
Even the onlookers froze for a moment, their accusations trailing off into silence.
In a sudden flash of realization, they too felt that Chu Feng's seemingly unreasonable arguments actually held a degree of logic.
"Shameless wretch, committing such despicable acts, and still daring to argue sophistry."
"Lord White Robe, this kind of person must be punished publicly. If we let it slide, others will follow his example — will there be any order left in our Seven Sun Mountain Range?"
"Yes, he must be punished severely, as an example to all."
The other guardians standing behind the white-robed elder spoke up one after another.
"A bunch of fools," Chu Feng scoffed.
"You still dare insult us? Truly unrepentant — punishment is in order!"
At those words, several of the guards produced long whips, preparing to carry out the punishment on Chu Feng.
Hummm—
But just then, another barrier gate opened in the sky above.
This one was enormous.
Once the barrier gate swung open, countless figures began to fly out from within.
Every single one of them was a junior who had previously entered the Spirit World Gate.
These juniors had been through the Spirit World Gate before, so they all knew that when the time was up, they would be forcibly expelled from the gate.