"These are things
As Tuoba Cheng'an spoke, he swept his large sleeve through the air, and then, suspended in midair, appeared clothing, Universe Bags, and tokens.
The clothing was the elder's attire of the Red Robed Sacred Ground, and the tokens were the exclusive badges of the Sacred Ground's Supreme Elders.
In truth, every item here — including the Universe Bags — had once been used by Elder Song Yichen during her lifetime.
Upon seeing this,
After he had donned every last one of them, Cheng Hui's appearance underwent a tremendous transformation.
He was no longer an aged, withered old man, but a middle-aged woman.
The woman's features were plain, yet her bearing was anything but ordinary. More importantly, one look at her face and you would know she was a deeply kind person.
And she, naturally, was Song Yichen.
It was just a pity...
Elder Song Yichen was already dead. The one standing here now was merely Cheng Hui in disguise.
"Remember — you are now the Supreme Elder of the Red Robed Sacred Ground, Song Yichen."
"No matter how things turn out, this is your identity from now on."
"But you must remain loyal to the Myriad Realms Gate. If you betray us — if you sell out the Myriad Realms Gate —"
"Then not only will you die. Your entire family will die as well." When Tuoba Cheng'an said this, his eyes were filled with cold ruthlessness. It was no empty threat — it was a promise he would keep.
"Please rest assured, Supreme Elder. I, Cheng Hui, will absolutely not disappoint you."
At that moment, a glint of determination surfaced in Cheng Hui's eyes.
Things had already come to this. He had no choice left but to pray that Shura had no powerful backing. That way, not only would he remain safe, but he would surely earn a reward from the sect master of the Myriad Realms Gate.
...
Meanwhile,
All the other elders and disciples had already left. Only Chu Feng had yet to depart.
Yin Zhuanghong had invited Chu Feng into her palace.
After entering, Chu Feng set up a soundproofing barrier.
After all, what the two of them needed to discuss was not something he wanted anyone else to hear.
By now, they had talked at great length.
Chu Feng had already explained his decision to leave, and naturally Yin Zhuanghong would not try to stop him. On the contrary, she was filled with gratitude toward him.
Leaving aside the fact that Chu Feng had helped the Red Robed Sacred Ground defeat the Sacred Cave Sages — if he hadn't stepped in just now, Yin Zhuanghong would have been backed into a corner and forced to reveal her true cultivation.
"You're far too reckless."
"I know you did it to save me."
"But you shouldn't have injured Nangong Yifan. You don't know how overbearing the Myriad Realms Gate is."
"They won't let this go." Yin Zhuanghong's gaze toward Chu Feng was not one of blame but of worry. She feared that because of her, Chu Feng would come to harm.
"So you hide your cultivation because you're afraid of them?" Chu Feng asked.
"What makes you say that?" Yin Zhuanghong countered.
"As you said, the Myriad Realms Gate is overbearing. And a power like theirs would never allow anyone in the Heavenly Star Domain to threaten them."
"If the world learned that your cultivation surpasses Nangong Yifan's — that the most talented genius in the Heavenly Star Domain is not someone from their Myriad Realms Gate, but someone from the Red Robed Sacred Ground —"
"Then not only would you become a threat to the Myriad Realms Gate, but your Red Robed Sacred Ground would become one as well."
"So you don't dare reveal your true cultivation. You deliberately conceal your strength." Chu Feng said.
Yin Zhuanghong fell silent. Though she did not answer, her silence told Chu Feng everything he needed to know.
"If they learned that you're a member of the
"They've already been dragged in. But not because of me." A bitter smile crept across Chu Feng's face as he said this.
"What do you mean? Did something happen?" Yin Zhuanghong asked.
Chu Feng then told Yin Zhuanghong about how the Myriad Realms Gate had been secretly aiding the
After learning this, Yin Zhuanghong's expression shifted several times. She seemed to understand now why Chu Feng harbored such deep enmity toward the Myriad Realms Gate.