"Young Master, that old man who was following Chu Feng seems to have vanished."
At the same time, Elder Xuan had also noticed that Lord Bai had not followed Chu Feng and the others back to the real world.
"Could it be that Lord Bai is the Bagua Dao Immortal?"
Young Master's first reaction was to connect Lord Bai with the Bagua Dao Immortal.
"That's hard to say, but this person definitely wouldn't just disappear into thin air. Even if he isn't the Bagua Dao Immortal, he's certainly no ordinary figure."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hide so deeply—even I couldn't spot anything unusual."
Elder Xuan sighed.
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Since nearly every faction from the Ancestral Martial Star Domain had gathered here, with countless eyes watching, Chu Feng didn't want to discuss too much in this place.
He simply brought along the people he was closest to and left. Of course, he also took everyone who had been trapped within the Dark Night Divine River with him.
Afterward, the others also noticed that Lord Bai had disappeared.
The reason Chu Feng had taken everyone with him was so he could question them about Lord Bai.
When the others discovered Lord Bai was gone, their first reaction was worry that something terrible might have happened to him.
But Chu Feng knew that since the formation had been broken and everyone was safe and sound, Lord Bai must also be fine.
So Lord Bai's disappearance was highly suspicious.
This was exactly why Chu Feng wanted to investigate Lord Bai.
Through everyone's accounts, Chu Feng learned that Lord Bai had entered the Dark Night Divine River over fifteen thousand years ago, and at the time of his entry he had been merely a youth.
His original name was Bai Xiu. His cultivation was unremarkable and his talent rather poor, so after entering the Dark Night Divine River, he was nothing more than an insignificant figure whom no one paid any attention to.
However, before long, people discovered that this seemingly unremarkable youth had a unique gift for cultivating Soul Essence Demon Grass.
The Soul Essence Grass he grew was far superior to what others produced.
So everyone asked him how he cultivated it, and it turned out that his family had originally been in the business of growing spirit herbs, which meant he had developed a special secret medicine.
When used to irrigate the spirit herbs, they grew much better. He had simply wanted to give it a try, never expecting that it would also work on Soul Essence Demon Grass.
After that, everyone began using the secret medicine to cultivate Soul Essence Demon Grass, and sure enough, the results were excellent.
Although Lord Bai's cultivation talent was nothing to speak of, he managed to establish a solid foothold in the Dark Night Divine River thanks to this secret medicine.
Furthermore, people later discovered that Lord Bai was something of a lucky charm—he frequently stumbled upon extraordinary treasures within the Dark Night Divine River, which greatly improved everyone's quality of life.
In short, after Lord Bai arrived, everyone's lives only got better and better.
This caused Lord Bai's status within the Dark Night Divine River to rise ever higher.
As time passed and Lord Bai grew older, people began respectfully addressing him as "Lord Bai."
Even the successive rulers of that city held Lord Bai in considerable esteem.
Among them was Lady Yuwei, who came later.
And according to Lady Yuwei, Lord Bai had been of tremendous help to her.
Moreover, she went on to tell Chu Feng something that left him thoroughly shocked.
The secret technique Lady Yuwei had used to fight the guards was called the Myriad Phoenix Heavenly Dance Art.
This secret technique had been obtained by Chu Feng's grandmother in a secret realm. She felt it was well suited to Lady Yuwei and so passed it on to her.
However, while the Myriad Phoenix Heavenly Dance Art was indeed a powerful secret technique, it was not originally capable of such overwhelming force.
The reason it had become so powerful was due to an opportunity found within the Dark Night Divine River.
It was a talisman. Though the talisman looked worn and tattered, it was extraordinarily remarkable—it possessed the ability to merge with secret techniques and amplify their power.
And that talisman had been given to Lady Yuwei by Lord Bai.
According to Lord Bai, he had dug it up from the ground while cultivating Soul Essence Demon Grass. He didn't know what it was, but it looked like a treasure, so he handed it over to Lady Yuwei.
Lady Yuwei recognized at a glance just how formidable the talisman was. She not only explained to Lord Bai how powerful it was, but also refused his generous offer.
Not for any other reason, but because this item was a priceless treasure—in the cultivation world, it was the kind of treasure that could trigger storms of bloodshed.
A treasure so precious, she naturally felt too embarrassed to accept it.
But who could have guessed that Lord Bai would insist, saying his cultivation was too limited for the talisman to be of any use to him, and that he wanted to present it to Lady Yuwei regardless.
Out of respect for Lord Bai's persistence, Lady Yuwei accepted the item, and it successfully enhanced her secret technique to the point that it even gained the power to counter an opponent of one rank higher.
That was simply beyond imagination.
Lady Yuwei had told this story to Chu Feng when the two of them had found a quiet place to speak in private.
But what they didn't know was that even though Chu Feng had set up a soundproof barrier, someone had been secretly watching them the entire time—those people in red robes.
They had already grown suspicious of Lord Bai, and upon seeing that Chu Feng also suspected him, they had simply followed along to gather information about Lord Bai as well.
And every piece of information that Chu Feng had just learned, they now knew as well.
"In that case, this Lord Bai, the one called Bai Xiu, is almost certainly the Bagua Dao Immortal. There's no doubt about it."
Elder Xuan gave his definitive answer.
"Elder Xuan, can you really be that certain?"
Young Master was somewhat skeptical.
"Young Master, just two points are enough to confirm it."
"One is the cultivation of Soul Essence Demon Grass, and the other is that talisman capable of enhancing secret techniques."
"As I've heard, the Bagua Dao Immortal once received an ancient inheritance, and within that inheritance were talismans that could amplify secret techniques."
"Of course, this is only hearsay—the Bagua Dao Immortal has never admitted to it. But for Lord Bai to have produced such a talisman, that is absolutely no coincidence."
"As for the second point, that is my own speculation."