"Sir, I would never dare harbor such selfish thoughts."
"We came here to confirm whether this is truly the relic of the True Dragon Lord."
"If this is indeed the relic of the True Dragon Lord, we would report it to the Totem Dragon Clan immediately. We would never dare hoard the treasures here for ourselves."
Situ Tingye not only dropped to his knees, cold sweat was pouring down his face from fear.
"Is that so?"
Bai Yunqing looked skeptical, but quickly said:
"Forget it. I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes today."
"Come with me to open this relic. If things go smoothly, I won't pursue this matter further," Bai Yunqing said.
"This humble one obediently follows your orders, sir," Situ Tingye said, clasping his fists.
"Lead the way."
As soon as Bai Yunqing spoke, Situ Tingye hurriedly rose to his feet and led the way for him.
Chu Feng followed close behind.
After passing through the hidden barrier, an entirely new world unfolded before their eyes.
Within this barrier world, not only were there lush green trees, but peculiar plants were scattered everywhere. There were even real living creatures — not demon beasts that cultivated martial power, but breathtakingly beautiful yet mute exotic beings.
However, what drew the most attention was a palace situated not far away.
The palace had an unusual square design, entirely grey, without any windows. Its great doors were shut tight, and a powerful barrier was woven into its walls, making them virtually indestructible.
Clearly, this palace was the entrance to the relic.
At this moment, the people from the Situ Spirit Gate had already set up their formation and were in the process of breaking through those doors.
The formation had twenty-four formation eyes, requiring twenty-four Divine-Robe Spirit World Masters to activate them simultaneously.
Furthermore, within the formation, there was a peculiar treasure whose aura was identical to that of the palace.
As expected, the Situ Spirit Gate had come thoroughly prepared. They had long obtained the treasure needed to open this relic. Nothing here was by chance.
It seemed that before long, they would break through those doors.
"Senior Yuwei, do you know what kind of person this Bai Yunqing's Master is?"
Chu Feng asked curiously.
Judging from the reactions of Situ Tingye and the others, Chu Feng could tell that Bai Yunqing's status was even more extraordinary than he had imagined.
And his ability to hold such a status was inseparable from his Master.
"His Master should be Taishi Xingzhong, a Guest Grand Elder of the Totem Dragon Clan. His current standing within the Totem Dragon Clan is comparable to that of your True Dragon Lord back in the day."
"From what I know, Taishi Xingzhong was already a True Dragon Spirit World Master back then. His strength must have only grown since then."
"No wonder this Bai Yunqing has achieved such a level of cultivation at such a young age. Being that person's disciple, such cultivation is actually to be expected," Song Yuwei said.
"Senior Yuwei, is Bai Yunqing's cultivation considered remarkable even within the Totem Heavenly River?"
The reason Chu Feng asked was that from Song Yuwei's reaction, it seemed Bai Yunqing's strength was no small matter even by the standards of the Totem Heavenly River.
"Bai Yunqing is one of the top prodigies within the Totem Heavenly River."
"Of course, I don't know the current state of the Totem Heavenly River, but at least from what I saw before I left, he was an absolutely top-tier genius."
"Because at that time, the strongest among the younger generation in the Totem Heavenly River was only a second-level Half God," Song Yuwei said.
"Oh? The strongest genius of that time was only a second-level Half God?"
"Then what was the strongest cultivation level among the younger generation when my grandmother was young?" Chu Feng asked curiously.
"During the Young Miss's time as a junior, the peak cultivation was the ninth level of Martial Venerable. It was only after passing the age of the younger generation that her cultivation entered the Half God realm."
"Though the Young Miss was born into the Golden Dragon Flame Sect, when viewed across the entire Totem Heavenly River, the sect's strength was actually quite weak, and the resources it could obtain were limited."
"So for the Young Miss to reach the ninth level of Martial Venerable during her time as a junior was already truly remarkable."
"With sufficient resources, the Young Miss's cultivation might not have been inferior to the strongest junior of the Totem Heavenly River at that time — surpassing them wouldn't have been out of the question."
When it came to Chu Feng's grandmother, Song Yuwei spoke with absolute confidence — and it was not the blind confidence born of closeness.
On the contrary, it was precisely because she understood her that she had such confidence.
From this, one could see that although Chu Feng's grandmother had not been the most outstanding junior in the Totem Heavenly River during her time as a junior, her talent was beyond question. All she had lacked was resources.
"But the juniors of that era are nearly a thousand years old now."
"Every era has its own generation of juniors. The Totem Heavenly River has also gone through periods where prodigies were scarce. During those times, there were barely any juniors at the Martial Venerable level, let alone the Half God realm."
"So to determine where exactly Bai Yunqing stands among the current generation of juniors, we'd need to see what kind of figures exist in today's younger generation," Song Yuwei said.
She couldn't make any guarantees because she had lived in the Totem Heavenly River for many years, and with the younger generation measured in hundred-year cohorts, she had witnessed many eras pass.
The talent of juniors varied from era to era — some periods were brimming with prodigies, while others saw them scarce. Naturally, comparisons were impossible.
"But with his level of cultivation, he is absolutely not someone ordinary," Song Yuwei quickly added.
"To receive such an evaluation from Senior Yuwei — this Bai Yunqing really is something else."
"Perfect. Let me see for myself what the disciple of the Totem Heavenly River's greatest Spirit World Master is capable of."
Chu Feng hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent right upon arriving at the Totem Heavenly River.
Bai Yunqing had clearly come well-prepared, and since his target was also the relic of that Legendary Spirit World Master, he was effectively Chu Feng's rival.
A clash between the two was inevitable.
But Chu Feng had always enjoyed a challenge.
Encountering such an opponent right upon setting foot in the Totem Heavenly River only made Chu Feng feel a thrill of excitement.
Rumble—