Chu Feng was consumed by fury, for this matter was truly an outrage against both gods and men.
Yet Chu Feng nonetheless maintained his composure.
Along the way, he had questioned Yue Ling about her father.
He learned that her father's name was Yue Lian, and that compared to her, her father's talent was truly exceptional. Back in the day, his mastery of formation arts had already reached the level of the Imperial Dragon God Robe—and the Imperial Dragon God Robe wielded power comparable to a sixth-tier Half God.
Now that many years had passed, it was entirely possible that her father had improved further. Even if he hadn't, the Imperial Dragon God Robe was clearly not something Chu Feng could contend with.
Not just Chu Feng—even Lord Yuwei couldn't match it.
Even the Asura King would fall short.
But based on Chu Feng's analysis, Yue Ling's father likely had matters to attend to. After sending that mother and son to the ancestral ground, he had departed. Her father had probably anticipated that if that pair encountered Yue Ling, they would discover her identity and move against her.
That was why the very first thing upon arriving here was to find Yue Ling and deliver those words to her.
It was most likely right after speaking those words that he left.
Otherwise, how could he simply stand by and watch Yue Ling suffer such torment without lifting a finger?
As for the cultivation of that mother and son, it was impossible to determine. Yue Ling's cultivation was far too weak to sense their level.
But Chu Feng guessed that the man was definitely younger than Yue Ling—likely a junior of the younger generation. Even if not, his age couldn't be too great.
So Chu Feng deduced that the man was most likely weaker than himself.
Therefore, the most troublesome enemy right now was the vicious woman.
But this grudge had to be avowed. If they delayed and those two vanished, what then? There was no guarantee they could be found in the future.
So even knowing there was risk, Chu Feng had to step forward.
To guard against the unexpected, Chu Feng first activated his concealing formation to hide both himself and Yue Ling. His concealing formation was formidable—under normal circumstances, even a mid-stage Half God would have difficulty detecting him.
Moreover, he had not only set up a concealing formation but also placed a teleportation formation on both of them.
If it truly turned out that he couldn't win, they could still flee.
He even went so far as to reach out to the divine deer within his body, hoping it might lend a hand. After all, once the divine deer started running, nothing could stop it.
Unfortunately, the divine deer gave no response whatsoever—as if it had vanished entirely.
Since that was the case, he would have to proceed according to the original plan.
Once everything was prepared, Chu Feng had Yue Ling lead him into the ancestral ground.
"They… they truly deserve to die."
They had barely ventured into the ancestral ground when Yue Ling clenched her fists, tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks.
It turned out that her mother's grave in the bamboo grove had been dug up.
Not content with murdering the person, they had desecrated her grave as well—ruining her daughter's peace?
And before this, they had never even met. What hatred could possibly run so deep?
A woman more venomous than a serpent—how could such a ruthless woman exist in this world?
At that moment, Chu Feng's killing intent nearly surged beyond his control, but he forced it down. He couldn't reveal himself just yet.
Chu Feng pressed deeper until he finally reached the palace. Upon approaching, he discovered that no formations had been placed on the palace, so he slowly pushed the door open.
The moment he cracked the door, the stench of blood assailed his nostrils.
Through the gap, he spotted a pool of blood on the floor of the great hall. Seeing it, his killing intent grew even more violent—that had to be Yue Ling's blood.
And right now, inside the hall, there was a woman.
The woman sat cross-legged before a massive stone, studying it with great concentration. She was examining the inheritance of Yue Ling's ancestral ground.
To see the inheritance more clearly, she had activated her formation arts. The power of formations surged around her body, and her eyes shone with an eerie radiance.
"Dragon Transformation, Ninth Level?"
This realm was actually quite powerful, but Chu Feng did not fear it.
However, Chu Feng wasn't certain whether her martial cultivation was weaker than her formation arts. If her martial cultivation surpassed her formations, then she would be at the Half God realm—and that was someone Chu Feng could not fight either.
In that case, he would have no choice but to summon Lord Yuwei.
But since he was already here, it was worth a try. At worst, if things went south, he had the escape formations ready—turn and run.
Chu Feng also noticed that the entire great hall contained only this one woman. The vicious woman's prodigy son was nowhere to be seen.
Chu Feng still summoned Yue Ling and asked in a low voice, "Is it her?"
"It's her. She's the vicious woman," Yue Ling said through gritted teeth.
"Yue Ling, I can't determine her cultivation level. I need to test her."
"Move further back for now. If I retreat later, use the teleportation formation I gave you to escape this place."
Chu Feng feared the unexpected. Even though he had prepared escape formations in advance, he decided to reveal himself first while keeping Yue Ling hidden outside.
After all, Yue Ling also had a concealing formation on her. Before it was exposed, she would be safe.
Chu Feng did not attack immediately. Instead, he secretly set up formations, hoping to catch his enemy off guard and end things in a single strike.
Once everything was ready, Chu Feng kicked the hall door open.
At the same time, a massive formation descended from the heavens, slamming the vicious woman to the ground and rendering her completely immobile.
Although the formation had already enveloped the vicious woman, Chu Feng still did not drop his concealing formation to reveal himself. Instead, he watched from the shadows.
"What's happening? Are there formations here that forbid anyone outside the Yue family from viewing this inheritance?"
"Ancestors, spare me! I am a descendant of the Yue family—Yue Lian's wife!"
The vicious woman was beginning to panic.
Seeing her reaction, Chu Feng realized that the Dragon Transformation Ninth Level was likely the woman's full strength.
She was not a Half God. If she were, her first instinct would have been to unleash Half God power to destroy the formation pinning her down.
Since she hadn't done so, it proved that she was beneath the Half God realm.
And if she was beneath the Half God realm, Chu Feng had absolutely nothing to fear.
"So, vicious woman—where is your son?"
With that, Chu Feng revealed himself. Not only that, he weakened the formation's power, reducing it to merely restraining the vicious woman while still allowing her to move freely.
Feeling the pressure lessen, the woman hastily scrambled to her feet.
"You… you're the one?"