"Big sister, why did you tell Chu Feng your identity?" Feng Ling asked Li Wu.
"He helped us today, so naturally the grudges between us should be resolved."
"Rather than him finding out later, it's better that I told him myself," Li Wu said.
"I remember you mentioned him before, but didn't you say at the time that he was just some minor character you ran into in the Ancestral Martial Starfield?"
"Then why, when we ran into him this time, did you suddenly tell me he could help me break through the trial?" Feng Ling asked Li Wu.
She had first met Chu Feng inside that palace, but in truth, before she ever laid eyes on him, she had already received a message from Li Wu.
Li Wu had informed her about Chu Feng going to that palace, and that Chu Feng was somewhat special — that Feng Ling could try using him to break through the palace's trial.
"The curse happened to flare up, and Chu Feng stepped in to help. He only suppressed the surface symptoms, but being able to do even that was no simple feat."
"But at the time, I merely sensed that he was unusual. Nothing more than that."
"I only wanted to give it a try. I didn't have high expectations."
"But I never expected that he would pass the trial in a single attempt — the same trial that we failed so many times," Li Wu said.
"I didn't expect this guy to be that powerful either. And this trial was completely different from the ones we faced before," Feng Ling said.
"Did it get easier, and that's why he passed?" Li Wu asked.
"What are you thinking? It didn't get easier — it got harder. Much harder."
"Even though each trial we entered before was different, we were at least able to make it out safely every time."
"But this time, if it hadn't been for Chu Feng, I would have died in there."
Hearing Feng Ling say this, Li Wu's expression shifted.
"His observational skills surpass mine, yet he doesn't even realize it."
"The third stage in particular — it honestly terrified me," Feng Ling said.
"What was the third stage like?" Li Wu's expression grew solemn.
She knew Feng Ling well. The fact that Feng Ling would say she had been terrified was proof that something truly extraordinary had happened.
"Sister, what do you think of my talent?" Feng Ling asked.
"Your talent? Do you even need to ask? Even though you've started cultivating again from the junior stage, judging by your rate of cultivation, there are hardly anyone in the current martial world who could rival you," Li Wu said.
"Exactly. I've always been very confident in my own talent."
"And the third stage just happened to be a trial where you gain power based on the level of your talent."
"I believed that the power granted by my talent was unrivaled."
"But it couldn't even slow down those monsters' assault."
"However, those monsters were utterly helpless before Chu Feng's talent power."
"In just one strike, his talent power engulfed everything in sight. It was true world-ending destruction."
"The talent I was so proud of became utterly insignificant in his presence," Feng Ling said.
"He… has grown to this level?" Upon hearing this, Li Wu's expression turned deeply grave.
Back when they were in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, she had known Chu Feng's talent was decent — but decent only by the standards of a place like the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
Had they not crossed paths again this time, she would never have imagined that Chu Feng could have grown to such an extent.
In truth, if Feng Ling hadn't told her, she would never have conceived that Chu Feng's talent could be this terrifying.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Feng Ling suddenly asked.
On Li Wu's face, she saw worry — but she also sensed a faint chill.
"Although I haven't had much contact with this Chu Feng, I've heard some things about him. That boy is ruthless."
"My grudge with him might still be resolvable, but you seized the treasure left behind by our master. I fear he will hold that against you and move against you in the future," Li Wu said.
"Sister, are you thinking of cutting the grass and pulling up the roots?" Feng Ling asked.
"That would be the safest method," Li Wu said.