"Hey, Miss Su Mei, you'll have to get used to it. This is only the Eastern Sea. I've heard that in the Land of Martial Saint, some demonic beasts with noble bloodlines might already be at the Xuan Martial realm the moment they're born," Jiang Wushuang secretly transmitted to Su Mei, seeing the shocked expression on her face.
After hearing Jiang Wushuang's words, Su Mei's already astonished face became even more shocked, because this was the first time she truly grasped the meaning of "there is always a sky beyond the sky and a person beyond the person." No wonder, in the eyes of many experts, the Nine Provinces Continent was considered a mere backwater.
However, despite the fact that most people in this Eastern Sea were martial cultivators with fairly decent cultivation levels, those who had actually entered the Heaven Martial realm were still relatively few.
Among the thousands of people in this luxurious inn, fewer than a hundred had reached the Heaven Martial realm. And even among those who had, the majority were middle-aged men or elderly folks. Those as young as Chu Feng and his group were exceedingly rare.
This was exactly why Chu Feng and the others had inspired such awe when they appeared. People not only feared their cultivation levels but also suspected that there were powerful forces standing behind them.
After a brief moment of reflection, Chu Feng and his group reserved a rather nice private room in the inn and prepared to sit back and enjoy a grand feast of the Eastern Sea's delicacies.
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, I have something to discuss with you in private." Just as they had settled in, Chu Feng received a voice transmission. He looked toward the source and saw Zhang Tianyi smiling at him.
"You guys go ahead and order. I'm just stepping out for a moment." Without hesitation, Chu Feng stood up and headed for the exit.
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, wait up. I'm coming too." Zhang Tianyi caught on immediately and followed him out.
"ROOAAAR—"
But the two of them had barely stepped out of their private room when shrill, piercing cries like thunder boomed across the sky.
They turned to look and saw, coming from the east, several luxurious war chariots pulled by Heaven Martial–level demonic beasts cutting through the air. The chariots descended and landed within the inn.
Once the chariots touched down, several armored men emerged—thirty-eight in total, every single one of them at the Heaven Martial realm.
What surprised Chu Feng and the others the most was that the leader among them was already at the fifth level of the Heaven Martial realm. More importantly, his age appeared to be roughly the same as Zhang Tianyi's—he was a young man.
This young man was clearly the leader of the group. From the conversation between his subordinates and him, Chu Feng and Zhang Tianyi learned their identities.
They had also come from the east—from a place called the Shentu Imperial Clan. Like Jiang Wushuang, they were a special bloodline-bearing people with inherited legacies.
As for the young man with fifth-level Heaven Martial cultivation, his name was Shentu Lang. He was a prince of the Shentu Imperial Clan and had also come to enroll in the Four Seas Academy for his cultivation.
Like Chu Feng and his group, they had traveled a long and exhausting journey. Spotting this inn, they decided to take a brief rest.
"Wow, the Shentu Imperial Clan from the Eastern Continent really sent some impressive people this year."
"Indeed. A few days ago, two princes from the Shentu Imperial Clan already arrived from the Eastern Continent. They were at the fourth level of the Heaven Martial realm. At their age, with that level of cultivation, even if they enrolled in the Four Seas Academy, they would surely receive special attention and training."
"Who would have thought that today the Shentu Imperial Clan would send someone at the fifth level of Heaven Martial? It seems the Shentu Imperial Clan is probably the strongest force on the Eastern Continent, isn't it?"