After Long Chengyu returned from that path, he also successfully made his way back to the Totem Dragon Clan's warship.
Upon boarding the warship, he headed straight for where his father was.
Before long, he found his father inside a grand hall within the warship.
It wasn't just his father — Lord Long Xu and his sister Long Muxi were also there.
The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master currently wore an extremely grim expression, and the lingering killing intent still permeated the air throughout the hall.
Both Long Muxi and Lord Long Xu wore solemn expressions. Neither spoke, but their faces were filled with deep unease.
It was clear that their father had already learned of what they had experienced from Long Muxi's account.
"Why are you back?"
Upon seeing Long Chengyu, it was Long Muxi who spoke first.
After she had returned, she had found her father and come here. So even though members of the Totem Dragon Clan had been trickling back one after another, she didn't know the reason for their return.
"Sis, passing through that barrier gate doesn't take you directly into the Primordial Star Sea. Instead, it leads to a path."
Long Chengyu recounted everything that had happened.
"So it seems young friend Chu Feng also wishes to carve his name upon the stone monument of the Primordial Star Sea."
After hearing the full account, the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master — whose expression had been dark moments before — suddenly spoke up.
His complexion had improved considerably, and his tone when speaking about Chu Feng was relatively composed.
After all, he was the clan master. No matter how grave the situation, he could not lose his composure.
"Brother Chu Feng said he had his reasons, but he didn't elaborate on what exactly they were," Long Chengyu said.
"Young friend Chu Feng is quite the mysterious one."
"But with his talent, I'm afraid even Xianhai Yu'er's name would struggle to hold its place on that stone monument."
"However..." The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master's expression stiffened for a moment before he sighed. "This time, young friend Chu Feng saved you all once again. We owe it all to him."
"The favors our Totem Dragon Clan owes young friend Chu Feng just keep piling up."
"Indeed, without Brother Chu Feng, we would have perished in there this time — without even the slightest hope of survival." Long Chengyu also let out a heartfelt sigh.
After all, the incident had only just happened, and that feeling of heart-pounding dread still lingered in his mind.
This time could truly be called a narrow escape from death.
"Chengyu, it was your father's fault. I nearly got you all killed." The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master's face was filled with shame.
"Father, please don't say that."
"But... how do you plan to handle this matter?"
Long Chengyu didn't ask whether his father knew that the Blood-Eyed Qilin Clan still existed, because he believed his father surely did not.
If he had known, he would never have let them enter, and would never have allowed them to ally with the Blood-Eyed Qilin Clan.
"I will go to the Seven Realms Sacred Palace and demand an explanation."
"For them to dare toy with us like this — the Seven Realms Sacred Palace is sorely underestimating my Totem Dragon Clan," the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master declared.
Whoosh —
Suddenly, a streak of light shot toward them.
The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master reached out and caught it. A message imprinted itself directly into his mind.
It was a location — a location sent by the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.
"And they have the nerve to come looking for me first?" The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master's sword-like brows shot upward as the rage he had just suppressed erupted once more.
"Clan Master, I will accompany you," Lord Long Xu said.
"That won't be necessary. I'll go alone." With that, the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master launched himself into the air and departed.
"Lord Long Xu."
At that moment, both Long Chengyu and Long Muxi turned to look at Lord Long Xu.
They were both worried.
The Seven Realms Sacred Palace was no ordinary power.
And the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace was no ordinary figure.
"Don't worry. The Clan Master will handle this matter well."
Lord Long Xu smiled and reassured them.
…
The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master had already arrived at the location given to him by the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.
It was in the sky not far from the outside of the Primordial Star Sea.
There was nothing there but vast white clouds — not a single person in sight.
But the moment he took a step forward, he immediately touched an invisible barrier.
Three figures materialized before his eyes.
One of them was the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.
The other two — the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master was seeing them for the very first time.
But he already knew who they were.
Those two...
One was a member of the Blood-Eyed Qilin Clan.
The other was a member of the Totem Phoenix Clan.