Little Fishy quickly found Chu Feng.
"Big brother, where are you going?" Little Fishy asked.
"I came here with friends from the Totem Dragon Clan. They're probably still worried about me, so I need to go find them and explain what happened."
Chu Feng deliberately mentioned the Totem Dragon Clan's identity — not to show off, but because he was worried Little Fishy might be hesitant around them.
After all, he had already sensed that Little Fishy would very likely be following him from now on.
"Big brother, then I'll wait for you here."
"Oh, and don't tell your friends that you know me."
"It's not that I don't want anyone to know about my relationship with you."
"It's just… my father actually doesn't let me run around freely. I snuck out just now, and they're still nearby."
"If they found out about my connection to you, they might cause trouble for you."
"And besides, I don't want them to find me," Little Fishy said.
"Alright." After agreeing, Chu Feng immediately went to find the members of the Totem Dragon Clan.
He told them everything that had happened to him in the Primordial Star Sea.
"A figure from the Ancient Era?"
Upon learning what had transpired within the Primordial Star Domain, the clan leader and all the elders of the Totem Dragon Clan wore grave expressions.
A person capable of taking away an entire Primordial Star Domain — such power was simply terrifying.
For them, as the overlords of this Heavenly River, this was an enormous threat.
"Brother Chu Feng, what about Xianhai Yu'er? Where did she go?" Long Chengyu suddenly asked curiously.
"She's already left." Chu Feng did not tell the truth about Little Fishy. After all, he had promised her not to reveal her whereabouts.
"What a shame. I didn't even get a chance to meet Xianhai Yu'er," Long Chengyu said with some regret.
"There will be a chance," Chu Feng said.
"Heh heh, Brother Chu Feng, you two fought side by side this time — that makes you friends, right? If there's an opportunity in the future, you'll have to introduce me."
"Let this brother catch a glimpse of the legendary Princess Xianhai Yu'er." As Long Chengyu spoke, not only was his face full of smiles, but a genuine longing shone in his eyes.
"I will," Chu Feng replied.
After that, the members of the Totem Dragon Clan began discussing the matters surrounding the Primordial Star Sea.
This was a major event for them. Whether it was the appearance of the Wandering Scholar or the appearance of Jie Tian, the young prodigy from the Seven Realms Sacred Palace — both had to be taken seriously.
It was during this time that Chu Feng also learned that Long Chengyu and the others, with the help of the Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, had refined the phantom armor, which had strengthened their bloodlines.
However, they needed to return to the Totem Dragon Clan to stabilize the effects, which would make their bloodlines even more powerful.
Learning that they too would be returning to the Totem Dragon Clan to train, Chu Feng said his farewells to Long Chengyu, Long Muxi, and the others.
After the farewells, Chu Feng went back to find Little Fishy.
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When Little Fishy saw Chu Feng return, a bright smile immediately blossomed across her delicate face.
But before the two of them could exchange a word, changes appeared in the sky above.
First, dazzling formation energy spiraled through the heavens, blanketing the entire sky as far as the eye could see.
Then the formation energy turned white, like a massive sheet of paper that blotted out the sky, sealing off the heavens above.
However, enormous characters soon began to appear upon the white sheet…
In the current age, talent abounds — but no matter how gifted one may be, without proper guidance, it is often difficult to achieve greatness.
The Seven Realms Sacred Palace, in order to give more young cultivators the opportunity to grow and one day contribute to the vast world of martial cultivation, has decided to open the gates of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace and recruit outstanding Spirit World Masters to study under our tutelage.
All Spirit World Masters under the age of one hundred may register in the Upper Realm of Spring within our Seven Realms Heavenly River to participate in the examination.
All who pass the examination will become members of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, receiving our protection and access to the finest Spirit World Master resources in the entire vast world of martial cultivation.
The first-place finisher will be granted the title of Sacred Palace Rising Star, and will additionally receive the reward of choosing any one Sacred-tier treasure from the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's collection.
This decree is issued by: Jietian Ran.
…
Once these words appeared, an enormous uproar erupted.
It was even more sensational than the disappearance of the Primordial Star Sea.
Not for any other reason, but because the last time the Seven Realms Sacred Palace had publicly recruited talent was a hundred thousand years ago.
In the hundred thousand years since then, although outstanding Spirit World Masters had appeared and the Seven Realms Sacred Palace had extended its olive branch, the requirements had been extraordinarily harsh.
First, the candidate had to be exceptional — at minimum, someone already renowned throughout the vast world of martial cultivation.
Second, they had to pass a probationary period — and that period lasted a full ten thousand years. Only after such a lengthy evaluation could it be determined whether they would be granted permanent membership in the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.
Because of these two demanding conditions, in the hundred thousand years that followed, the Spirit World Masters who had truly joined the Seven Realms Sacred Palace could be counted on one hand.
Yet now, they were publicly recruiting outstanding Spirit World Masters — and they had even activated the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's secret treasure, the Seven Realms Decree. This was truly a complete reversal of their usual practice.
"Oh? Could it be that after hearing Jie Tian was defeated, the Seven Realms Sacred Palace realized their current generation of disciples aren't up to par, and decided to recruit outside talent instead?" Upon seeing the contents of the Seven Realms Decree, Little Fishy teased.
"This thing — it must be some kind of supreme treasure, right?" Chu Feng was also gazing at the sky.
He sensed that this object was extraordinarily vast. Although it was a phantom manifested through formation energy rather than a physical entity, its reach likely extended far beyond this world alone.
"Yes. This is the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's secret treasure — the Seven Realms Decree. Its range of transmission is extremely wide."
"At the very least, it can cover an entire Heavenly River. But if the one activating it is powerful enough, it can reach even farther."
"I've heard the farthest it has ever reached covered five Heavenly Rivers." After saying this, Little Fishy blinked her beautiful eyes and asked Chu Feng:
"Big brother, why are you interested in the treasure but not its contents?"
"The Seven Realms Sacred Palace — regardless of what you think of their character, the resources they command are truly top-tier."
"You're a Spirit World Master yourself. Aren't you interested?"
"Not really," Chu Feng said.
The truth was not that he wasn't interested — he simply didn't want to become a member of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace.