When Chen Hui saw that Chu Feng ignored him, he didn't shut up. Instead, he continued, "Well, it's actually good that the elders didn't see us. Because from what I know, the elders of the Sacred Temple of Seven Realms really don't care for formalities."
Before long, two figures indeed came flying over.
But they weren't elders. They were clearly young Spirit World Masters here to participate in the trial, just like Chu Feng and Chen Hui.
Both of them wore Spirit World robes.
From the patterns on their robes, their mastery of barrier arts was already apparent.
The thin one was at the seventh level of Dragon Transformation, and the muscular one was at the eighth level.
"Chu Feng? Chen Hui?"
"What kind of lame names are those?"
The eighth-level Dragon Transformation man shot a contemptuous glance at the names Chu Feng and Chen Hui had written, then turned to Chen Hui and extended his hand toward him. "Fatty."
"What do you mean?" Chen Hui asked, puzzled.
"What do I mean? Protection fee. Hand over one Realm Bead, and I'll keep you safe," said the eighth-level Dragon Transformation man.
"Oh, you're shaking me down?" Chen Hui's crooked mouth twisted further into a scowl of displeasure.
"Think whatever you want. If you don't want a beating, hand it over," said the eighth-level Dragon Transformation man.
"The hell, acting all tough like that?" As Chen Hui spoke, he spread his palm open, and a wisp of barrier power condensed from his palm into a bead.
But that was no bead. It was a barrier formation.
"Come on, come on, come get it," Chen Hui said to the two of them.
In that instant, both of their faces changed dramatically. They could see that Chen Hui wore the White Dragon Divine Robe — his strength far surpassed theirs.
"Apologies, apologies. We were blind and have disturbed you. Our sincerest apologies." The two hurriedly offered their apologies.
Chen Hui rolled his eyes but didn't give them too hard a time.
However, their gazes shifted toward Chu Feng.
From the look of it, they had clearly failed to trouble Chen Hui and were now setting their sights on Chu Feng instead.
But suddenly, the ground trembled. Chen Hui had slapped his palm onto the earth and was glaring furiously at the two. "You two idiots, he's my friend. You dare set your sights on him?"
And the moment those words left Chen Hui's mouth, the hostile looks in the eyes of the two instantly became clear and mild, and they said to Chen Hui, "We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare. You're overthinking it. We had no such intention."
As for Chen Hui, he paid them no further mind.
But a private voice transmission reached Chu Feng's ears.
"Brother, don't worry. As long as I, Chen Hui, am here, no one will dare bully you."
"I've got your back from now on." It was Chen Hui who had sent that transmission.
Chu Feng still didn't respond, but his impression of Chen Hui did improve somewhat.
The guy's mouth was a bit foul, but he didn't seem like a bad person.
At the very least, compared to those two, Chen Hui was far better.
Right at that moment, a figure came flying over.
It was an elder of the Sacred Temple of Seven Realms.
Upon seeing this elder, Chen Hui quickly stood up and said:
"Sir Elder, these two weren't watching over their own plots properly. Instead, they ran over to cause trouble for us, demanding Realm Beads from us. I humbly request that the elder punish them severely."
Hearing this, the two panicked instantly and hurried to explain, "Sir Elder, don't listen to his nonsense. We absolutely did no such thing. We were merely passing through."
They were clearly afraid of being punished.
But who could have expected that the elder showed no intention of punishing anyone. Instead, he asked, "I won't bother you for wandering around here, but have you harvested today's grain?"
"If you haven't, you won't be able to exchange it for Realm Beads. The loss would be your own."
"Yes, Sir Elder, we've already harvested it," the two hastily replied.
Hearing this, the elder said no more. With a flick of his wrist, two bamboo-tube-like instruments appeared in his hands.
One had Chu Feng's name written on it, and the other had Chen Hui's name.
The elder hadn't been passing through. He had come specifically for Chu Feng and Chen Hui.