Just after Chu Feng left, the woman with the divine eyes appeared, and so did the pen.
However, the pen was no longer behind the woman with the divine eyes. Instead, it had taken the form of a little girl and appeared right beside her.
"Master, the badge on Chu Feng's chest just now seemed to carry a peculiar aura," the little girl said.
"That was a Divine Beast," the woman with the divine eyes replied.
"A Divine Beast?" The little girl was stunned to hear those words. "How could a Divine Beast be on Chu Feng? Could he have been used, or perhaps possessed?"
"That Divine Beast's power has been greatly suppressed. It must have had no choice but to follow Chu Feng," the woman said.
"But Divine Beasts are proud by nature, and they especially despise the human race. Unless one is truly more powerful than them, they would never submit to any human."
"No matter how talented Chu Feng may be, his cultivation is still limited. That Divine Beast most likely doesn't have good intentions, does it?" the little girl asked.
"Good or bad, it has nothing to do with us. That is Chu Feng's fate," the woman with the divine eyes said.
Though she said as much, her gaze remained fixed on the Star Gate.
She seemed curious as well — why the Divine Beast had chosen to follow Chu Feng.
…
After passing through the Star Gate of the Nine Heavens Secret Ground, Chu Feng quickly arrived at the Totem Star River.
But the moment he stepped out of the teleportation array, he heard two pieces of news.
The first concerned the Summit of the Nine Heavens.
Chu Feng was somewhat surprised to learn that he had been invited. Setting aside the matter of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, his cultivation wasn't actually that strong.
However, what surprised him even more was that Xian Miaomiao and Wang Qiang had also been invited.
Xian Miaomiao from the Nine Souls Star River — that was undoubtedly the same one he knew.
As for Wang Qiang from the Divine Body Star River — could that just be a stranger who happened to share the same name?
Or was it truly his good brother Wang Qiang?
If this Wang Qiang had appeared in some other star river, Chu Feng might have chalked it up to a coincidence of names.
But the Divine Body Star River was a different story.
After all, Wang Qiang possessed the Four Fierce Divine Body — reportedly the tenth-ranked Heavenly Gifted Divine Body.
Given Wang Qiang's talent, as long as the Divine Body Heaven valued its people, Wang Qiang would surely be put to good use.
Of course, this was merely Chu Feng's speculation, though it was also his wish. He rather hoped to see Wang Qiang.
Because of the Blood Devouring Demon Lord, Chu Feng had actually been quite worried about Wang Qiang's safety.
Still, Chu Feng didn't hold out too much hope. There remained a high probability that it was simply someone with the same name.
So at the moment, compared to Wang Qiang, Chu Feng was more worried about Long Chengyu and Long Muxi.
He had already confirmed that the Totem Dragon Clan had undergone a rebellion, and that the rebellion had ended. The Totem Dragon Clan now had a new leader.
Under these circumstances, the fate of Long Chengyu and the others was truly uncertain.
"Little Feng, why do you love listening to idle gossip so much? That's enough — it's time to get moving," the Heaven-Devouring Qilin spoke.
Having no idea what was going on, it only knew that ever since Chu Feng had stepped out of the teleportation array, he had been standing there listening to other people's conversations.
It assumed Chu Feng simply enjoyed eavesdropping, which was why he had been lingering so long.
"You… sensed something?" Chu Feng asked.
"Of course. To the southeast," the Heaven-Devouring Qilin replied.
The direction the Heaven-Devouring Qilin indicated happened to be exactly where the Totem Dragon Clan was located.
Chu Feng had intended to visit the Totem Dragon Clan anyway, to inquire about the situation of Long Chengyu and the others, so he immediately set off once more.
Meanwhile, within the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, the Saint-level Elder who had been guarding the Sacred Beast Egg had already led the other elders back inside the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
Moreover, he had relayed the entire sequence of events to the Mansion Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
The Mansion Lord did not punish them, for he understood that with the Spirit World Immortal King's formation, there had truly been nothing they could do.
He had since dismissed all the elders and now sat alone in the great hall.
His expression was dark, and he said not a word.
He had originally believed Chu Feng was likely dead, but not only had the boy survived — he had also destroyed the Sacred Beast Egg that the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion had spent thirty thousand years incubating.
It was impossible for him not to be furious, not to feel suffocated with frustration.
Since he had taken charge of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, nothing this humiliating had ever occurred.
And the person responsible for this disgrace was none other than the one he despised most.
How could he not be enraged?
Suddenly, the hall doors swung open and two figures stepped inside.
These two were the Daoist of Smell and the Spirit World Master of Beast Shadows from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
Although the Daoist of Smell had previously claimed he could not locate Chu Feng, the Mansion Lord had still assigned the Spirit World Master of Beast Shadows to accompany him, so as to maintain contact.
These two were the ones he had summoned.
"Mansion Lord."