"How could we know whether or not you made this up?" the Beitang Clan Master said.
"I would not deceive you about such matters. Chu Feng's lightning armor and lightning wings can elevate his cultivation by two full ranks, and the celestial phenomenon he triggered was manifested entirely from lightning."
"Furthermore, you witnessed it with your own eyes — this boy's talent is absolutely heaven-defying. His rate of improvement is beyond imagination. With all these signs laid out before you, can you still not connect the dots?" Nangong Beidou said.
"I believe what Brother Nangong says." The Ximen Clan Master rose to his feet at this point and looked toward the Beitang Clan Master and the Dongfang Clan Master. "The one you fear right now is the fellow who wields the Immortal Execution Brush, but I will say this plainly — the greatest threat is still Chu Feng."
"No matter how strong that fellow may be, he is only a rank three Martial Emperor. Dealing with him isn't difficult."
"But Chu Feng is another matter entirely. If we allow him to grow, then in the future, there will be nowhere for our four Great Imperial Clans to stand in the Martial Ancestral Continent."
"Even if we manage to survive, we would be reduced to the same wretched state as the current royal clans — barely clinging to existence."
"If you truly wish to bury the futures of your children and grandchildren, to throw away the foundations our ancestors built, all because of your own cowardice, then by all means, continue sitting here in silence."
"Furthermore, Brother Nangong and I did not summon you here to seek your help. We merely wished to offer a well-intentioned warning."
"Regardless of how our four Imperial Clans may quarrel among ourselves, we are still branches of the same root. All I hope is that our four clans grow stronger — not that one day we fall below even the Nine Powers."
"I've said what needed to be said. Gentlemen, farewell." The Ximen Clan Master turned to leave.
"Brother Ximen, wait." At that moment, the Beitang Clan Master suddenly spoke up. He took a deep breath, as though steeling himself to make a weighty decision, before saying, "This matter is no trivial thing. I need to go back and discuss it with a few Supreme Elders."
"The same applies to me," the Dongfang Clan Master said as well.
Hearing this, the corners of both the Ximen Clan Master's and Nangong Beidou's mouths curved into faint smiles.
They understood clearly that for those old monsters, the future of the Imperial Clans outweighed everything. Once they learned of Chu Feng's existence, they would never let him live.
After that, the Dongfang Clan Master and the Beitang Clan Master departed one after another. However, the Ximen Clan Master did not leave.
Now, only the Ximen Clan Master and Nangong Beidou remained.
"Chu Feng's power is already beginning to show. Even if our four clans join forces, dealing with him will not be easy."
"And all of this began because of you. I want to ask — now that things have come to this, do you regret your decision back then?" the Ximen Clan Master asked Nangong Beidou.
"You could have been like the rest of them and chosen not to make an enemy of Chu Feng, yet you struck against him. I want to ask — do you have any regrets?" Nangong Beidou countered.
"I, Ximen Chuanliu, have never once regretted anything I've done." The moment the Ximen Clan Master spoke those words, a cold, murderous gleam flashed through his eyes — the unwavering resolve to kill Chu Feng.
After that, the Ximen Clan Master departed as well, and Nangong Beidou personally saw him off. But as he watched the Ximen Clan Master's receding figure, a deep sorrow settled over Nangong Beidou's face.
In truth, he had long since regretted it. But now, there was no turning back.
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The four clans were plotting their plan against Chu Feng, but Chu Feng knew nothing of it. In fact, he had been completely unaware of everything that had been happening in the outside world recently.
Chu Feng had fallen into a deep slumber due to the backlash from the Evil God Sword, and he had only just now awakened.
"Where is this?" The sight before his eyes sent a jolt of alarm through his heart.
What appeared before him were countless bones — human and demon beast alike — piled together, rising into the clouds, stretching endlessly in every direction.
What appeared before him was the stench of blood, so much blood that its depths were unfathomable. A gentle breeze swept across its surface, and yet it was enough to raise colossal waves.