"Haha, good! This is truly wonderful! I originally thought it would be enough for Chu Feng to step onto the eighth platform."
"As it turns out, this Ninefold Heavenly Lightning Platform is an enhanced version, and Chu Feng's final score is actually even better than yours."
"Haha, the student has surpassed the master! This truly is the student surpassing the master! Good! This is truly good!" The old monkey was so excited he couldn't stop grinning, even slapping his own thigh vigorously.
At this moment, Zi Ling had also pieced together what happened from their conversation. A sweet smile graced her face; she was happy for Chu Feng.
"Zi Ling, Er-chan's life in the Outer World will be very tough, but you here may not have it any easier than him."
"Starting tomorrow, you probably won't be able to rest anymore. The intensity of the training I have planned for you will surpass anything you have ever experienced in your cultivation."
"But this is a necessary path for you to grow stronger. I will remodel your heavenly bloodline—it will be a pain you have never known before."
"To be reborn, one must first be destroyed. If you want to transform into something stronger, this is the only choice."
"Are you mentally prepared?" Chu XuanYuan said, looking at Zi Ling.
"Mm." Zi Ling nodded firmly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with unwavering resolve.
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After a period of travel, Chu Feng finally returned to the Nine Provinces Continent in the Eastern Sea Region.
He arrived once more above Purple Gold City, for he discovered that everyone from that day had not gone to rest at the Azure Dragon Sect but remained here in Purple Gold City, waiting for Chu Feng.
However, when Chu Feng returned, the expressions on everyone's faces turned solemn.
"Chu Feng, where are the Four Sacred Beasts?" Seeing Chu Feng return alone, Immortal Meow Meow stepped forward and asked.
Here, as Chu Feng spoke, the four Supreme Secret Arts were unleashed.
"They... they've turned into Secret Arts?" Immortal Meow Meow asked in surprise, and at the same time, looks of astonishment appeared on everyone else's faces.
"To be precise, they've turned back into Secret Arts. They revived to help me before, but that state couldn't last. Only becoming Secret Arts again was the best solution," Chu Feng explained.
"So that's how it is." Hearing this, the crowd finally looked relieved.
"Chu Feng, that's not right... your aura!!!" But just then, Immortal Meow Meow looked at Chu Feng with surprise again, her beautiful eyes widening round.
"Chu Feng, you... you're already a Rank One Half Ancestor!" And in the next moment, everyone realized. Chu Feng's aura was no longer that of a Rank Seven Martial Emperor from before; he was now a true Rank One Half Ancestor.
"Holy crap, wh-wh-wh-what the hell? You were gone for such a short time, yet you've risen by three whole ranks? Are you going to let me live or what?" Wang Qiang looked utterly shocked.
Originally, Wang Qiang's cultivation had been at Rank One Half Ancestor, far surpassing Chu Feng's. But now, Chu Feng had caught up.
"My father helped me." Chu Feng did not hide it, since everyone knew that Chu Feng had entered the Heavenly Path precisely to see his father.
"Phew—" At this moment, everyone couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.
Those who knew Chu Feng were aware of how difficult it was for him to break through even a single rank. Chu Feng becoming a Rank Seven Martial Emperor was already incredible.
Yet his father had so easily raised Chu Feng to Rank One Half Ancestor. From this, they could all imagine just how powerful a figure Chu Feng's father must be.
"Chu Feng, what fun things happened to you on the Heavenly Path? Tell me quickly! I've never been to the Heavenly Path!" Immortal Meow Meow asked curiously. Of course, it was more about prying into matters regarding Chu Feng's father; this girl's curiosity was simply too great.