"Jiang Hao, watch your mouth! They're my friends, and Chu Feng isn't even a member of the Red Butterfly Society." Xu Yiyi said, clearly displeased.
"Not a member of the Red Butterfly Society, yet he still managed to get a spot? Looks like you've got deep pockets." Jiang Hao continued to taunt Chu Feng with a mocking tone.
"Jiang Hao, you're awfully ignorant. I'm guessing you've never even heard of Brother Chu Feng's exploits." At that moment, another man from Luoxia Valley stepped forward and spoke.
Chu Feng knew this man's name was Li Rui.
Unlike Jiang Hao, Li Rui bore no hostility toward Chu Feng.
"Hmph, people from third-rate powers — I have no interest in their deeds." Jiang Hao replied disdainfully, radiating the superiority of a direct disciple of an elder from a second-rate power.
At the same time, the three female disciples from Luoxia Valley were giggling softly on the side. Though they hadn't spoken any words of mockery themselves, it was clear they also looked down on Chu Feng and Liu Xiaoli.
As for the four elders, they had seen enough of the world to remain calm. They simply observed like onlookers — neither speaking nor mocking.
Nor did they reprimand Jiang Hao for his rude words. Not even Elder Ning Shuang said a thing.
"No interest? What about an Asura Spirit World Master — still no interest?" Li Rui said.
"Asura Spirit World Master?" The moment those words reached Jiang Hao, his expression shifted. Then he let out a light chuckle. "Don't tell me you're about to claim that this Chu Feng fellow is an Asura Spirit World Master?"
"I won't hide it from you — Brother Chu Feng truly is an Asura Spirit World Master. Not many people know about it yet, but sooner or later the news will spread across the entire Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm," Li Rui said.
"Asura Spirit World Master?"
"Chu Feng, are you really an Asura Spirit World Master?" The three women who had been looking down on him just moments ago suddenly had a change in their eyes and actually took the initiative to greet Chu Feng.
Even the four elders' expressions shifted as they couldn't help but look Chu Feng over once more, sizing him up with newfound gravity.
"You don't even need to ask — Chu Feng really is an Asura Spirit World Master, and his Spirit is incredibly powerful. The Red Lizard from the Luyang Pavilion was slain by Chu Feng's Spirit," Xu Yiyi said.
"Hmph, so what? There's no shortage of young geniuses, but most of them die before they reach their potential. A genius who can truly grow up is a real genius — otherwise, it's all worthless," Jiang Hao said.
"Jiang Hao, hearing you talk like that, you sound awfully bitter. Could it be that you're jealous of Chu Feng?"
"Exactly! Everyone knows you've got a crush on Little Sister Yiyi. You're just afraid Chu Feng is going to steal her away — that's why you're picking on him, isn't it?"
Before Xu Yiyi or Li Rui could even respond, the three women from Luoxia Valley had already begun speaking up on Chu Feng's behalf.
Chu Feng felt rather helpless about this sudden turnaround. The reason for their drastic change in attitude was entirely because of his identity as an Asura Spirit World Master.
Snobbish — the very definition of fair-weather friends. So even though they were speaking in his defense now, Chu Feng felt no gratitude toward them.
It wasn't that Chu Feng was cold-hearted — he simply understood all too well that when he truly found himself in trouble, people like this would never lift a finger to help him.
"Hmph, let me tell you all — this is Cloud Crane Mountain. What's being tested here is Spirit World mastery. If your Spirit World mastery isn't up to par, being an Asura Spirit World Master means nothing."
"Do you see that over there? Don't assume that just because you're holding an invitation token, you're guaranteed entry into Cloud Crane Mountain. If your ability isn't good enough, you'll be shown the door all the same." Jiang Hao pointed toward the entrance of Cloud Crane Mountain.
The direction he pointed was quite far off, difficult to make out with the naked eye. However, everyone present was a Spirit World Master, and after employing special observation techniques, they could see that before the entrance, row upon row of barrier formations stood waiting.