"Jiang Hao, shut your mouth already!" Xu Yiyi could no longer tolerate it. She suddenly raised her leg and kicked Jiang Hao hard, sending him tumbling.
Seeing this, the three female disciples of Sunset Gorge burst into giggling laughter.
Because they knew that Jiang Hao's cultivation exceeded Xu Yiyi's. If he had wanted to dodge, she never would have landed the kick.
But he didn't dare dodge — didn't even dare defend himself — which was why such a humiliating scene had played out.
Humiliating, because this had happened in public with so many outsiders watching. The furious look on Jiang Hao's face said it all, though he didn't dare vent his anger at Xu Yiyi. Instead, he directed every ounce of it toward Chu Feng.
"Absolutely no chance. Do you have any idea how many Imperial-clothed Spirit World Masters are here to participate this time? And every single person who managed to obtain an invitation token is someone with real skill?"
"I guarantee you — that Chu Feng has no chance whatsoever," Jiang Hao said indignantly.
"Keep talking and see if I don't chop you!" As Xu Yiyi spoke, she actually drew her half-finished Ancestral Armament.
"Junior Sister Yiyi, don't be rash!" Seeing this, the three female disciples hurriedly held Xu Yiyi back. They were afraid she might actually swing, and if Jiang Hao still didn't dodge, things could get serious.
"Yiyi, although Jiang Hao's words were a bit harsh, they aren't without reason. If there really are only four spots, then forget about Chu Feng — even Elder Ning Shuang and Li Rui would have basically no hope."
"After all, nearly every famous Imperial-clothed Spirit World Master in the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm is here. Their barrier arts are all exceptionally powerful," an elder said.
"That's right. I even saw the Four Emperors of Spirit Arts earlier. And I've heard that experts from the Zhou Heavenly Clan, the Kong Heavenly Clan, the Sword Immortal Sect, and the Buddha Light Heavenly Temple are all here. Especially the Buddha Light Heavenly Temple — apparently their Spirit World Masters are incredibly formidable."
"No, no, no. The most powerful of all are the Four Emperors of Spirit Arts. After all, those four were born for the art of Spirit World Mastery."
At this point, the people from Sunset Gorge had broken into a lively discussion.
Xu Yiyi fell silent, because every name the others had mentioned was someone she had heard of as well — individuals who truly possessed extraordinary mastery over barrier arts.
All she could do was silently watch the entrance to Cloud Crane Mountain and murmur, "If it's really this difficult, then wouldn't Chu Feng and the others have made this trip for nothing?"
……
At that moment, Chu Feng and his group were making their way toward the summit of Cloud Crane Mountain.
The path was far from smooth. To reach the top safely, they had to overcome layer upon layer of obstacles.
Fortunately, Li Rui, Liu Xiaoli, and Elder Ning Shuang had been following alongside Chu Feng. Without them, their barrier arts alone would not have been enough to proceed so smoothly.
"Young friend Chu Feng, may I ask who your Master is?" Elder Ning Shuang asked curiously. He had noticed that although they were all Dragon-patterned Imperial-clothed Spirit World Masters, Chu Feng's barrier arts were in an entirely different league. In fact, the gap between Chu Feng's barrier arts and their own was already vast.
He genuinely wanted to know what kind of person could produce a barrier arts genius as extraordinary as Chu Feng.
"I have two Masters. One is named Zhuge Liuyun, and the other is named Qiu Canfeng," Chu Feng said.
"Zhuge Liuyun? Qiu Canfeng?" The two names caught Elder Ning Shuang and Li Rui slightly off guard — neither had ever heard of them.
Though unfamiliar, they both came to the same conclusion: these two must be hidden masters of the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm, or possibly even experts from the Upper Realm.
Only Chu Feng knew that one of them was currently at the Azure Dragon Sect on the Nine Provinces Continent, while the other was at the Remnant Night Demon Sect in the Eastern Sea.
If their strength were measured by cultivation alone, their levels would be the laughingstock of anyone present here.
But in Chu Feng's heart, the stature of both men towered immeasurably high. Zhuge Liuyun in particular could be considered Chu Feng's guide into the art of Spirit World Mastery.
No matter how far Chu Feng grew in the future, they would forever be his revered Masters.
"There seems to be trouble up ahead."
Suddenly, Chu Feng spoke.
Ahead lay a stretch of purple mist, and before it, a large number of people had gathered.
To be precise, everyone had been blocked by that wall of purple mist.
Although the contents within the mist were impossible to make out clearly, Chu Feng could vaguely sense that it was a barrier.
"Elder Ning Shuang, look — the Buddha Light Heavenly Temple's Master Pocket, and the Sword Immortal Sect's Daoist Three Swords."