The Ying Heavenly Clan's most sacred grand hall could seat several million people.
Today, not only had the many experts of the Ying Heavenly Clan gathered within this hall, but the sect masters of no fewer than five second-rate powers, along with their own experts, had arrived as well.
Two of those second-rate powers stood alongside the Ying Heavenly Clan among the higher ranks of their tier.
The remaining three, while not quite on par with the Ying Heavenly Clan, were only slightly inferior — their strength was not to be underestimated either.
These forces were all allies of the Ying Heavenly Clan. Having gathered here, they shared a single common purpose: to help the Ying Heavenly Clan deal with Chu Feng.
At this moment, they had already reached an agreement. The alliance was formed.
As such, all the members of the Ying Heavenly Clan — including the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief — were quite pleased with themselves.
The reason they had spared no expense to invite these allies here was not merely to deal with Chu Feng. What mattered most was to deal with Sunset Cloud Valley and the Three Star Hall, the two forces backing Chu Feng.
In the Ying Heavenly Clan's eyes, no matter how strong Sunset Cloud Valley and the Three Star Hall might be, they would absolutely be defeated if they tried to stand against the alliance as it now stood.
Therefore, the Clan Chief now intended to prove to everyone in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm that no one could protect the person the Ying Heavenly Clan wanted to deal with — not even Sunset Cloud Valley and the Three Star Hall.
"Clan Chief, this subordinate has a matter to report!!!" Just then, an elder of the Ying Heavenly Clan came rushing in, panic evident on his face.
"In front of our distinguished guests, what sort of behavior is this panic?" Seeing the elder's flustered demeanor, the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief was displeased.
"Clan Chief, the men we sent to the Eight Desolations Graveyard have returned."
"According to reliable intelligence, both of our Ying Heavenly Clan squads encountered Chu Feng," the elder said.
"Encountered Chu Feng? Did they capture him alive?" At the mention of Chu Feng's name, the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief immediately shot up from his chair, and everyone else's expressions shifted as their gazes all turned to the reporting elder.
"No." The elder shook his head.
"No?!"
"So many of them, yet not a single one could catch a junior? What a bunch of useless trash, every last one of them worthless!"
"Where are they? Bring them to me — I'll make sure they're properly punished. They've completely disgraced my Ying Heavenly Clan." True to expectation, the moment he heard those words, the Clan Chief's face was contorted with rage.
"Clan Chief, they... they are all dead." Seeing the Chief's reaction, the elder spoke again before he could be pressed further.
"What? Dead?" Hearing this, both the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief and everyone else present were utterly stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief.
In their view, it was already highly unusual for the Ying Heavenly Clan's experts to have failed to capture Chu Feng. How could they all have been killed?
"Was it Sunset Cloud Valley and the Three Star Hall who intervened?" the Clan Chief asked. In his mind, the only ones who would dare slay members of the Ying Heavenly Clan within the Eight Desolations Graveyard were the forces of Sunset Cloud Valley and the Three Star Hall.
"No. Chu Feng killed them," the reporting elder said.
"Chu Feng? They were actually killed by Chu Feng?!!!" At this, the shock among the crowd deepened.
"Clan Chief, it appears that Chu Feng gained the assistance of a formation within the Eight Desolations Graveyard, greatly boosting his strength. He is not to be taken lightly."
"Furthermore, according to reliable intelligence, the ruins within the Eight Desolations Graveyard are those of Grandmaster Kaihong — and the one who obtained Grandmaster Kaihong's inheritance was Chu Feng," the elder continued.
"Chu Feng obtained Grandmaster Kaihong's inheritance as well?"
"How can that be? Didn't we hear that the Zhou Heavenly Clan, the Kong Heavenly Clan, the Sword Immortal Sect, and the Buddha Light Heavenly Temple all sent experts?"
"With so many powerful cultivators, how could a mere junior have snatched the inheritance away?"
At this point, not only were the members of the Ying Heavenly Clan in an uproar — even the allied forces that the Ying Heavenly Clan had invited could not sit still. They whispered among themselves, exchanging heated discussions, and many of them found it hard to believe the news was true.
"Is the intelligence reliable?" the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief asked.
"It is reliable — absolutely reliable. Apparently, in addition to Chu Feng, two others also received a portion of the inheritance. Those two are Chu Feng's friends, also juniors."