As the sun set in the west, Dongxue approached from a distance. Upon reaching them, she let out a long sigh before speaking: "Finally found you guys."
"Senior Sister Dongxue, what's wrong? Why the anxious look on your face? Miss me already?" Chunwu giggled, acting mischievous like a child.
"You little rascal, dragging Junior Brother Wuling all over the place, you've made me search so hard." Dongxue shot Chunwu a look, seemingly long accustomed to this junior sister's lack of decorum.
"Oh, so Senior Sister Dongxue wants to snatch my Junior Brother Wuling away? That won't do, I'm not giving him up to you." Chunwu pouted and actually wrapped her arms around one of Chu Feng's, acting extremely intimate.
Chu Feng didn't resist Chunwu's behavior. Setting aside his already good impression of her, Chunwu was simply too beautiful for him to have any reason to push her away.
"Oh you, stop messing around. I have important business to discuss with Junior Brother Wuling." Dongxue sighed helplessly, then turned to Chu Feng. "Junior Brother Wuling, my master is holding a banquet today to entertain some old friends. Senior Qianshui will be attending too. You're welcome to join."
"Really? That's great! When does it start?" Hearing about a banquet, Chunwu immediately started bouncing and clapping her hands with joy, as if she'd never been to a dinner party before.
"It's about to start. You two, come with me." Dongxue smiled sweetly, quite charming, like a ray of winter sunshine that warmed people's hearts.
It was clear these four beauties - Winter, Summer, Autumn, and Winter - were truly exceptional. But Chu Feng had already seen Dongxue's true nature, so he knew she was definitely not as friendly as she appeared.
Following Dongxue's lead, Chu Feng arrived at a mountain peak. The banquet was already set up on the peak, and some guests had already arrived.
Not all the young geniuses were present, however. This banquet was for entertaining some of the Ethereal Fairy's old acquaintances, so the main guests were veteran powerhouses. Those who were allowed to attend were naturally those with connections to these experts - mostly their disciples.
Chu Feng took a rough look around. Although the people who had come were veteran powerhouses, most of them had some reputation in the Eastern Ocean Region. But they were all at the Martial Lord realm; the best among them were at the peak of the Martial Lord realm, with no one having entered the Martial King realm.
This showed that even in the Eastern Ocean Region, the Martial King realm was still incredibly powerful. Only those who had reached this realm could truly be considered experts.
And coincidentally, Chu Feng spotted two familiar figures - Gao Xiong and Zhu Tianming.
Gao Xiong's master was unexpectedly an elderly woman with completely white hair, far beyond Chu Feng's imagination. The old woman's age was impossible to guess; her face was covered in wrinkles and age spots. Her hair was snow-white but sparse, leaving only a few strands, giving her a somewhat frightening appearance like a living zombie.
Perhaps Gao Xiong had told her about Chu Feng, because the old woman actually hobbled over with her cane, bringing Gao Xiong with her to greet Chu Feng.
"This is the reclusive expert from Centipede Mountain, known as Old Granny Centipede. She only took Gao Xiong as her disciple and dotes on him like her own grandson. She's given him all her resources, which is how Gao Xiong achieved his current cultivation. His strength was built entirely on cultivation resources."
"Don't let Old Granny Centipede's appearance fool you. According to my master, she's actually a very kind person who often travels the Eastern Ocean to help others." Throughout this, Chunwu had been following closely beside Chu Feng. Whenever Chu Feng looked at someone, she would explain that person's background to him.
Of course, this special treatment of having a beauty accompany him drew quite a bit of jealousy, especially from the men of their generation. Seeing such a stunning beauty like Chunwu being so intimate with a first-level Martial Lord, these self-important young men were already quite displeased with Chu Feng. They felt that if even they didn't enjoy such treatment, what gave someone with his level of cultivation the right?
Zhu Tianming's gaze towards Chu Feng was particularly sharp, like a blade, wishing he could kill Chu Feng with just his eyes. His hostility wasn't merely from jealousy, but more from the grudge formed when Chu Feng had humiliated him in the Joyful Heart Palace earlier.
"What are you looking at? Never seen anyone before?" Chunwu noticed Zhu Tianming's unfriendly gaze, placed her hands on her hips, and shouted at him.
Her shout immediately drew the attention of everyone present. All eyes turned to Zhu Tianming. Though his expression was ugly, he didn't dare do anything to Chunwu, so he could only avert his gaze and head towards the mountain path.
"Junior Brother Wuling, this Zhu Tianming is obviously no good. He's exactly like his master, the Wuya Hall Master - petty and despicable. If you ever run into him alone, be careful," Chunwu whispered to Chu Feng using voice transmission.
"Speak of the devil and here he comes. Look, that's Zhu Tianming's master, the Hall Master of Wuya Hall - a cruel, hypocritical beast. If he hadn't helped my master with a small favor back in the day, my master never would have invited him."
"Oh, and that kid behind the Wuya Hall Master is Zhu Tianming's younger brother, Zhu Diguang. Those two brothers are the Wuya Hall Master's proudest disciples."
"But Zhu Diguang's cultivation is weaker, and since the Ethereal Fairy tokens are limited, only Zhu Tianming received one. Zhu Diguang will need to pass the selection process to enter the Martial Pattern Immortal Realm." Chunwu suddenly turned her gaze towards two people descending from below the peak.
Chu Feng looked carefully and saw that the Wuya Hall Master didn't look that old, perhaps in his fifties or sixties, but his cultivation was considerable - at the peak of the Martial Lord realm. At his age, he might be able to enter the Martial King realm in his lifetime.
As for that Zhu Diguang, he did look quite similar to Zhu Tianming, though uglier. If Zhu Tianming's appearance was passable, then Zhu Diguang could only be considered average.
Zhu Diguang's cultivation was indeed weaker than his brother's, at the second level of the Martial Lord realm.
But right now, both the Wuya Hall Master and Zhu Diguang were looking at Chu Feng with undisguised hostility. Though the Wuya Hall Master hid it well, Chu Feng still noticed.
It was clear they must have heard about what just happened with Zhu Tianming in the Joyful Heart Palace.
"Sister Chunwu, you mentioned the Ethereal Fairy tokens are limited. How many were given out in total?" Chu Feng asked curiously. Actually, he wanted to find out indirectly whether the forces from the Immortal Execution Archipelago had received these tokens.
After all, he was destined for a major battle with this colossal power, so he was very concerned about their situation.