"Let's talk somewhere else."
Golden Crane Immortal looked at Chu Feng, and with a wave of his great sleeve, spoke.
At that moment, Chu Feng felt the scenery around him shift abruptly.
When everything settled, Chu Feng discovered to his shock that he was already in a different place — a dense jungle, far, far away from the Kong Heavenly Clan.
"Are you alright?" Golden Crane Immortal asked Chu Feng.
"I'm fine." Chu Feng shook his head, then asked Golden Crane Immortal, "Senior, do you know that person?"
"Mm." Golden Crane Immortal nodded, then said, "There's no need to ask about him. He won't trouble you again."
"But why was he after me in the first place? I don't even know him," Chu Feng said.
"If I had to say, it's because you possess a Heaven-level bloodline, and… your name is Chu Feng," Golden Crane Immortal said.
"What's wrong with that?"
Chu Feng asked cautiously. He wanted to know — actually, he wanted to understand what grudge that man held against his father.
Because he had already figured out that the mysterious blue-robed figure was targeting him because of his father.
"He asked you earlier whether you were Chu Xuanyuan's son. And that man called Chu Xuanyuan once brought him a humiliation he could never wash away in his lifetime."
"That is why he harbors such hatred. That is all," Golden Crane Immortal said.
"Chu Feng, it seems your father has quite a few enemies," the Queen said with a grin.
"That's right," Chu Feng agreed. But he felt no fear because of it — if anything, he felt a spark of excitement, even pride.
Those were his father's enemies, and they had all suffered defeat at his father's hands. That only proved how powerful his father was.
Having such a mighty father was something Chu Feng could genuinely be proud of.
"Senior, were you inside the Kong Heavenly Clan this whole time?"
"You saw everything that happened?" Chu Feng suddenly asked.
In his view, Golden Crane Immortal had not known his whereabouts, so he shouldn't have known Chu Feng would come here today.
Chu Feng guessed that Golden Crane Immortal must have discovered the blue-robed figure's intent to harm Chu Feng, and fearing that the blue-robed figure would make a move, he had been secretly monitoring his movements — which was why he had appeared here.
If that was the case, then Golden Crane Immortal had likely arrived here even before Chu Feng.
"Mm, I followed the blue-robed figure here."
"But Chu Feng, I hope you won't blame me. People from the Upper Realm are not supposed to interfere in the affairs of the Mortal Realm."
"Moreover, the vast heavens beyond are immeasurably vast, and slaughter occurs everywhere. If we tried to intervene every time we encountered something like this, we'd never do anything else."
"The people of the Kong Heavenly Clan who died were indeed somewhat innocent, but this was their fate. Who told them to be born into the Kong Heavenly Clan?" Golden Crane Immortal said.
"Senior, please don't worry. Chu Feng understands your predicament."
Although Golden Crane Immortal had watched Ying Chao Ming raze the Kong Heavenly Clan to the ground and done nothing to stop it when he could have, Chu Feng bore him no ill will.
Because everyone made their own choices, and Chu Feng had no right to demand anything of anyone.
"Actually, running into you today was fortuitous, because I was planning to come find you anyway," Golden Crane Immortal said.
"Senior, is there something you need?" Chu Feng asked.
"I'm leaving this Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm," Golden Crane Immortal said.
"Senior, you're leaving? Where are you going?" Chu Feng asked.
"That hasn't been decided yet. The point is, if we ever meet again, it could be a very long time."
"But don't worry about Wang Qiang. I placed a formation on him — a formation that can only be undone from the inside. It cannot be broken from the outside. At the very least, no one in this Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm can break it."
"So until Wang Qiang fully awakens, nothing will happen to him."
"And take this — it can transfer that formation." Golden Crane Immortal handed a token to Chu Feng.
The token was quite unique, condensed from the power of a barrier formation. It could be called a token, yet it also resembled a key.
"Thank you, Senior. The help you have given us, this junior will remember always," Chu Feng said.
"Sigh, don't mention it. If it weren't for my own greed that day, asking you to retrieve that God-Sealing Bamboo Scroll for me, your Mental Power would never have been injured." At this, a trace of shame surfaced on Golden Crane Immortal's face.
"Chu Feng, when are you planning to leave this Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm? Your cultivation is already sufficient for you to venture into the Upper Realm."
"The Upper Realm is perilous, yes, but it offers far greater opportunities. With your talent and courage, your progress will be far more rapid — much better than wasting your time staying here."
"Tell you what — come with me?" Golden Crane Immortal suddenly suggested.