"Young friend Chu Feng, this sword of yours..."
As soon as Chu Feng produced the Evil God Sword, Ma Changchun immediately noticed it — the Evil God Sword in Chu Feng's grasp.
His puzzled gaze drifted over to it.
"Oh, this sword was given to me by a relative of mine. I've been missing him all of a sudden, and whenever I see this sword, it's like seeing him," Chu Feng explained.
From now on, he had to keep hold of the Evil God Sword at all times, so he naturally needed to come up with a reason for doing so.
"Oh, so that's why Young Friend Chu Feng suddenly brought out such a weapon. It holds special meaning for you," Ma Changchun said with a smile.
It was clear that his earlier question had stemmed from confusion over why Chu Feng would suddenly draw such a weapon. After all, while the Evil God Sword contained power beyond estimation, on the surface it was nothing more than a half-complete Emperor Armament.
Such a weapon was practically worthless in the Great Upper Realm — nothing but scrap metal. If you tossed one onto the street, odds were no one would even bother picking it up.
What's more, Chu Feng's Evil God Sword had such a peculiar design that it didn't even look as impressive as an ordinary half-complete Emperor Armament. No wonder Ma Changchun was so curious about why Chu Feng had suddenly produced such a weapon and gripped it so tightly.
That said, Ma Changchun took Chu Feng's explanation at face value and dropped the matter, turning his focus back to the journey ahead.
Just as Ma Changchun had said, the Sacred Pill Manor was not far from Yuwen City — their territories were practically adjacent.
Upon returning to the Sacred Pill Manor, it so happened that Shi Fufang was there. Ma Changchun and the others confronted him in person and laid bare his crimes — how he had colluded with Yuwen City to harm a fellow disciple.
Shi Fufang at first tried every excuse he could muster, denying everything he had done.
However, when the Immortal Armament that originally belonged to Yuwen City was pulled from his Universe Bag, it was ironclad proof beyond any doubt.
Once the matter was confirmed, the Manor Master of the Sacred Pill Manor flew into a towering rage. With a single palm strike, he reduced Shi Fufang to dust on the spot.
He then led an army to Yuwen City to demand justice.
The Sacred Pill Manor had already assembled an elite force to head toward the Void Divine Tree, and now it just so happened that this same force could be turned toward Yuwen City's subjugation.
Though the numbers were not what one might call a vast horde, every individual present radiated a formidable aura.
Among them, excluding Chu Feng, the weakest were Heavenly Immortal realm experts, while the strongest among them were Martial Immortal realm powerhouses.
This was a true elite force — a vanguard of the highest caliber, every last person a renowned expert within the Sacred Pill Manor.
Under normal circumstances, traveling alongside these people, Chu Feng would have been an ant by comparison in both seniority and strength — truly the lowest of the low.
He should have been ignored and looked down upon.
But Chu Feng's reputation had already spread far and wide, and moreover, the news of his victory over Han Yu had reached the Sacred Pill Manor as well.
So not only were the Sacred Pill Manor elders especially attentive toward Chu Feng, even the Manor Master himself spoke to Chu Feng with nothing but courtesy.
He even tried to recruit Chu Feng into the Sacred Pill Manor.
"Young Friend Chu Feng, you wouldn't be deceiving an old man, would you?"
The Manor Master of the Sacred Pill Manor was a white-haired, fully bearded old man.
He had been standing beside Chu Feng for the entire journey, chatting with him the whole way. Now he was doing his utmost to invite Chu Feng to join the Sacred Pill Manor, only to be refused.
And the reason Chu Feng gave for declining was one he found hard to accept.
"Senior, I truly am not deceiving you. I have no intention of joining any power whatsoever."
"Otherwise, back at the Immortal Armament Manor, I wouldn't have refused the Manor Master's invitation either," Chu Feng said.
"You refused the Immortal Armament Manor's invitation as well?" the Manor Master of the Sacred Pill Manor asked.
"I did," Chu Feng said.
"Haha, well then, I believe you."