"The Gate of Yin and Yang is about to open. Prepare yourselves," the elder of the Chu Heavenly Clan announced.
At that moment, those who had already paired up drew closer together, each producing their Yin and Yang Life Beads and clutching them tightly in their hands.
All they had to do was wait for the Gate of Yin and Yang to open, and they could enter it to cultivate.
However, amidst the excitement and nervous anticipation, people would occasionally cast a glance toward Chu Feng.
Right now, Chu Feng stood alone — and as everyone knew, a single person could not enter the Gate of Yin and Yang.
Could it be that a genius like Chu Feng would truly lose his chance to enter the Gate of Yin and Yang just like this?
"Chu Feng, it seems your cultivation in the Nine Moon Divine Domain was simply not destined to be."
"More than that, what I find more curious is this: among the entire Chu Heavenly Clan, the person closest to you — Chu Yue — why exactly did she leave you?"
"Was it Chu Yue who was ungrateful, or is there some unknown side to you, Chu Feng, that even Chu Yue was desperate to get away from?"
Chu Huanyu looked at Chu Feng and spoke with cold mockery.
Many people felt sympathy for Chu Feng's current predicament, but he and Chu Haoyan wished for nothing more than to see Chu Feng utterly ruined.
"Who told you that Chu Yue is the person closest to Chu Feng in the Chu Heavenly Clan?" Just then, a spirited voice suddenly rang out.
At the sound of this voice, everyone's gaze shifted, for the one speaking was Chu Huanyu's partner — Chu Lingxi.
"Lingxi, you…" Chu Huanyu looked at Chu Lingxi beside him, caught completely off guard. Panic crept into his heart — he had a sinking feeling that Chu Lingxi speaking up at a time like this was not a good sign.
And upon seeing the panic in Chu Huanyu's eyes, Chu Lingxi's lips curled into a mischievous, impish smile. "Actually, I am the one who is closest to Chu Feng," she said. "So how could I possibly leave him all alone?"
With that, Chu Lingxi turned around and, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, walked over to Chu Feng's side. She then wrapped her small arm around Chu Feng's and declared to the crowd: "From today onward, I, Chu Lingxi, will be partnering with Chu Feng."
In that instant, every person present was left dumbfounded.
Chu Huanyu was stunned. Chu Haoyan was even more stunned.
He truly hadn't expected it. Though every piece of his carefully laid plan had fallen into place, Chu Lingxi had actually stepped forward.
This was completely out of character for the Chu Lingxi he knew. This simply was not the Chu Lingxi he recognized.
The perpetually proud and aloof Chu Lingxi — how could she willingly stand beside Chu Feng, and even… even… even wrap her arm around his in such an intimate gesture?!
In truth, when Chu Lingxi made this move, it wasn't just the onlookers who were stunned — even Chu Feng himself was stunned.
Even he hadn't anticipated that when Chu Yue had betrayed him, when he stood all alone, Chu Lingxi would step forward to stand with him.
Rumble— Just then, a deafening roar sounded once more as the Gate of Yin and Yang slowly began to open.
"The Gate of Yin and Yang has opened. Take out your Yin and Yang Life Beads and prepare to enter!" the elder of the Chu Heavenly Clan called out in a loud voice.
At that moment, most people opened their palms and merged their Yin and Yang Life Beads with those of their partners.
"Chu Yue, you — !!" Chu Haoyan suddenly let out a cry of shock.
That cry immediately drew the attention of everyone present.
"Heavens, the Yin and Yang Life Bead in Chu Yue's hand?!"
When people looked at the Yin and Yang Life Bead in Chu Yue's hand, every single one of them felt their expressions change dramatically.
Because the Yin and Yang Life Bead in Chu Yue's hand was of the Full Moon grade.
"A Full Moon grade Yin and Yang Life Bead, and without any merging — she achieved this level with just a single bead?"
Even Chu Ruoshi could not remain calm. She had gone to tremendous effort to merge her beads into a Half Moon grade Yin and Yang Life Bead, yet Chu Yue already possessed a Full Moon grade Yin and Yang Life Bead on her own.