"It's the Li Heavenly Clan. It really is the Li Heavenly Clan."
"My Lord, what's going on? Weren't the Upper Realm Gates supposed to have been delayed? How did the Li Heavenly Clan get here so quickly?"
At that moment, many people present panicked — even those great figures were no exception.
They couldn't see through the Star Chariot, had no idea what level of expert was inside, and that was precisely why they were so worried.
After all, if there was a Supreme Elder of the Li Heavenly Clan within, a battle would be inevitable. Not only would the Chu Heavenly Clan suffer — they would likely all be doomed.
"There's no need to panic. They're only juniors." Just as everyone was gripped with fear, the Saint Monk of the Stars spoke.
Others might not have been able to see through the chariot, but the Saint Monk of the Stars could.
"Juniors?" The crowd was stunned upon hearing this.
Before long, the chariot arrived before everyone.
At that moment, all eyes were fixed upon it.
Finally, the barrier gate on the chariot began to ripple, and then, one after another, figures emerged.
Six women and nine men in total — all of them juniors.
And every single one of them carried themselves with an extraordinary bearing, clearly no ordinary individuals.
Even though they had deliberately concealed their auras using treasures, one could still sense that their strength was far from ordinary.
Once they appeared, nearly all the juniors of the Great Thousand Upper Realm were made to look utterly insignificant by comparison.
"They really are just juniors?"
"A group of juniors — what are they doing here?"
"The Li Heavenly Clan really does look down on us, doesn't it? Sending nothing but a group of juniors?"
Once it was confirmed that the chariot truly contained nothing but juniors, the people of the Great Thousand Upper Realm couldn't quite figure out what the Li Heavenly Clan intended.
"Saint Monk, you're here as well."
Just then, a young man dressed in white stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the Saint Monk of the Stars.
Among these juniors, not only were Li Youbin — who had been the first to enter the Upper Realm Gate that day — and the others present.
Even Li Tianyou, that overbearing younger brother of Li Anzhi, was there.
But the leader among them was the young man in white.
This young man appeared to be in his twenties. His looks were nothing remarkably handsome, yet he possessed an extraordinary air about him. His skin was fair, he held a folding fan, and as he clasped his fists in greeting, he exuded an air of refined elegance.
"Friend Li Yan, it's been some time. Your cultivation has improved once again." The Saint Monk of the Stars said with a smile.
Today, all the juniors of the Li Heavenly Clan present had concealed their cultivation levels using treasures. Even an expert like Chu Hanxian could not see through them.
But the Saint Monk of the Stars could. He knew clearly that this fellow called Li Yan had reached the level of a Heavenly Immortal.
Across the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield, such a cultivation level wasn't particularly impressive.
But compared to the juniors of the Great Thousand Upper Realm, it was a height they could only look up to.
"You flatter me, Senior." Li Yan replied with clasped fists.
"Li Yan? That's the Li Yan?"
"I heard that when he was young, he was considered one of the three great prodigies of the Li Heavenly Clan, alongside Li Ming and Li Anzhi."
"Though he eventually fell behind Li Ming and Li Anzhi, after Li Ming's death, he could be called the second greatest talent of the Li Heavenly Clan."
"I've heard he's a Fourth Level Heavenly Immortal."
"What? At his age, a Fourth Level Heavenly Immortal? That's terrifying! Is this the gap between the Li Heavenly Clan and our Great Thousand Upper Realm?"
Among the crowd, there were some who had heard of Li Yan's reputation, and they immediately erupted into a flurry of discussion.
"Young friends, to what do we owe the honor of your visit to our Great Thousand Upper Realm?" Chu Hanpeng asked at that moment.
"Senior, we've come today seeking someone."
Li Yan replied with clasped fists. Even though he knew full well that they might become enemies in the future, he remained impeccably polite in this moment, the very picture of a junior's humility.