Afterward, Chu Feng began to ask the others in detail about the origin of the creature.
However, no one had any idea where the creature had come from. The volcano had appeared out of nowhere, and when it erupted, the sight was truly spectacular.
Flames filled the sky and spread across ten thousand miles, a spectacle even more astonishing than a celestial phenomenon.
Yet the power it unleashed had caused no harm at all — it had merely drawn people in.
Looking back now, the appearance of this volcano was truly suspicious, and people had already realized that from the very beginning, its eruption had been a trap.
Seeing that no one knew where the volcano had come from, Chu Feng had no choice but to investigate on his own. He entered the volcano once more, venturing deeper in an attempt to find its source.
Unfortunately, he found nothing.
The creature did not seem to have emerged from deep underground. Chu Feng had no idea where it had actually come from.
But worried about the safety of the people on the Martial God Continent, he could only advise them not to easily enter similar cultivation marvels should they encounter them in the future.
After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch in the heavens, and pie certainly didn't fall from the sky for no reason.
Chu Feng then set up protective grand formations in several locations, including the Greenwood Mountain and the Elf Kingdom, ones similar to the Ethereal Immortal Peak.
The purpose was to provide people with a place of refuge should any crisis arise in the future.
Although Chu Feng could not guarantee that the formations he had laid down would be able to withstand every powerful enemy, at the very least, the formations he had constructed were far stronger than the defensive arrays these factions had set up on their own.
Once the defensive formations were in place, Chu Feng was finally able to catch his breath. No longer busy with affairs, he devoted his time to spending with his family and loved ones here in the Lower Realm of Ancestral Martial.
In truth, Chu Feng cherished the days he could stay together with everyone.
Here were his foster father, his Master, his brothers, his friends — so many dear ones.
Chu Feng would never forget those who had once helped him, nor would he forget the days they had fought side by side through blood and fire.
But Chu Feng bore a great responsibility, and he could not remain here much longer. Now was not yet the time for him to enjoy this peace.
And so, after a brief stay, Chu Feng ultimately decided to leave.
When word spread that Chu Feng was departing, everyone came to see him off. But just as Chu Feng was about to turn and enter the Heavenly Path after exchanging his farewells, Zhang Tianyi suddenly spoke up: "Junior Brother Chu Feng, there is one question I would still like to ask you, if you wouldn't mind answering."
"Senior Brother Zhang, go ahead and ask," Chu Feng said.
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, what is your current cultivation level?" Zhang Tianyi asked.
The moment Zhang Tianyi spoke those words, everyone's eyes lit up. What he had asked was exactly what everyone else wanted to know.
And regarding Zhang Tianyi's question, Chu Feng actually hesitated somewhat. If he told Zhang Tianyi the truth, it might deal a blow to him. After all, Zhang Tianyi's cultivation had once been not far behind Chu Feng's.
But Chu Feng did not want to deceive him, nor did he want to deceive anyone else. These were, after all, the people he trusted most — and the people who trusted him most.
In the end, Chu Feng answered honestly: "Rank Six Heavenly Immortal."
"Rank Six Heavenly Immortal?"
The moment those words left Chu Feng's mouth, a wave of shock rippled through the crowd.
Despite having been somewhat prepared, hearing those four words from Chu Feng's own lips still left them wide-eyed and stunned.
Over these past days, they had learned a great deal from Chu Feng about the world beyond.
For example, what kind of powerhouses existed in the Hundred Refinements Realm, and what kind of powerhouses existed in the Grand Heavenly Upper Realm.
At the same time, they had learned about the cultivation realms they had not previously understood very well.
Because of this, they knew full well what Rank Six Heavenly Immortal represented.
A True Immortal was already a realm they considered utterly unattainable in their lifetimes, let alone the Heavenly Immortal realm — much less Rank Six Heavenly Immortal.