"My friend, at such a young age, you're already this formidable. Truly hiding your strength beneath a humble exterior. I'm impressed, truly impressed."
"You said your name is Chu Feng?"
"But why have I never heard your name before?" asked the man at the seventh level of Heavenly Immortal.
He showed no anger whatsoever over his failed attack against Chu Feng. Quite the opposite — after verifying Chu Feng's strength, his attitude toward Chu Feng had actually become several degrees more courteous than before.
"I only recently returned to the Chu Heavenly Clan," Chu Feng said.
"Recently returned to the clan?" Those words left the crowd even more confused.
"You said your name is Chu Feng?" Suddenly, another man spoke up.
"That's correct," Chu Feng replied.
"That name does ring a bit of a bell." At this point, even the arrogant woman's tone had grown considerably more polite. Then she actually joked with Chu Feng, "Don't tell me you're Senior Chu Xuanyuan's son?"
"I am, in fact, Chu Xuanyuan's son," Chu Feng said.
The moment those words left Chu Feng's mouth, it was like a thunderclap — even more shocking than the strength he had just displayed.
"You're saying you're Chu Xuanyuan's son? Really? You're truly Chu Xuanyuan's son?" The woman pressed repeatedly.
"My father is indeed Chu Xuanyuan," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"This…"
At that moment, many members of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan exchanged stunned glances, their faces draped in undisguised astonishment.
The son of Chu Xuanyuan — that was no small matter.
Now they seemed to understand at last why Chu Feng was so different from the other members of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
"Young Master Chu Feng, I am Dongguo Hangyi. I was rude earlier — please don't hold it against me," said the man at the seventh level of Heavenly Immortal.
"I'm Dongguo Yue. I was just joking with you earlier — don't take it to heart," the woman added with a smile.
Right after that, everyone at the city gates introduced themselves to Chu Feng, one after another.
The shift in their attitude was truly night and day.
"Chu Feng, it seems your father's name carries a lot of weight," the Queen teased, unable to help herself.
"Perhaps in the future, it'll serve as your protective talisman."
Having learned that Chu Feng was the son of Chu Xuanyuan, these people treated him with even more courtesy than when he had displayed his strength — and the Queen couldn't resist having a little fun with it.
"The fact that they're like this only goes to show how powerful my father was back then. I hope that one day, I can reach the same heights he did," Chu Feng remarked with emotion.
Shortly after, Chu Feng was invited into the Dongguo Heavenly Clan's city.
It was there that he finally met the Dongguo Heavenly Clan's most talented genius within the Ancestral Martial Cultivation Realm.
But what surprised Chu Feng somewhat was this.
In the world of martial cultivators, most men possessed greater talent than women. As a result, the strongest among any group were almost always male.
Yet the Dongguo Heavenly Clan's most powerful genius happened to be a woman.
She appeared to be close to three hundred years of age, though her face looked like that of a young woman barely into her twenties.
However, she was not particularly striking in appearance — in fact, quite plain. Even Dongguo Yue, who had made things difficult for Chu Feng at the city gates earlier, was, in his estimation, at least somewhat attractive by comparison. And if placed beside this woman, Dongguo Yue would absolutely qualify as a beauty.
Though this woman's looks were unremarkable, she carried herself with an extraordinary presence.
Moreover, her cultivation was something Chu Feng could not see through. He estimated that to command the Dongguo Heavenly Clan and hold a place in the Eastern Region of the Ancestral Martial Cultivation Realm, this woman had to be at least a Martial Immortal.
Her name was Dongguo Bingyu.
At present, within this palace hall, only Chu Feng and Dongguo Bingyu remained.
"Young Master Chu Feng, why don't you tell me the purpose of your visit?"
And this Dongguo—