"You still want to watch the show?"
"Don't you want to cultivate anymore?"
After opening the barrier gate, the elder swept his cold gaze across the disciples of the four academies.
Upon seeing this, whether they were from the Eastern Dragon Academy or the Southern Phoenix Academy, all the disciples hurriedly made their way through the barrier gate.
"Chu Feng, I'll let you go for now."
"But remember — this between us isn't over."
Xia Ran shot Chu Feng a vicious glare before also heading through the barrier gate.
As for Chu Feng, he too walked toward the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak.
Though he had already offended Xia Ran, Chu Feng was not someone who shied away from trouble.
What he needed to do, he would still do.
Someone like Xia Ran could never shake his resolve.
"Wow, that Protector is so imposing!"
"Chu Feng, he must really think highly of you."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have helped you."
Suddenly, a voice transmitted through the air reached Chu Feng's ears — it was Tu Yuanyuan.
Tu Yuanyuan had not come directly to Chu Feng's side and was still among the Eastern Dragon Academy disciples.
But Chu Feng didn't blame her. With her level of cultivation, if she wanted to protect herself, it truly wasn't wise for her to get too close to Chu Feng.
At least on the surface, they couldn't appear too close.
Even the Northern Profound Academy disciples hadn't dared to say a single word on Chu Feng's behalf — so how could he blame Tu Yuanyuan, who was an Eastern Dragon Academy disciple?
"Girl, it seems like you know who that elder just was? What kind of person is he?"
Chu Feng asked curiously.
That elder earlier, whether intentionally or not, had truly helped Chu Feng out of a difficult situation.
Otherwise, with Chu Feng's current condition, facing someone of Xia Ran's cultivation level would have been quite troublesome.
So toward that elder, Chu Feng felt genuinely grateful.
"I mean, Chu Feng, what do you even do all day?"
"You knew you were coming to the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak to cultivate, yet you didn't bother to ask around about anything related to it?"
"But that's fine. If you won't ask, I'm still here. Let me tell you."
"The cultivation grounds of the Martial Dragon Sect don't belong to any of the four academies."
"Other cultivation grounds are one thing, but important ones like the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak are all guarded by powerful elders."
"These elders don't belong to the four academies — they only take orders from the Sect Master. They're called Protectors."
"There are a total of sixty-four Protectors within the Martial Dragon Sect."
"And that Protector just now — his name is Zhao Yushu."
"This Lord Zhao Yushu is no ordinary Protector. He's the Chief among the sixty-four Protectors, and it's said he possesses strength comparable to that of a Martial Dragon Elder."
"You should know what a Martial Dragon Elder is, right? Those are the ten strongest elders in the entire Martial Dragon Sect — existences second only to the Sect Master and the Vice Sect Master."
"And this Protector's strength is said to rival that of a Martial Dragon Elder."
"You can imagine just how powerful he is, can't you?"
Tu Yuanyuan was quite diligent, giving Chu Feng a detailed explanation.
"The Martial Dragon Elders? I know about them."
The Martial Dragon Elders — Chu Feng did indeed know of them.
Before coming to the Martial Dragon Sect, he had once met Li Muzhi and Li Muzhi's grandfather.
It was Li Muzhi and his grandfather who had taken Yu Ting away.
At the time, from Yu Ting's words, Chu Feng had learned that Li Muzhi was one of the ten Martial Dragon Disciples of the Martial Dragon Sect.
And Li Muzhi's grandfather was named Li Fengxian — one of the ten Martial Dragon Elders of the Martial Dragon Sect.
Chu Feng still remembered the overwhelming pressure Li Muzhi's grandfather had exerted upon them back then.
That was truly an existence possessed of terrifying power.
So after Tu Yuanyuan's explanation, Chu Feng finally understood why Xia Ran and those other disciples had been so servile in front of this Protector.
It turned out he was such a formidable figure.
"And I've also heard that this Protector usually doesn't get involved in grudges between disciples. That's exactly why Xia Ran dared to cause trouble for you here."
"So today, the Protector stepping in was extremely sudden and very strange."
"But I'm guessing it's very likely because he sees promise in you — that's why he intervened."
"Chu Feng, you need to build a good relationship with this Protector. Right now, many people in the Martial Dragon Sect can't stand you."
"But if you have a Protector backing you up, no one will dare to make things difficult for you."
Tu Yuanyuan added.
"Got it, girl. Thanks for the heads-up."
Chu Feng also replied through a private voice transmission.
He finally understood why those disciples had worn such surprised expressions when the Protector first appeared.