This woman bore some resemblance to Jie Tian, and also looked somewhat like Chu Feng's grandmother.
But she was not Chu Feng's mother.
Because she also bore some resemblance to Jie Tian.
"It seems you know who I am."
"I am indeed Jie Tian's mother, and also your mother's older sister."
"So if you don't mind, you may call me Aunt." With those words, the woman confirmed her identity.
She was Jie Ranqing's older sister — Jie Tiannian.
"Say what you have to say."
Perhaps because she was Jie Tian's mother, even though her gaze was gentle, she was indeed his closest blood relative.
But Chu Feng remained extremely wary in her presence.
Yet facing Chu Feng's attitude, Jie Tiannian showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, her tone remained just as warm.
"I'm taking the people from the Seven Worlds Sacred Palace with me."
"I'll say that I came to rescue them, but that you also had means to escape on your own."
"As for the Totem Nine Paths, it would be best if our stories align to avoid any complications."
"Of course, you can put their minds at ease. Just tell them you escaped on your own because you didn't trust me, but that I had clearly assured you I would not harm you, nor would I tell the Seven Worlds Sacred Palace about encountering the Totem Nine Paths today. The Seven Worlds Sacred Palace won't pursue them."
"Also, once you've sent the Totem Nine Paths away, you can come find me at this location."
Jie Tiannian opened her palm, and an envelope flew toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng caught the envelope, but before he could open it, a stream of information flowed through it and surged into his mind.
It was a location — not in this world, but very close by.
"If you don't want to come, that's fine too."
"I already know what the Seven Worlds Sacred Palace has done. They are in the wrong, not you. You've done nothing wrong — you've only been wronged."
"So no matter what happens, your aunt will understand."
With that, Jie Tiannian vanished without a trace.
Jie Tian and the others disappeared along with her.
Hummmm— Right at that moment, the envelope in Chu Feng's hand began to change, transforming into a Universe Bag.
Chu Feng held the Universe Bag and discovered that it contained a massive amount of cultivation resources for a Spirit World Master, all of them already refined and ready to use directly for cultivation.
Such cultivation resources were absolutely priceless, their efficacy and value far exceeding what the Totem Nine Paths had given him.
Besides the cultivation resources, there was also a talisman paper radiating an ancient aura.
It combined both teleportation and protective functions into one.
And it could be passively triggered.
Whenever danger arose, it would activate automatically.
This talisman's power was far greater than the one the President of the Martial Artists' Merchant Association had given Chu Feng.
The two were simply not on the same level.
Chu Feng took out the talisman directly, formed a series of hand seals, then placed it against his chest.
Compared to the two talismans the President of the Martial Artists' Merchant Association had given Chu Feng, the one Jie Tiannian provided was clearly far more effective for preserving his life.
Chu Feng had wanted to awaken the Totem Nine Paths, but found that although they were unharmed, they were sleeping deeply and wouldn't be waking up anytime soon.
Recalling the Universe Bag that had transformed from an envelope, as well as her other means, Chu Feng realized that this aunt of his was truly a genius Spirit World Master.
The techniques she displayed were likely at the pinnacle of True Dragon.
But while she shared that same pinnacle of True Dragon, her strength was on an entirely different level from Daoists Long Yi and Long Er.
She was in a completely different league.
Even Chu Feng himself had been unable to detect any flaws in her. She had even put the Totem Nine Paths to sleep, and he had been powerless to undo it.
She had truly demonstrated what the pinnacle of True Dragon was capable of.
And so, Chu Feng carried the Totem Nine Paths and left this world.