Seeing this, Chu Feng secretly rejoiced.
That pendant was the one Chu Feng had previously given to Wang Qiang. Within a certain range, they could communicate through it, and the existence inside Wang Qiang's body wouldn't be able to hear.
And judging from the situation now, that impossibly handsome man was clearly none other than Wang Qiang.
He just hadn't expected Wang Qiang's disguise to be so masterful. If the pendant hadn't been exposed, Chu Feng wouldn't have detected a single flaw.
"Brother, I'm right in front of you," Chu Feng replied with a grin.
"Right in front of me? N-n-n-no, I don't see anyone."
Wang Qiang had actually glanced in Chu Feng's direction at first, but quickly looked elsewhere.
However, before long, his gaze drifted back to Chu Feng once more.
"O-o-o... holy crap, you're the one fighting me for the person?" Wang Qiang exclaimed in delight.
"Who else would it be?" Chu Feng replied.
"Brother, then wh-why... why don't you tell that old broad to drop her barrier?" Wang Qiang said.
"Senior, we know each other. He's my friend," Chu Feng said with a smile, looking toward Jie Shanxian.
"Friend?" Jie Shanxian looked confused.
"We are. We were just messing around."
The moment Chu Feng said this, even the Ninth Level True God elder standing behind Wang Qiang was stunned.
But Wang Qiang quickly transmitted his voice secretly to the elder, informing him of Chu Feng's identity.
The elder then came to a sudden realization, and when he looked at Chu Feng again, his gaze softened considerably.
Jie Shanxian was half-skeptical, but she withdrew her barrier power all the same.
Now free, Wang Qiang leapt forward and landed in front of Chu Feng, throwing his arms around him in a tight embrace.
"Br-br-brother, I... I've missed you to death."
Seeing this, everyone around them realized that Chu Feng and Wang Qiang truly did know each other. Otherwise, they wouldn't have suddenly become so close.
Afterward, Chu Feng and Wang Qiang communicated privately, and Chu Feng learned how Wang Qiang had ended up here.
The elder behind Wang Qiang was a Supreme Elder of the Divine Body Heavenly Palace.
They had come here because the Divine Body Heavenly Palace also knew the method of entering this place. Furthermore, many years ago, they had discovered a heaven and earth treasure hidden within.
The treasure needed time to ripen and could not be taken away — they could only return to collect it after many years had passed.
Before the Divine Body Heavenly Palace's Palace Master entered the Divine Era, he had instructed this Supreme Elder that once the treasure was ready, he could bring Wang Qiang along to claim it.
This was to make up for the fact that cultivation resources had been disproportionately allocated to Yuwen Yanri, thus putting Wang Qiang at a disadvantage.
So Wang Qiang had come here with the Divine Body Heavenly Palace's Supreme Elder.
He just hadn't expected this place to be the territory of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan.
Moreover, aside from the Huangfu Heavenly Clan, there was also a Spirit World Master force within this world known as the Seven Realms Immortal Sect, which was equally not to be trifled with.
Fortunately, they had previously concealed the heaven and earth treasure, and since the location was rather remote, it hadn't been discovered by either the Huangfu Heavenly Clan or the Seven Realms Immortal Sect.
As a result, Wang Qiang had successfully refined the treasure, and his cultivation had now reached the Second Level True God realm.
But that wasn't all.
According to Wang Qiang, the heaven and earth treasure was no ordinary item — it was an extremely dangerous cultivation resource.
Yet it happened to be a perfect match for his Four Fierce Divine Body.
He had refined only a portion of the treasure and had already broken through to the Second Level True God realm.
There was still more power residing within his body that simply needed time to be refined. If he could refine all of it, his cultivation could reach the Third Level True God realm.
After obtaining the heaven and earth treasure, Wang Qiang had originally intended to leave. By chance, he heard about the Huangfu Heavenly Clan's announcement, so he decided to come join the excitement and see if he could pick up any bargains.
He never expected to run into Chu Feng here.
"Br-br-brother... I heard you conquered the Primordial Killing Sea. Did you get anything good out of it?"
"And that so-called Divine Race got wiped out — did you... did you hear about that?"
"A-a-and where did you find a Heavenly Dragon Realm old broad to protect you? Where did you dig her up?"
"What the heck have you been through, and what kind of treasures... what opportunities did you get?"
After telling Chu Feng about his own affairs, Wang Qiang was eager to bombard Chu Feng with questions.
"Hold on, brother. Let's deal with the headcount first."
Now that Chu Feng and Wang Qiang had reunited, the men they had each recruited would naturally be combined.
Chu Feng had already recruited over twenty thousand people, and Wang Qiang had several thousand. Together, that was more than thirty thousand.
That was far too many.
"Isn't that simple? Just k-k-k-kick out the weak ones," Wang Qiang said.
"I have a way."
He then turned to Jie Shanxian. "Senior, could I trouble you to help me set up an illusion formation?"
Chu Feng then explained the specific requirements to Jie Shanxian.
Jie Shanxian gave Chu Feng a suspicious look, but she followed his instructions nonetheless. With a casual wave of her hand, she had the illusion formation laid out in an instant.