Chapter 23: You're Actually Quite PrettyThis exchange contained truly too much information for Chu Feng, and he still needed some time to digest it.Meanwhile, Gu Yuena waited quietly on the side; even though she still had many doubts in her heart, she did not rush to disturb Chu Feng.After a moment, Chu Feng slowly opened his mouth to ask:"In the years that I have disappeared, have the Two Great Empires and the Three Great Sects made any moves?"Since the World in the simulation had already overwritten reality, it meant that in the six years he had been gone, Spirit Hall had lost the former "Sun Moon Douluo".Back when he served as Grand Elder, in order to lay the foundation for Spirit Hall to unify the continent, he had personally visited the Three Great Sects and used absolute power to force them into a semi-secluded state, no longer interacting with the Two Great Empires.This was precisely to weaken the strength of the Two Great Empires and the Three Great Sects.After all, the Sects possessed powerful Spirit Masters, while the Two Great Empires each possessed vast armies.In Chu Feng's view, if the two joined forces, they would have enough strength to threaten Spirit Hall.That was why he had gone to great lengths to cut off contact between the Two Great Empires and the Three Great Sects.Back then, he balanced the power of the major forces on the continent by relying on his own absolutely invincible strength.Therefore, Chu Feng worried whether the situation he had single-handedly fostered would change after his sudden disappearance from Spirit Hall.Perhaps the Three Great Sects would no longer have any scruples, join forces with the Two Great Empires again, and secretly scheme to topple Spirit Hall, thereby carving up the entire continent.After all, no one would want a power that stood above their heads to exist forever.This was true for the Sects, and even more so for the imperial families of the Empires.Regarding this, Gu Yuena pondered for a moment before replying:"When you suddenly vanished back then, Bibi Dong immediately blocked the news and announced to the outside World that you had resigned from your position as Grand Elder to guard the Douluo Hall."The Douluo Hall was the burial ground where Spirit Hall enshrined deceased Titled Douluo, a Forbidden Land that even Elders were not qualified to enter without authorization.Bibi Dong announcing it to the outside World in this way was indeed the best method to conceal his disappearance.After all, apart from a few core members at the highest level of Spirit Hall, no one else could enter or leave the Douluo Hall.The Two Great Empires and the Three Great Sects naturally could not probe the truth.Chu Feng nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Bibi Dong's response."Not bad, this little girl didn't disappoint me after all. Her actions were decisive, and she was able to consider the big picture; she does have a touch of the demeanor of His Holiness the Pope."Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena scanned Chu Feng from head to toe and said indifferently:"Little girl? Given your current appearance... Bibi Dong could be your mother.""..."Hearing this, the corner of Chu Feng's mouth twitched slightly.He thought to himself: 'Are you still holding a grudge about the previous "unwed pregnancy" matter? That was a misunderstanding...'He didn't have a god's-eye view, so how could he have imagined that this was the World after the simulation had overwritten reality? Besides, those deductions were all well-founded, weren't they?Who told you and Bibi Dong to act like riddle-makers in the Supreme Pontiff Palace.After all, Chu Feng truly hadn't expected that the simulation would overwrite reality.If the System had this ability, why the hell didn't it just let him continue living, instead of overwriting reality?What was the point of that?"Ahem."Seeing the look in Gu Yuena's eyes becoming increasingly dangerous, Chu Feng feigned a couple of coughs and hurriedly changed the subject."That said, I really didn't expect that you would turn into a human and leave the Star Dou Great Forest."Speaking of which, he cast his gaze unabashedly onto Gu Yuena's face and examined her carefully for a moment."You're actually quite pretty."This sudden compliment caught Gu Yuena off guard, and her pair of clear, bright eyes blinked instinctively.Immediately, she turned her head to the side and snorted coldly."Do you think that by saying this, I won't hold you accountable for leaving without saying goodbye?"Chu Feng scratched his head, not knowing what to say for a moment.Back then, he thought everything was just a simulation, and that there would be no connection after it ended, so he hadn't taken it to heart.Who could have imagined that after the simulation overwrote reality, this Silver Dragon King would actually take on a human form and come to Spirit City to find him."Sigh."Seeing Chu Feng's appearance, Gu Yuena's heart ultimately softened, and she sighed."I believe you must have had your reasons for leaving without saying goodbye back then. It's just that you have been missing for six years now, and news has begun to spread across the continent that the Grand Elder of Spirit Hall is dead. Apart from the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have already begun to re-emerge.""In these few years, the Heaven Dou Empire has been continuously wooing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Seven Treasure Sect Master Ning Fengzhi has even become the teacher of the Heaven Dou Empire's First Prince, Xue Qinghe.""The Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have basically formed an alliance, and the influence of Spirit Hall on the continent is weakening."After finishing, Gu Yuena looked at Chu Feng."So, what are your plans next?"Upon hearing this, Chu Feng could not help but frown.If it was truly as Gu Yuena said, and the forces across the entire continent were restless because of his disappearance...I am afraid that in the near future, the World will descend into chaos."What plans could I have?"Chu Feng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said:"All I can do now is to restore my Peak strength before the Two Great Empires and the Three Great Sects truly make their move."Hearing this answer, Gu Yuena could not help but ask:"So you have truly lost all your previous cultivation?""As you can see."Chu Feng stretched out his hands and simultaneously summoned his Moon and Sun Martial Soul.On both Martial Souls, one yellow and one black spirit ring circled respectively."My true strength right now is only that of an eighteenth-level Spirit Master. Although I can use special means to briefly restore my strength to its Peak period, I can only use it a few times."Gu Yuena looked at the black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring on the Sun Martial Soul and revealed a look of surprise."You really only have eighteenth-level spirit power? Then why are you able to possess a ten-thousand-year spirit ring?"Even though she, as the Silver Dragon King, was knowledgeable and experienced, she had never seen this kind of situation before.A Spirit Master possessing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring?Setting aside the mental shock left behind by the Spirit Beast at the time of death within a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, a first-ring Spirit Master would absolutely be unable to absorb even the pure spirit power alone."My Sun Martial Soul inherited all of my original spirit rings."To Gu Yuena, Chu Feng naturally had nothing to hide.Spirit Beasts were far more pure than humans, especially existences like the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.Gu Yuena was a person who was the same inside and out; this was the conclusion Chu Feng had reached from his time spent with her.Regarding Chu Feng's explanation, Gu Yuena nodded."So, the reason you went through all that trouble to search for Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, and even went as far as to take action against Di Tian and the others, was because of this?
