171 His fame shook the world! Poseidon's madness!
After Chu Feng reached Entering the Realm, he was already able to freely control the use of the system. This meant that in his daily life, he could taste delicacies with a normal person's appetite.
Of course, he still had to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy every once in a while.
Aside from the soldiers and attendants in full armor, most of the people in the Tianyun City stronghold were various servants and royal guests who had accompanied the participants for the competition.
When they saw Chu Feng walking in wearing coarse linen, their eyes all revealed looks of disgust. They deliberately maintained their own dignity, but the corners of their mouths betrayed their disdainful gazes.
Chu Feng found this environment somewhat unbearable. Had it not been for his friendship with Tianyun City, these people would already be ants under his feet.
Zhu Zhuqing walked quickly from the end of the street, followed by a dozen or so cavalrymen. All of them looked toward Chu Feng, maintaining a wary stance.
"I've finally been waiting for you, General Xu!" Zhu Zhuqing said with warmth and respect.
This was the previous promise. White God Path was a man of his word; once the Ten Thousand Monster Forest was cleared, he would bestow the title of General.
Bai Xu, who was beside Chu Feng, was somewhat confused. He pretended to be calm and said, "So Brother Xu has such achievements. To be a General like me, congratulations are in order!"
"I'll say this upfront: I can be a General, but I won't stay in Tianyun City for long. After all, I am a cultivator," Chu Feng said, acting spoiled after getting a bargain.
Xiao Wu patted Chu Feng on the back and said with a smile, "Someone gives you a General title, and you're still unhappy about it."
"No way! Let's fill our stomachs first, okay!" Chu Feng could never forget about eating. To him, the rare chance to taste the delicacies of the mortal world was too good an opportunity to pass up.
"Right, right, right. We should have a welcome feast first. As for the matters regarding the General's investiture, we'll wait until my father returns from his meeting."
As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she waved her hand to make the crowds on both sides of the road disperse.
Those who had just looked down on Chu Feng began to shout, "Greetings, General." From now on, Chu Feng's status would naturally be incomparably higher than theirs.
As the saying goes, don't look down on people with a snobbish eye!
The entrance to the stronghold was a snowy-white Marble Path, but walking toward the central area, it became a glittering Golden Stone Path. It was extremely luxurious, completely different from any scenery Chu Feng had seen before.
Xiao Wu's eyes widened. Even cultivators who had severed their ties with the mortal world couldn't help but feel a slight pang of desire for such wealth and status.
Zhu Zhuqing was calculating; the banquet was three parts meat and seven parts vegetables, perfectly matching the dietary habits of the mountain Sects.
Chu Feng, however, only cared about feasting on meat and wine. In any case, he wasn't from the Sword Sect, so he could do as he pleased!
"By the way, how is Qian Renxue's injury?" Chu Feng mentioned casually.
Xiao Wu's smile vanished immediately, and her brow furrowed. This was a natural reaction, though she didn't understand why.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered. That girl will likely wake up tonight. She's currently placed on an ice bed a hundred meters underground," Bai Xu said naturally as he raised his wine cup.
Zhu Zhuqing followed up, "Uncle Xu, how about you take Brother Xu down to see her later!"
It turned out Bai Xu's status was very high; he was of Zhu Zhuqing's uncle's generation, and his strength was beyond doubt.
Xiao Wu thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Who was the person who was injured? I think I saw him being carried underground just now."
"Oh, so you're worried about that! He is my sworn brother, Bai Kai. Last year, it was your Sword Sect that broke his right hand. I took him in out of pity, but I didn't expect it to cause such a disaster today. I'm ashamed!" Bai Xu sighed as he drained his cup of wine.
"I seem to recall that. It was only because my Senior Brother Zhu Zhuqing was ambushed by him that he was forced to do it," Xiao Wu recalled.
"Let's not mention the past. Let's talk about this Martial Arts Tournament!" Bai Xu seemed to be intentionally avoiding the topic.
Chu Feng had no interest in these grievances. He was only curious about the strength of the contestants from the various participating Sects or countries.
Zhu Zhuqing also explained generously that for this Martial Arts Tournament, Tianyun City was only sending Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Kai.
"Can Bai Kai still compete with such injuries?" Chu Feng was very puzzled.
Bai Xu smiled, "Such pain is of no consequence. As long as the spiritual body is not destroyed, one can use the spiritual body to replace the physical body; it just increases the consumption of spiritual energy."
"There's actually such a method," Chu Feng said with some surprise.
Xiao Wu glanced at Bai Xu. She knew very well that with this kind of technique that used the spiritual body to replace the physical one, if it were hit hard again, even the soul would vanish.
Due to the atmosphere, she didn't point out that the dignified Tianyun City would also use such underhanded methods.
While everyone was chatting excitedly, the voices of soldiers shouting outside kept ringing out: "Assassin! Assemble quickly!"
Chu Feng was the first to be alert and rushed out, the spiritual energy on his hands already quietly manifesting.
The place where the soldiers were gathering wasn't some open or honorable place, but the Underground Ice Chamber where Qian Renxue was located.
Bai Xu then came out and ordered the soldiers in a serious tone, "What's the panic? Secure all the exits of the stronghold. Ten men, come down with me."
The passage to the Underground Ice Chamber was in a corner of the stronghold's central garden. A huge stone slab pressed down on the entrance, but Bai Xu turned it to powder with a light lift.
"Xiao Wu, you stay up here, in case Senior Brother Fang comes looking for you."
"Don't worry, Brother Xu, I'll protect her safety."
Xiao Wu pursed her lips. Since when did she become someone who needed protection? Hmph!
Descending further down the stairs, one could clearly feel the temperature dropping. It was a hot day, yet the indoor temperature was like freezing winter.
Except for Chu Feng, whose body was shivering slightly, Bai Xu and the others just looked straight ahead, paying attention to their surroundings.
"There's only one way into the ice chamber. Once an assassin enters, they are destined never to return." Bai Xu quickened his pace.
Chu Feng also gradually felt a faint spiritual energy floating in the ice chamber, seemingly in a state where it was about to dissipate.
He only hoped his goddess wouldn't suffer any more harm because of this. If she did, he would feel very guilty; after all, ten years of kindness could not be forgotten.
The soldier cautiously pushed open the ice chamber door, and a blast of cold air hit them. Bai Xu's figure immediately flashed inside.
He sighed, "There's only a corpse here. That girl is fine."
By the time Chu Feng wiped the ice mist from his face, he clearly saw that the corpse was indeed their traveling companion, Fang Xinggong. No wonder he hadn't appeared at the banquet just now.
Fang Xinggong was like a dried corpse. That trace of spiritual energy just now was left by his remnant soul. Unfortunately, he had died too miserably; his three souls and seven spirits had been sucked away, and he likely couldn't even reincarnate.
Chu Feng shook his head, his gaze becoming sharp. Anyone who used such a cruel method of killing was definitely not a good person.
"I want to investigate here," Chu Feng said.
"Be careful. I'm going upstairs to track the assassin." Bai Xu acted very efficiently and disappeared with a lift of his head.
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