After Feng Wuchen advised her to diligently cultivate, Yun Shuang, despite her reluctance, was still pulled away by Zhou Xinxin.
"Yun Shuang, arenāt you afraid of offending Young Master Ye?" Zhou Xinxin asked anxiously, worried she might get implicated.
"Alright Xin Xin, you know I do not like Ye Tianfan," Yun Shuang replied helplessly.
"Yun Shuang, let me tell you, you know the Ye familyās power in Qizhou, itās already on par with the Xuan Shadow Divine Palace. What about your mentor? Can he compare to Young Master Ye? At most, heās just a Divine Mansion mentor, heās totally unworthy of you," Zhou Xinxin said unceremoniously, deep down she despised Feng Wuchen.
Yun Shuang shook her head helplessly, knowing Feng Wuchenās identity, a terrifying status that she couldnāt aspire to, nor could Zhou Xinxin understand.
Yun Shuang was too lazy to explain.
"Yun Shuang, in the eyes of the Ye family, your family is nothing. You should seize such a good opportunity, or youāll definitely regret it in the future. If I had the chance, I wouldāve seized it long ago," Zhou Xinxin shook her head secretly, thinking Yun Shuang was courting disaster.
What Zhou Xinxin didnāt know was that due to her attitude today, she had already missed an opportunity for the Zhou family to rise.
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Xuan Shadow Divine Palace.
Upon Feng Wuchenās arrival at the mountain gate, two disciples immediately approached respectfully: "Welcome, Lord Feng!"
"Palace Master, Elders, Lord Feng has arrived!" Within the hall, a disciple shouted excitedly.
Instantly, the Xuan Shadow Divine Palaceās Palace Master and the high-ranking officials hurried out to greet Feng Wuchen with respect.
"Welcome, Lord Feng," Palace Master Zhao XuanYing and the high-level members bowed respectfully in greeting.
The entire Xuan Shadow Divine Palace came out to welcome him. Such an impressive scene would surely astound Zhou Xinxin if she saw it.
Feng Wuchen was already accustomed to such scenes, having seen many, his gaze remained calm and unruffled.
"Lord Feng, why didnāt you come through the teleportation array?" an elder asked in astonishment.
Feng Wuchen replied indifferently, "I just came from the Youhun Realm."
"Palace Master Zhao, have there been any incidents with the Dragon God Palace?" Feng Wuchen asked calmly.
Zhao XuanYing replied respectfully, "Reporting to Lord Feng, the Dragon God Palace people at Beast Spirit Mountain have been smooth. However, Your Excellency Ye Jianying is very strict with them, almost daily brushing against the edge of death."
Feng Wuchen nodded, confident with Ye Jianyingās supervision.
"Lord Feng, recently the Guardian Spirit Clan sent people to Beast Spirit Mountain for Miss Xiao Xiao, but they were killed by Miss Xiao Xiao and her team. Not long after, a Divine Sovereign came, but he didnāt find Miss Xiao Xiao and her team, searched for a few days then left," Zhao XuanYing dutifully reported.
"Guardian Spirit Clan?" Feng Wuchenās eyes flashed a chill, and an imposing killing intent burst forth, shaking Zhao XuanYing and the others to the core.
This kind of fearsome killing intent and dominating aura they only ever felt from Great Main God powerhouses before.
"They dare make a move on Xiao Xiao, truly they wonāt see the coffin until they cry," Feng Wuchen said coldly, guessing that with support from a Holy Realm powerhouse, the Guardian Spirit Clan dared act again.
"Master, why not send the Youming Ghost to wipe them out," the Dragon God Sword suggested telepathically.
"No rush; the Guardian Spirit Clanās reappearance after disappearing not long ago, especially aiming for Xiao Xiao, means either Bai Yunqi has reached Transcendent Saint or a Holy Realm powerhouse harbors ill intent toward Xiao Xiao," Feng Wuchenās gaze turned colder. Though angry, he hadnāt yet lost reason.
"Lord Feng, shall we go to Beast Spirit Mountain now? I know where Miss Xiao Xiao and her team are," Zhao XuanYing quickly interjected.
Feng Wuchen shook his head slightly: "The Guardian Spirit Clanās Divine Sovereign couldnāt find them, indicating they are in seclusion. Thereās no need to rush, but keep them under surveillance as the Guardian Spirit Clan might still make a move."
"Rest assured, Lord Feng, I and the three grand elders will oversee personally," Zhao XuanYing stated with utmost respect, not daring to slack off the slightest.
Zhao XuanYing immediately arranged for the best inn to be booked at a nearby city.
Xuan Ying City, a power under the Xuan Shadow Divine Palaceās control.
"Lord Feng, though the Xuan Shadow Divine Palaceās hall is not bad, if you fancy it, a whole hall can be vacated for you anytime," a disciple stated respectfully.
"Take these Nitian Divine Pearls back to Palace Master Zhao, and keep one for yourself," Feng Wuchen took out a Storage Ring and handed it to the disciple.
"Thank you, Lord Feng! Thank you, Lord Feng!" the disciple exclaimed with joy, "Lord Feng, the Palace Master has already ordered, and the City Lord will arrive soon."
"Go back now." Feng Wuchen nodded, then went straight into the inn.
The shopkeeper quickly greeted him respectfully, not daring to neglect the slightest bit, treating Feng Wuchen as if he was his own grandfather, clearly Zhao XuanYing had already warned them not to provoke Feng Wuchen.
"I just heard from my father that a very formidable person from Qizhou arrived, telling me to stay well-behaved these days," outside the inn, a young master-like man said nonchalantly.
"My father said the same, and they said the person will attend the Family Headās birthday celebration, instructing me to get close at all costs and agree to any requests," a noble young lady nodded.
"Agree to any requests?" the man looked at the lady in shock.
"..." The lady lowered her head, declining speech, evidently fearing to offend the man.
Pausing, the lady added, "Young Master Ye, today is the Family Headās birthday, I had to work hard to invite Yun Shuang out for you. If you donāt put in more effort, she might get taken away, and thereās only an hour left."
"Hehe, donāt worry, since you helped me today, youāll receive your due reward. Itās just a mere mentor, how could he possibly compare to me? Even if I killed him, the Divine Mansion wouldnāt dare do anything to me, speaking of talent, I am no worse than the Divine Mansionās students," the man called Young Master Ye said arrogantly.
Hearing Young Master Yeās words made the lady secretly delighted.
"This time, Young Master Ye will definitely win the beauty!"
"Young Master Ye is handsome and talented, Qizhouās number one genius, even the Xuan Shadow Divine Palaceās young master canāt compare; how can a mere mentor compare to Young Master Ye? Heās not qualified!"
"Congratulations to Young Master Ye ahead of time!"
A few other following young masters began to fawn, yet Young Master Ye very much enjoyed it.
The pair were none other than the Ye familyās young master Ye Tianfan and Zhou familyās young lady Zhou Xinxin.
Ye Tianfan asked Zhou Xinxin for help in inviting Yun Shuang out at this Immortal Shadow Building.
Yet when they reached the innās entrance, they found it unusually deserted, with not a single person present, in contrast to its usual bustling state.
However, they didnāt think much of it.
"Old Yang, spread the word, today the Immortal Shadow Building is reserved by Young Master Ye for hosting a very important guest. Everyone else is to be thrown out," a young master shouted arrogantly, referring to Feng Wuchen as the āeveryone elseā in his command.