Feng Qingxian's reaction surprised Ye Yun.
Sensing her interrogative gaze, Ye Yun obviously couldn't say that the friend was actually himself.
After a moment's thought, he explained, "Actually, it's not really a friend, just someone I met along the way who was asking me questions."
Feng Qingxian's tense expression eased slightly this time, but she still sternly instructed, "You, this guy, don't casually mention this term outside."
Ye Yun's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he asked curiously, "Is there a problem with this term? Wasn't the Void Abyss also an abyss before?"
"Those two are not the same thing."
"Hmm? If you say so, you must know something, right?"
"This..."
Feng Qingxian seemed to hesitate. After some thought, she slowly said, "It's not convenient to explain in detail. This Emperor and several other Emperor-level cultivators have a covenant. This matter is strictly forbidden to be revealed to cultivators below the True Saint realm."
"Uh, there's such a thing?"
Ye Yun frowned. It seemed the rules of the Celestial Realm were more numerous than he had imagined.
At this moment, Feng Qingxian added, "In short, you just need to know that the Abyss is the enemy of the Celestial Realm, and it is also the biggest taboo here."
But the more she said, the more Ye Yun became stunned. The Abyss? The enemy of the Celestial Realm? Then the abilities related to the Abyss that Xing Wu had, if they said there was no connection, he wouldn't believe it at all. Even, Ye Yun couldn't help but recall the time on the Profound Sky Continent's Monster Domain. At that time, Qian Yuan's special title for Xing Wu, "monster," which made her furious and kill him...
The more Ye Yun thought about it, the more his head ached, and he even had the urge to grab Xing Wu and interrogate her.
"You, how many more things are you hiding from me..."
Ye Yun sighed. Then he remembered Xing Wu's destination, the Void Abyss, which also seemed related to the Abyss. Ye Yun fell into thought, while Feng Qingxian, looking at him, asked with some curiosity, "Looking at your expression, are you worried about Xing Wu?"
"Well, sort of."
Ye Yun's answer was indeed ambiguous. He was worried about her, but also worried about her relationship with the Abyss. Feng Qingxian, on the other hand, looked relaxed and said with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to worry too much. Although the place she went to is extremely dangerous for most people, for that guy, it's a good place. Coupled with the Quasi-Divine Artifact, the Immortal Demon Societal Map in her hand, as long as she's not extremely unlucky, nothing major will happen."
Although he knew she meant to not let him worry, Ye Yun couldn't help but retort, "Don't you think that once you say such things, under normal circumstances, she's likely to encounter big trouble this time?" After all, the 'flag' was always an extremely powerful causal weapon.
As expected, Feng Qingxian also felt a bit awkward and coughed lightly, saying, "That's true, then I'll take back what I said. She is indeed in some danger this time..."
However, Ye Yun noticed her earlier words. "Wait, you just said the Immortal Demon Societal Map is a Quasi-Divine Artifact? I heard it's just a Quasi-Emperor Artifact." He had heard this from the protector before, who had clearly said at the time that the Immortal Demon Societal Map was a Quasi-Emperor Artifact. Feng Qingxian's explanation was simple. "In the hands of ordinary people, it is indeed a Quasi-Emperor Artifact. However, that guy has a special origin, so the Immortal Demon Societal Map can only unleash the power of a Quasi-Divine Artifact in her hands. Otherwise, do you think that guy, with her current cultivation, how did she escape the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall's Hall Master?"
Ye Yun seized on the key point and asked, "Special origin? What do you mean?"
"Uh... you can ask him yourself later. It's not appropriate for me to say..." Feng Qingxian spread her hands. It seemed that for her, some principled matters were not to be revealed casually. But it was not bad. At least this way, Ye Yun could vaguely understand that the Heavenly Phoenix Empress and Xing Wu were quite familiar with each other. This was a good thing for him, otherwise, if he had to face Chaofeng Mountain for Xing Wu one day, he would still feel a bit hesitant.
"Alright, then I won't ask any more. I will focus on improving my strength during this time and reach the True Saint realm as soon as possible..." Ye Yun took a deep breath. Strength, strength. Ultimately, most of the dissatisfaction in the world was caused by one's own insufficient strength. If he were powerful enough, Xing Wu wouldn't need to avoid the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall, nor would he need to cultivate in seclusion here at Chaofeng Mountain...
Feng Qingxian nodded and said, "Then, as agreed before, starting today, you are the twelfth honorary elder of our Chaofeng Mountain and will receive our Chaofeng Mountain's protection. At least within the Snow Phoenix Heavenly Continent, with this identity, you don't have to worry about anyone disrespecting you. Then you can find a place in the Elder Peak group to establish your own sect."
As she said this, she seemed to remember something and then laughed, "Oh, right, in two months, our Chaofeng Mountain will open its five-year external recruitment." If you're interested, you can pay attention to it. Perhaps you can find some good disciples."
When it came to accepting disciples, this undoubtedly touched Ye Yun's sensitive nerves. He was naturally very interested, but soon thought of something. "Speaking of which, isn't Chaofeng Mountain part of the Heavenly Phoenix tribe? Do you still need to recruit externally?"
Hearing this, Feng Qingxian couldn't help but sigh, "Initially, when our bloodline was prosperous, there was no need. But in the past thousand years, our clan's bloodline power has shown signs of decline. So we had to start recruiting talented newcomers, as a contingency plan..." After all, if the Heavenly Phoenix clan's bloodline severely declined, and they wanted to continue to stand firm, they would inevitably have to rely on newcomers from other races. Therefore, cultivating loyal newcomers from the beginning seemed particularly important.
Ye Yun expressed understanding and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go participate then." Speaking of which, for him, the best way to become stronger faster was to continue accepting disciples.
Feng Qingxian nodded and smiled lightly, "I believe you will definitely gain something. The batch of girls recruited each time are of good character and will produce a few exceptionally talented individuals."
But after hearing this, Ye Yun's expression became strange. "Uh? All girls?"
"That's right. After all, you know the situation at Chaofeng Mountain. If we recruit male disciples, it would be somewhat inappropriate." Feng Qingxian explained. Then she seemed to remember something and asked, "Why, do you not like taking female disciples?"
"Uh... it's not that." Ye Yun's expression was quite helpless, because, speaking of which, all the disciples he had taken seemed to be female. Originally, he was worried that his sect would be a bit chaotic and he didn't want to take new disciples. But now that Fang Zhiwei was here, his sect should be able to maintain order, and Ye Yun's mind began to stir. "After I take disciples later, I'll let her interact more with Zhiwei and be influenced by her. Then I'll have more obedient disciples..."