Because Qi Qingfei was a girl, Tie Xue gave her special consideration and explained in great detail.
By the time Gongsun Yi wanted to ask questions, all he received were eye rolls.
“Mr. Tie, what exactly is a Wu Ling?”
Gongsun Yi had heard the term Wu Ling from that Fatty Luan yesterday and had been pondering it ever since.
“How can you guys not know anything!”
Tie Xue rolled his eyes dramatically, looking impatient, but he eventually answered Gongsun Yi’s question.
“When a martial artist cultivates a spiritual body, it is called a Wu Ling, also known as the Divine Realm. Above the Wu Ling are the Wu Sheng, Wu Di, and Wu Zun… In short, there are always people better than you and heavens beyond heavens. This world is far from as simple as you see it.”
Since everyone present were martial artists, they walked very fast, and in their conversation, they had already arrived at the summit of Cangwu Peak.
Not far ahead, a magnificent palace stood tall, which was the legendary Hall of Gods.
In front of the Hall of Gods was a vast square, crowded with people at the moment, with countless martial artists standing there.
Chen Xiao had initially thought the number of martial artists at the foot of the mountain was already a lot, but he hadn’t expected there to be even more up here.
Under the coverage of his divine sense, Chen Xiao discovered that all these martial artists were ordinary ones, not disciples of the ancient martial sects Tie Xue had mentioned.
This made him unable to help but ask, “Brother Tie, since you said there are dozens of ancient martial sects, why haven’t I seen any other ancient martial sect disciples along the way, except for you?”
Tie Xue didn’t overthink how Chen Xiao had discovered this and directly replied carelessly, “Because the ancient martial sects take special passages directly to the inner hall. If it weren’t for the Big Protection… no, if it weren’t for accompanying Brother Datou, I would have taken the special passage too!”
As they were speaking, a special envoy from the Hall of Gods suddenly walked towards them enthusiastically.
“Young Master Tie, so you are here! Hurry and come with me to the inner hall, everyone is waiting for you!”
Tie Xue nodded at the envoy, then cupped his hands towards everyone and said, “Everyone, I’ll see you in the inner hall!”
After speaking, he left with the envoy.
Hearing the envoy’s words, everyone couldn’t help but be secretly astonished. They hadn’t expected that Tie Xue, who looked like a simpleton, was actually a young master!
With his demeanor, he looked like a construction foreman; who could have guessed?
Chen Xiao then took the opportunity to ask Lu Datou, “Uncle Lu, how did you two get to know each other?”
“Uh, this…”
Lu Datou stammered and said in a low voice, “Yesterday, I had nothing to do, so I found a massage parlor… and ended up meeting this silly kid who didn’t know anything. As we interacted, we got to know each other, and he kept asking me to take him for a ‘big health treatment.’ Chen Xiao, you know, as a refined gentleman like myself, how could I go to such places…”
“Uncle Lu, please don’t tarnish the term ‘refined gentleman.’ Besides, haven’t you resolved your issues? Why do you still keep visiting those places to patronize women in distress…”
Chen Xiao commented with great powerlessness.
Lin Zicong and Qi Qingfei’s fan filters had completely shattered. They were very curious about what exactly was meant by ‘interacting.’
“Go, go, stop making a fuss. I’m your uncle, you should show me some respect!”
Lu Datou put on a stern act, thinking of changing the subject quickly.
Just then, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd and immediately shouted, “San’er!”
The person turned his head to look over, and his brows furrowed slightly. However, when he saw Chen Xiao, his eyes lit up, and he immediately walked over.
This person was none other than the martial fanatic Duan San!
Two other people followed behind him. One was a young man with short hair, his expression unruly, and his gaze filled with an arrogant aura of invincibility.
As for the other, his face was covered by a mask, and Chen Xiao recognized him as Xiao Li at a glance.
Chen Xiao wasn’t surprised to see them here, but he didn’t see Xiao Zhan in the crowd and didn’t know if he had come.
After a round of greetings, everyone got acquainted with each other.
When Qi Qingfei learned that the masked person was Xiao Li, she immediately became nervous.
However, seeing Chen Xiao and Xiao Li greeting each other with smiles, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled. When did these two reconcile?
Back then, their relationship had been one of irreconcilable animosity!
The other young man beside Duan San was named Duan Zehao, Duan San’s nephew.
This person was not only unruly but also showed a cold expression when Duan San introduced Chen Xiao, Lu Datou, and the others to him, as if everyone wasn’t worthy of his acquaintance.
Everyone was clearly displeased by this, but out of respect for Duan San, they didn’t say much.
“Xiao Li, has your father come this time?”
Chen Xiao asked Xiao Li.
Although he and Xiao Li were around the same age, due to the difference in their strength and his relationship with Xiao Zhan, Chen Xiao felt a subtle sense of seniority.
“My father is tied up with military affairs and cannot spare the time, so he did not participate in this Martial Arts Convention.”
After being branded on his face, Xiao Li had indeed grown a lot, becoming more reserved and low-key, a completely different person from before.
On the other hand, Duan Zehao, Duan San’s nephew, retained the same arrogant demeanor as before.
“Have you guys heard? This time, the Hall of Gods has invited many reclusive masters. Any one of them picked out is above the Divine Realm.”
Duan San lowered his voice and said cryptically.
Chen Xiao and the others thought, We haven’t heard, but we’ve seen them with our own eyes, and even killed several.
However, before they could speak, Duan Haoze said disdainfully, “Third Uncle, where did you hear this nonsense? It sounds fake as soon as you hear it. Where are there so many masters in this world? You know better than anyone how difficult it is to break through to the Divine Realm. Divine Realm masters are not like cabbage, how can there be so many!”
“It’s better to believe it than not to believe it. Zehao, you shouldn’t underestimate the people of the world!”
Duan San said calmly, “There are always people better than you and heavens beyond heavens. You’re not young anymore, you should understand this principle!”
Duan Zehao pouted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Duan San sighed helplessly and said, “Didn’t I tell you, San’er, that I now have a new goal to pursue, and I might spend my entire life just looking up to them? Now, that person is standing right in front of you, it’s Mr. Chen Xiao!”
Hearing this, Duan Zehao was stunned for a moment, pointed at Chen Xiao, and looked incredulous.
“Him? Third Uncle, you must be joking, right?”
He saw that Chen Xiao was around his age and hadn’t taken Chen Xiao seriously before.
He was very proud and always believed that among his peers, he had no rivals.
Now, his Third Uncle was pointing at someone his age and calling him his pursuit goal, so he naturally wouldn’t believe it and found it hard to accept.
Seeing his nephew’s doubtful expression, Duan San’s brow furrowed immediately, “Haoze, show some respect to Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen only needs one finger to deal with you!”