Chapter 958
Investigation of the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Wang Yanran thought it was a good deal to give Chen Beijin a Yuanling. As long as they entered the top ten in the Genius Competition, they would naturally have a Yuanling.
But the conditions that followed weren't something you could just agree to casually.
What is the most valuable thing about Xingfengmen? It is undoubtedly Xingfengmen's special magic ships and weapons, which is what they wanted to attack Xingfengmen for.
Now that Wang Ping has actually promised that Xingfengmen will not take anything away, Wang Yanran finds this condition unacceptable.
Chen Feng looked calmly at Wang Yanran;
"I will personally discuss this matter with the Celestial Venerable at that time."
Wang Yanran frowned even more deeply: "You're going to talk to the Celestial Venerable? Do you think he'll agree? You're being too impulsive."
Wang Yanran was clearly very dissatisfied with his behavior.
Chen Feng looked calmly at Wang Yanran:
"If you're just here to lecture me, then you can leave now."
Wang Yanran was speechless after Chen Feng's words.
Her younger brother's personality had completely changed since their trip to the Haotian Secret Realm; now he actually dared to give her attitude.
In the past, Wang Ping wouldn't have dared to utter a single word in rebuttal.
"Let's not dwell on this for now. Now that you've taken over Xingfeng Sect, we need to quickly use its power to conquer more star regions. This competition of geniuses will end within thirty years, so we don't have much time left."
Wang Yanran took the initiative to change the subject.
Chen Feng said, "Don't worry about that. I've already instructed the Xingfeng Sect to take care of it. You don't need to worry about anything."
Wang Yanran frowned again:
"You're just leaving everything to Xingfengmen? You're that confident?"
Chen Feng said, "If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them. I think that's a good principle."
Wang Yanran clenched her fist:
"Okay, then I'll be going now."
Wang Yanran did not stay there any longer and turned to leave.
Watching Wang Yanran's departing figure, Chen Feng's expression remained unchanged.
He naturally knew Wang Yanran's purpose: she wanted him to hand over his fleet so that the Duan Tianfeng lineage could take control.
Chen Feng naturally couldn't agree to such a thing.
"That's about enough, it's time to return to Earth."
Chen Feng felt that things here had been dealt with more or less, and it was time for him to return to Earth to cultivate.
He was about to give some instructions to Yin Yan and Jiang Bohan.
But just then, another voice came from outside the door:
Is Junior Brother Wang here?
The voice was familiar, and Chen Feng immediately recognized who it was.
He was somewhat surprised that the other party had actually contacted him.
Chen Feng immediately strode towards the entrance of the cave, where he saw Meng Jingxian and several true disciples of the Three Saints Sect standing outside.
Upon seeing Chen Feng emerge, Meng Jingxian immediately smiled and said:
"Junior Brother Wang, it's been a long time."
Chen Feng also smiled:
"Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Nie, Senior Brother Ji, please come in!"
When Chen Feng looked at Meng Jingxian, a strange look flashed across his face, but he quickly concealed it.
When Chen Feng realized that Meng Jingxian had actually come to him, he almost couldn't resist capturing her and interrogating her about her method of condensing Dao Crystals. However, considering the secrets Meng Jingxian possessed and the fact that Li Shijian was in seclusion nearby, Chen Feng temporarily gave up the idea.
There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with Meng Jingxian later.
Meng Jingxian did not notice the unusual expression on Chen Feng's face, but the life force within him began to stir, a warning signal from the life force itself.
"What's going on?" Meng Jingxian was immediately filled with surprise and uncertainty.
If the power of life force can issue a warning, then there must be danger present. But this is the Heavenly Profound Holy Land, and apart from Li Shijian, no one can threaten him.
"What's wrong?" An aged voice echoed in Meng Jingxian's mind.
He had clearly noticed Meng Jingxian's unusual behavior.
As Meng Jingxian followed Chen Feng into the cave, she thought to herself:
"Master, my life force seems to have sensed danger, but I don't know where it is coming from."
"Oh?" The aged voice was also somewhat surprised. He immediately sensed his surroundings, and after a moment, the aged voice rang out again:
"Jingxian, you're overthinking it. There's nothing unusual around. Perhaps you've been too stressed lately."
Hearing this, Meng Jingxian was still uneasy, but since her master had said so, there must be no problem.
There are very few people in this world who can escape his master's perception.
The group quickly followed Chen Feng into the cave.
After taking their seats, Meng Jingxian spoke first:
"I haven't even congratulated you on breaking through to the Void Refinement stage yet. Why didn't you come to find me when you came to the outside world?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately laughed and said:
"Please forgive me, senior brother. I was really busy and planned to visit you after I finished dealing with everything."
A woman surnamed Nie suddenly said:
"As soon as Junior Brother Wang arrived, he recaptured Xingfeng Sect. He's really a busy man. How could he have time to see Senior Brother Meng?"
Chen Feng glanced at the woman who spoke. He remembered that her name was Nie Shan and she was a true disciple of the Butian Peak within the sect.
Kong Rui is an elder of Butian Peak.
Speaking of Kong Rui, Chen Feng remembered that Kong Rui had sent people to hunt him down, but he had managed to get rid of them.
It's not surprising that Nie Shan's words were barbed.
Chen Feng ignored Nie Shan and instead looked at Meng Jingxian, asking, "I wonder what brings Senior Brother Meng to see me?"
Meng Jingxian smiled:
“Junior brother, besides coming to see you, I do have another matter to discuss with you. Now that you have reclaimed Xingfeng Sect, you must be able to mobilize its power. I have heard that Xingfeng Sect’s magic ship fleet is extraordinary. I would like to borrow a thousand of those magic ships. Of course, I will not lend them for free; I will offer spirit stones as payment.”
Ji Hao, who was standing nearby, also spoke up at this moment:
“Junior Brother Wang, I also want to borrow a thousand ships. As you probably know, the competition between us and the Blood Demon Palace has become increasingly fierce recently. As cultivators of the Three Saints Sect, we must help each other. Only by uniting can we seize more star fields from the Blood Demon Palace and live up to the trust of our ancestors.”
Ji Hao's words were clearly intended to pressure Chen Feng from the perspective of the entire Three Saints Sect.
Actually, the three of them came here for this very reason.
They were well aware of how strong Xingfengmen's fleet was, and if they could control a portion of it, it would be of great benefit to their struggle for star domains.
The group looked at Chen Feng, waiting for his answer.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng shook his head.
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you senior brothers. Although Xingfeng Sect has surrendered to me, my relationship with Xingfeng Sect can only be considered a cooperative one. I have no authority to mobilize Xingfeng Sect's fleet to lend to you. In addition, I will be going into seclusion for a period of time soon, and the recapture of the star field will be left to my subordinates."
Chen Feng's words stunned everyone.
At this crucial moment in the battle of geniuses, Wang Ping actually chose to go into seclusion.
Nie Shan said coldly:
“Junior Brother Wang, Xingfeng Sect has already surrendered to you. How could you not be able to mobilize their fleet? Moreover, you are in seclusion at this time. If you don’t want to lend it, just say so. Why make excuses?”
Ji Hao, who was standing to the side, also looked rather grim.
The reason Chen Feng gave was simply too absurd.
Chen Feng said with an unchanged expression:
"Since Senior Sister Nie thinks so, then let's pretend I don't want to lend it. If there's nothing else, you can all leave."
He was truly too lazy to waste his breath on these people. He needed to return to Earth to cultivate.
"What did you say?" Nie Shan couldn't believe that Chen Feng would say such a thing.
Chen Feng calmly said:
"I said I won't lend it to you, you can leave now!"
"Good, good, Senior Brother Meng, you see? This person doesn't take you seriously at all!" Nie Shan looked at Meng Jingxian.
Meng Jingxian gave Chen Feng a deep look, a smile appearing on her face:
"Since Junior Brother Wang is unwilling to lend it, then forget it. However, now is the crucial time for the competition of geniuses, so Junior Brother Wang should not go into seclusion."
Meng Jingxian didn't really want to stay here either.
For some reason, ever since he arrived at this cave, he had always felt uneasy.
Chen Feng said, "I've remembered Senior Brother Meng's reminder."
Nie Shan was surprised that Meng Jingxian wasn't angry. She wanted to speak again, but then Meng Jingxian stood up:
"In that case, I'll take my leave now and come back to Junior Brother Wang's place another day."
After finishing speaking, Meng Jingxian turned around and left the cave without looking back.
"Senior Brother Meng, wait for us!" Nie Shan and Ji Hao quickly followed.
Chen Feng frowned as he watched the three figures hurriedly leave the cave.
Meng Jingxian's reaction was a bit unusual. Could it be that the other party had discovered her identity? But that was impossible.
With his current level of concealment, even a Celestial Venerable wouldn't be able to detect him.
Shaking his head, Chen Feng didn't think about it anymore. Now was not the time to deal with Meng Jingxian, and he wasn't confident enough to capture her. He would wait until he broke through his strength before considering capturing Meng Jingxian.
Chen Feng took out his phone and notified Jiang Bohan and Yin Yan, then disappeared from the spot.
After leaving Chen Feng's cave.
Meng Jingxian finally felt her inner unease subside.
"Master, don't you really see anything wrong with Wang Ping?" Meng Jingxian asked in his mind.
The aged voice replied:
"No, but your life force is very sensitive to danger. Perhaps this person really has a problem, but that's not what you need to think about right now. Breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm is the most important thing."
"Yes, I understand. We can only test this person again later." Meng Jingxian turned her head and took a deep look in the direction of Chen Feng's cave.
At this moment, Nie Shan, who had caught up, spoke up:
"Senior brother, why are you in such a hurry to leave? This Wang Ping is too arrogant and doesn't take us seriously at all!"
Nie Shan was clearly very dissatisfied with Chen Feng. She was a veteran disciple and her cultivation had reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage.
As for Wang Ping, he had only just broken through to the Void Refinement stage, yet he dared to speak to her like that.
Meng Jingxian said with a smile:
“Junior Sister Nie, there’s no need to be angry. If Junior Brother Wang doesn’t want to lend it, then so be it. What we need to do now is discuss how to seize the next star field.”
"Are we just going to let it go like this?" Nie Shan looked at Meng Jingxian with some confusion.
Meng Jingxian smiled faintly:
"That's not how it works. We should prioritize the bigger picture. Junior Brother Wang will participate in the competition for geniuses sooner or later. Even if we can't borrow Xingfeng Sect's fleet now, their fleet will definitely join the battle and become our asset."
Hearing Meng Jingxian say this, Nie Shan was unwilling, but she didn't say anything more.
The group then began discussing the competition for the next star region.
Solar System, Lunar Base.
Chen Feng has returned here.
It didn't take him long to return to the world of the painting; only a few days had passed on Earth.
Chen Feng released his divine sense and swept it across the lunar base.
Lin Wei and the others are still conducting research on the Nero Clan's warship.
Chen Feng did not disturb Lin Wei, but instead used the scroll's teleportation ability to head out of the solar system.
He has refined almost all the stars within fifty light-years of the solar system.
If he wants to continue refining stars, he can only travel fifty light-years away.
In a starry sky, all is deathly silent.
The twinkling stars can only be seen from extremely far away; this galaxy is called the Gliese Galaxy.
It is a full seventy light-years away from the solar system.
Chen Feng's figure appeared silently in this starry sky.
There are no stars here anymore. He came here to see if the three members of the Nero Clan would send someone to investigate after their accident.
After all, it was here that he last encountered the three members of the Nero clan.
Chen Feng looked around and saw only a large expanse of dust in the starry sky. This large expanse of dust was formed from the fragments of the star after he refined it last time.
Soon, Chen Feng noticed something was wrong.
He appeared in front of a patch of interstellar dust in a flash.
Within this interstellar dust, he discovered unusual spacetime fluctuations.
Such fluctuations are usually difficult for people to detect, but for Chen Feng now, he can perceive any different spacetime fluctuations around him.
Chen Feng immediately recognized what this fluctuation was; it was a special fluctuation left behind when some object made a spatial jump.
The warp drive developed by Lin Wei and others leaves behind this obvious fluctuation when it performs a jump.
Within the universe, spacetime is relatively stable.
However, warp drives and some similar aircraft leave behind trajectories that are completely different from the surrounding spacetime when they jump.
"Sure enough, someone's here. They're here pretty fast."
Chen Feng stared intently at the spatial fluctuations before him.
It had only been a few days since he killed the three members of the Nero clan, and someone had already found out where the three Nero clan members had gotten into trouble so quickly.
If he hadn't used a scroll to teleport away from this star system, the other side would probably have already tracked him down to the solar system.
After thinking it over, Chen Feng decided to investigate along these spacetime fluctuations.
He needed to find out what these people were up to.
If the other party has already left the range of 100 light-years from the solar system, then he will continue to cultivate.
With a flash, Chen Feng quickly disappeared from the spot.
It is eight light-years away from the Gliese Galaxy.
A large spaceship bearing a red cloud emblem is undergoing a high-speed jump.
This spaceship is extremely fast, reaching thirty times the speed of light.
It's important to know that the warp drive spaceships developed by the Wind Gate can only reach twenty times the speed of light.
Inside the spaceship's command center, several humanoid beings clad in red armor were holding a meeting.
Besides these red-armored men, there were also four strange octopus-like creatures, who were members of the Nero tribe.
One of the armored men spoke up:
“We have searched all the galaxies within a 20-light-range radius, and none of them have left any traces of the jump.”
"There are only two possibilities in this situation."
"First, their spaceship technology has reached a level where it leaves no trace; second, they are using high-dimensional teleportation technology." (End of Chapter)