Chapter 270: Have I Seen Such Turbulence Before? … Nope, This Is Definitely a First for Me
“Are you okay?”
Yun Yue Yao showed zero concern for the phantom inside her Storage Ring, but instead looked at Bai Feng with a worried expression.
Bai Feng wagged his finger, “No worries, that phantom disappeared. Due to some… uh, pretty complicated reasons.”
“Good to hear!” Yun Yue Yao let out a big sigh of relief, though she didn’t fully understand what just happened. Still, since Bai Feng’s got a bunch of divine artifacts and whatnot, she figured his secrets aren’t exactly innocent. When he’s ready, he’ll tell her—probably after she’s learned all his embarrassing secrets first.
“Ugh, kinda disappointed now…” Yu Yao sighed dramatically while standing beside the table. She was expecting some treasure from her Storage Ring, but all she got was… emptiness.
“Is a Storage Ring not enough? That thing’s priceless!” Bai Feng chuckled, grinning at her. Then his gaze fell on Little Jiu, who looked a little down and listless. He suddenly remembered: oh, right—that virtual shadow inside the ring was probably his system messing around.
He cleared his throat and tried to comfort her, “Little Jiu, maybe your grandma was telling you to forget everything in the past and embrace a new life instead.”
Little Jiu’s ears twitched, and she raised her head to stare at Bai Feng, who was pouring out chicken soup philosophy. “Really?”
Bai Feng met her gaze, voice as flat as ever, “I’d say it makes sense.”
“Hmm, Grandma really does love giving life lessons—sounds just like her,” Little Jiu nodded, accepting his words. After all, the ring was empty, and she’d never expect it’d hide the Fairy Tian Yan in the first place.
Bai Feng sighed in relief—phew, dodged that b*llet.
As for why he chose not to spill the truth? Well, first, Tian Yan was still here. They’d gotten along for a while, but it wasn’t like they’d share secrets just yet. Second, he honestly had no idea how to explain her suddenly vanishing phantom.
“All right, all right, since we’ve got the loot, let’s head back. We’ve explored long enough, the secret realm channel’s about to open again.”
……
“Finally out! Man, outside’s so much better—inside that d*mn realm, I kept feeling uneasy,” Yu Yao said, stretching her arms as she led the way at the front of the squad.
Bai Feng turned to glance at Yun Yue Yao and Tian Yan, who had been trailing behind.
“Say, aren’t you guys going back to Tian Yan Holy Land?”
“Not needed.” Tian Yan shook her head. “I can decide that myself.”
Yun Yue Yao nodded as well, “I requested to join Sister Tian Yan on this trip, and she agreed.”
Originally, she had backup plans. But upon learning Tian Yan intended to follow Bai Feng, she pivoted her strategy.
“… Tian Yan Holy Land’s pretty lax about that, huh?” Bai Feng complained weakly. “So y’all just tag along with me to the Heavenly Sword Sect’s camp?”
Tian Yan nodded. “Yeah, I already called Tian Yan Holy Land when we left. I’ll be sticking with you for a while now.”
“Fine…” Bai Feng suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and didn’t press further.
He still had a mountain of work to do. With such a huge upheaval in the secret realm, as one of the key players, he naturally needed to file a report.
Meanwhile, back at Red Peak Sect, Li Zhi Yi looked at Bai Feng’s figure and raised her hand, then lowered it again.
She simply lacked the courage to walk up and greet him under all those watchful eyes!
Why did she even go out that day…?
A twinge of regret hit her—if she hadn’t gone out, it would’ve been a perfect apology opportunity.
Her senior sister next to her kept a close eye on Bai Feng. After she learned her young sister stayed over at Bai Feng’s house for half a night, she hurried over to ask some questions, repeatedly confirming that her sister hadn’t fallen under Bai Feng’s “poisonous hand” before finally relaxing.
Her younger sister’s too naive—just as simple as that. Even if she had feelings for him, she didn’t need to be so blatant!
But given her inexperience and innocence—and maybe influenced by some wild novels—she might just have some misconceptions.
In any case, they probably won’t meet again soon. Over time, her sister should see through all this “romance” and realize the truth.
……
“Having someone break through to the Transformation God stage, another reaching Yuan Ying perfection, catching a Nine-Tailed Fox, destroying the Black Lotus Fairy’s residual soul, and even abducting the Holy Maiden of Tian Yan…”
Chu Ning Yan idly rubbed her forehead with a slender finger.
She’s seen some big waves in her days, thought nothing could shake her, but these incidents? She’d never encountered them all at once.
Bai Feng had only entered the secret realm for over a month, and already he managed to stir up this much trouble?
And each piece was no small matter—nothing terribly evil, but pile them together like this? It headaches her.
“Forget it, let the Sect Master worry about these. It’s not like I’d handle all that anyway.”
She turned her gaze to Bai Feng, who now stood at Yuan Ying_Perfection. She could feel his cultivation was solid, and he was not far from breaking through to the Transformation God stage.
Who said Bai Feng’s talent was average? His training speed is even faster than her once a Tian Sword Sect genius!
“Honestly, hearing what you’ve been through makes me regret having you a few years earlier,” Chu Ning Yan chuckled. “Anyway, you guys don’t need to worry—rest up now.”
“Yes, Master.”
Bai Feng nodded and hurried to leave.
Once Bai Feng was gone, Chu Ning Yan lazily stood up, peering out the window at the other sects and holy lands. Ever since news spread that the Immortal Road would return and reopen, many people speculated that chaos was imminent. Talents and prodigies kept emerging across lands, confirming these fears.
This time, the chaos may be worse than ever. Historically, there had never been so many geniuses gathered in one place.
That might be a good thing, or it could spell disaster for ordinary folks.
But with Bai Feng around, the Heavenly Sword Sect should be able to ride out this turbulent storm smoothly.
‘When I go back, I’ll teach Bai Feng the sword technique, too.’
A decision was forming in Chu Ning Yan’s mind. After witnessing Bai Feng’s incredible ‘talent,’ she couldn’t keep treating him as merely a genius of Array or something—she had to leverage his full potential.
Plus, she also knew that Bai Feng often practiced swordsmanship with Bai Yu Mo. She understood his talent in swordplay well—wasting such talent would be a crime.
Meanwhile…
“Achoo!”
Bai Feng rubbed his itchy nose, feeling like something troublesome just poked him in the face.
