Possibly because Qi Qingfei was a girl, Tie Xue gave her special treatment, explaining everything in great detail.

By the time Gongsun Yi wanted to ask questions, all that was left for him were eye-rolls.

"Mr. Tie, what exactly is a Wu Ling?"

Yesterday, Gongsun Yi had heard the term Wu Ling from that fat Luan fellow and had been pondering it ever since.

"Don't you guys know anything?"

Tie Xue rolled his eyes, looking impatient, but he ultimately answered Gongsun Yi's question.

"Martial artists cultivate a spirit body, hence the name Wu Ling, which is also what you call the Divine Realm. Above Wu Ling is Wu Sheng, Wu Di, Wu Zun… In short, there's always someone better, and the world is far from as simple as you see it."

Since everyone was a martial artist, they walked quickly, and during their conversation, they arrived at the summit of Cangwu Peak.

In the distance stood a magnificent palace, the legendary Hall of the Gods.

In front of the Hall of the Gods was a huge square, now teeming with countless martial artists.

Chen Xiao had thought there were enough martial artists at the foot of the mountain, but he didn't expect there to be even more up here.

Under the coverage of his divine sense, Chen Xiao found that these martial artists were just ordinary ones, not disciples of the ancient martial sects that Tie Xue had mentioned.

This made him ask, "Brother Tie, since you said there are dozens of ancient martial sects, why haven't we seen any other disciples besides you along the way?"

Tie Xue didn't overthink how Chen Xiao had discovered this and said bluntly, "Because the ancient martial sects use a special passage that leads directly to the inner hall. If it weren't for Da Tou Xiong… No, if it weren't for being with Brother Da Tou, I would have taken the special passage too!"

As he was speaking, a special envoy from the Hall of the Gods suddenly walked towards them enthusiastically.

"Young Master Tie, so you're here! Please come with me to the inner hall; everyone is waiting for you!"

Tie Xue nodded to the special envoy and then cupped his fist towards everyone, "Gentlemen, see you in the inner hall!"

After saying that, he walked away with the special envoy.

Hearing the special envoy's words, everyone was secretly shocked. They hadn't expected this Tie Xue, who seemed like a simpleton, to actually be a young master!

With his demeanor, he looked more like a construction foreman; who could have guessed?

Chen Xiao finally found time to ask Lu Datou, "Uncle Lu, how did you two meet?"

"Uh, well…"

Lu Datou stammered, whispering, "Yesterday, I was bored, so I went to a massage parlor… and ran into this silly kid. He didn't know anything, and one thing led to another, and we got to know each other. He kept insisting that I take him to do da bao jian (full-service massage), but you know me, Chen Xiao, I'm a refined scholar; I wouldn't go to such places…"

"Uncle Lu, please don't tarnish the reputation of refined scholars, and didn't you resolve your issues? Why are you still going to those places to take care of ladies who have lost their way…"

Chen Xiao complained weakly.

Lin Zicong and Qi Qingfei's fan filters had completely shattered. They really wanted to know what 'one thing led to another' specifically meant.

"Go, go, go, stop making a fuss. I'm still your uncle, so show me some respect!"

Lu Datou pretended to be dignified, thinking about quickly changing the subject.

Just then, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd and shouted, "San'er!"

The man turned around and looked over, his brow furrowing slightly, but when he saw Chen Xiao, his eyes lit up, and he immediately walked over.

It was the martial arts fanatic, Duan San!

Two other people followed behind him. One was a young man with short hair, an unruly expression, and an arrogant look that seemed to say, 'I am the only one.'

As for the other, he wore a mask, and Chen Xiao immediately recognized him as Xiao Li.

Chen Xiao wasn't surprised that they were 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 to know each other.

When Qi Qingfei learned that the masked man was Xiao Li, she immediately became nervous.

However, when she saw Chen Xiao and Xiao Li greeting each other with smiles, she couldn't help but wonder, when did these two reconcile?

In the beginning, they were in a situation of irreconcilable hatred!

The other young man beside Duan San was named Duan Zehao, Duan San's nephew.

He was not only unruly but also looked indifferent when Duan San introduced Chen Xiao, Lu Datou, and the others to him, as if they weren't worthy of knowing him.

Everyone was clearly unhappy about this, but they didn't say much out of respect for Duan San.

"Xiao Li, did your father come this time?"

Chen Xiao asked, looking at Xiao Li.

Although he and Xiao Li were about the same age, Chen Xiao seemed a bit like an elder because of the difference in their strength and his relationship with Xiao Zhan.

"My father is busy with military affairs and couldn't find the time, so he didn't participate in this martial arts tournament."

After Chen Xiao had characters tattooed on his face, Xiao Li had indeed matured a lot, becoming more restrained and low-key, completely different from before.

It was Duan San's nephew, Duan Zehao, whose arrogance was just like the old Xiao Li.

"Have you heard? For this martial arts tournament, the Hall of the Gods invited many reclusive experts. Any one of them is at least at the Divine Realm."

Duan San lowered his voice, speaking mysteriously.

Chen Xiao and the others thought, we haven't heard, but we've seen it with our own eyes and even killed a few.

But before they could speak, Duan Zehao said with a disdainful look, "Uncle, where did you hear these tall tales? They sound fake. How could there be so many experts in this world? You know better than anyone how difficult it is to break through to the Divine Realm. Divine Realm experts aren't as common as cabbage; how could there be so many of them!"

"Better to believe it than not, Zehao, don't underestimate the people of the world!"

Duan San said calmly, "There is always someone better, and you're not young anymore; you should understand this principle!"

Duan Zehao curled his lips, noncommittal.

Duan San sighed helplessly and said, "Didn't I tell you, I now have a new goal to chase after, and I may only be able to see his back for the rest of my life. Now, that person is standing in front of you, Mr. Chen Xiao!"

Hearing this, Duan Zehao was stunned for a moment and pointed at Chen Xiao, his face full of disbelief.

"Him? Uncle, are you kidding me?"

He saw that Chen Xiao was about the same age as him and hadn't paid any attention to Chen Xiao before.

He was very confident and had always believed that there was no opponent among his peers.

Now, his uncle was pointing to someone his own age and saying that he was his goal to chase after. He naturally wouldn't believe it and couldn't accept it.

Seeing his nephew's skeptical look, Duan San frowned, "Haoze, show Mr. Chen some respect. Mr. Chen only needs one finger to deal with you!"