Chapter 431: Return to Earth

A figure walked silently from afar, seemingly full of regret and melancholy.

Yang Xuan's eyes immediately lit up. He had only been gone for half a day, and already he saw that native kid again. Seeing him look so dejected instantly lifted Yang Xuan's spirits.

Seeing Chu Feng suffer a setback was his greatest joy at the moment, as the native kid had truly gotten under his skin.

In fact, to get him out of sight and out of mind, Yang Xuan had even gone to the moon to relax and seek opportunities. He just hadn't expected to encounter this kid everywhere, which made his head spin!

"Haha..." Yang Xuan laughed heartily, feeling incredibly comfortable, as if, in the scorching dog days of summer, he had suddenly witnessed a flurry of snowflakes, and cool relief flowed from every pore.

Chu Feng was about to leave the moon, still reflecting on his experiences there. The thought of the iron cavalry rampaging across the cosmos, hunting down women, children, and the elderly and weak, kept his spirits low.

He was particularly affected by the energy tower's final poignant words: "Ruin, rise, demise, revival" were key terms, followed by the declaration that "one day, they will return!"

These thoughts filled him with melancholy and bitterness. A planet with a highly advanced evolutionary civilization had simply been wiped out, and so many brilliant individuals had been stifled by history.

Chu Feng looked up and faced them.

"What are you laughing at?!"

The sudden voice interrupted Yang Xuan's cheerful mood, abruptly halting his hearty laughter and leaving him red-faced from suppressing it. This kid was truly detestable!

Hu Qingcheng had also been smiling, a faint, gentle, slightly sweet smile, because she, too, saw that Chu Feng was in low spirits. This little rascal's suffering made her feel incredibly good.

But now, after that rude comment, her face was even darker than Yang Xuan's. This little rascal was too despicable!

"You claim to be a domain genius," Yang Xuan mocked. "So how was it? Did you get beaten here?" Having been choked by Chu Feng earlier, he naturally wouldn't miss a chance to strike back.

Saying this, he chuckled and said, "It's said that someone previously stayed here for several months before emerging, having successfully passed two stages and gained a lot."

Chu Feng was startled. "Two months just to pass the first two stages?" He had passed them quickly. Even though the second stage, involving killing the iron cavalry, was a dangerous, near-death experience, he still hadn't spent too long there.

Furthermore, he had exceeded the requirements, not just passed. For him, that level was too low!

"What, were you discouraged?" Yang Xuan squinted at him, his face conveying, "You can't do it."

"Well, according to the records on this beast-hide scroll," Hu Qingcheng said, raising the ancient scroll in her hand, "one of the most astonishing geniuses once stayed in there for a whole year. Legend has it that he achieved the status of a Domain Master within two hundred years, becoming famous throughout a planet."

Chu Feng's expression was strange. "A whole year?"

Hu Qingcheng saw his blank look and smiled, "There are always extraordinary talents in the world; life is just that unfair. But you shouldn't be too discouraged."

Her charming smile clearly indicated she wanted to see Chu Feng utterly defeated.

"I can't be bothered to explain much to you," Chu Feng said with a profound expression. "My brilliance is unmatched, my talent shakes the ages, and I am destined to surpass even the Saint Master. You wouldn't understand!"

Both Yang Xuan and Hu Qingcheng were astonished. This kid was too good at pretending; he had clearly suffered a setback in there, being kicked out in just half a day, yet he was still putting on airs!

What's more, Chu Feng emphasized again, "If you don't understand, you just don't understand."

Their mouths twitched; they truly wanted to slap him. After all, they were both princely figures of their respective clans, who could look down upon their peers on their home planets or in the advanced evolutionary academies of the star system. Yet here, they were being condescendingly looked down upon by a mere native!

Qing Lan coughed and said, "I think little brother Chu Feng might actually have gained something. We should head back soon."

He wasn't trying to mediate. He simply wanted to see Chu Feng return to Earth and continue his deception, which would make Yang Xuan and Hu Qingcheng fume. He was quite happy to witness such a scene.

Chu Feng asked calmly, "Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, do you have anything else to say? Anything you'd like me to bring to Shanshan or Ruoxian?"

"Get out of my sight immediately!" Yang Xuan roared in fury.

"Why the rush?" Chu Feng asked. "One last question: Do you know about the Starry Iron Cavalry?" He was referring to the executioners who had hunted down the refugees among the ancient people.

He wanted to probe their backgrounds.

"Starry Iron Cavalry? Sounds familiar," Qing Lan said, frowning.

Yang Xuan was also curious, muttering to himself, "I think I've heard of them. A very ancient force. Not many of them are still alive today, in the deeper galaxies of the cosmos."

"I'm off. I'm going to surpass the Saint Master. Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and Bronze Man, goodbye!"

With that, Chu Feng turned and walked away, stepping onto an ancient black-and-white magnetic altar to activate the wormhole.

"Bronze Man?" Qing Lan, who was wearing bronze battle armor, touched his nose.

"Someone who got kicked off the moon in just half a day has the nerve to say he'll surpass the Saint Master, heh heh!" Yang Xuan shouted from behind, trying to provoke him. But it had no effect. Chu Feng smiled, waved, and then plunged into the wormhole.

"That rascal!" Hu Qingcheng also gritted her teeth, utterly helpless.

Chu Feng was happy they were suspicious; it was best if they didn't believe he had gained anything there. If it became widely known, he might face big trouble later.

He successfully returned to the desolate island, still shrouded in mist. With his current insight, he naturally discerned more secrets.

Then, he began searching there for various magnetic crystals. He had already brought back quite a few from the moon, but for domain researchers, the more of these the better, as they were consumed too quickly.

"You're back so soon?"

In the Dragon City beneath the sea, the Dragoness was quite surprised. Seeing Chu Feng return so quickly, looking dazed, she wondered if he had even been to the moon.

"I gained something, but there were too many strange things up there, so I hurried back early," Chu Feng said, not daring to reveal everything, because the matter was too significant!

The Saint Master's enemies must be invincible beings, such as the Demon Saint and the Golden-Bodied Bodhisattva. Even now, thinking of the White Tiger Demon Saint under the laurel tree, he still sighed with emotion.

At this time, Yang Xuan, Hu Qingcheng, and Qing Lan left the moon and returned to their previous spot in space, having gained nothing there.

Suddenly, Yang Xuan was surprised and said, "Oh, the interstellar network has finally reached here! We can connect with the brilliant cosmos outside."

His battle chariot, suspended in outer space, was glowing and emitting fluctuations. The golden Pegasus, meanwhile, was shaking its head and tail quite restlessly.

Qing Lan was also pleasantly surprised. His Divine Bear chariot also emitted strange fluctuations, connecting to the interstellar network.

They used the Heavenly Eye Channel Fruit crystal to gaze into the distance and finally spotted an immense Thousand-Star Vine emerging from a wormhole in a very distant area. A thick main vine stretched towards the Solar System, emitting inexplicable fluctuations.

They rejoiced, sighing with emotion.

"This frontier region of the cosmos can finally connect with the outside world, thanks to the interstellar network," they exclaimed.

They took out special communication devices and began contacting people.

In fact, many people had also been trying to contact them.

"Yang Xuan, how is that planet? Are there any great opportunities? Can people of our level enter?"

Yang Xuan immediately replied, telling his friend that they couldn't descend yet.

"Yang Xuan, just let me be your brother-in-law! I fell in love with your saintess cousin at first sight!" read a message from another person.

"Get lost! You old ox, don't even think about eating young grass!" Yang Xuan fumed, then added, "Oh, by the way, there's a trickster among the natives, a troublesome fellow, who's setting his sights on Yang Shan! Aren't your younger brother and sister still on their way? Hurry, send your sister to use a honey trap and capture that native named Chu Feng for me!"

"What?! A native wants to compete with me to be your brother-in-law? He must have a death wish!" came the reply. "Just wait, I'll make him regret it! However, the star path there is difficult; it will take at least six months to a year for anyone to arrive!"

"Qiu Ji, I'm warning you, if you dare to set your sights on my cousin again, I'll find someone to chop you up when I get back!" Yang Xuan said viciously.

If outsiders knew about the unrestrained private communications among these princely figures, they would be dumbfounded.

"Fairy Hu, my largest auction house is currently auctioning a rare sub-divine beast cub of extremely precious bloodline. Are you interested? I can pick you up to watch."

"Fairy Qingcheng, I've acquired a great longevity herb here and would like to send it to you."

When Yang Xuan and Qing Lan secretly peeked, they happened to see the numerous messages Hu Qingcheng had received. Both couldn't help but sigh, concluding she truly was a great enchantress with too many admirers.

"I've been banished to the frontier, assigned to patrol outside a star called Earth, so I can't return for now. But I have a favor to ask: my sister Hu Ruoxian is being pestered by a native named Chu Feng on this planet and can't get rid of him. Do you have any ideas?"

"What?! He dares to have designs on Ruoxian? Not even I... ah, my mistake, I'll find a way to deal with him!"

"He's tired of living, daring to pester Ruoxian! How outrageous! I'll skin him alive!"

After seeing their replies, Hu Qingcheng was so angry she wanted to throw the special communicator in her hand. *These perverts!*

"I want him alive, preferably captured!" Hu Qingcheng instructed.

"Don't worry, I'll immediately send someone to inform my brother, Saint Son Bai Yu, to take action. He's guaranteed to suppress him!"

"Qingcheng, rest assured, my sister Fairy Liuyun is also on that planet. If they truly can't defeat him, I'll have her seduce him. He's guaranteed to be captured alive!"

After hearing these words, Hu Qingcheng sneered, "You bunch of brother-selling, sister-selling fools, you'll be crying then!"

Beside her, Yang Xuan and Qing Lan were dumbfounded. It took them a long while to recover.

"Who exactly did you contact?"

"All are nobles and top princely figures from their respective planets," Hu Qingcheng replied calmly.

It was foreseeable that Chu Feng, even before leaving Earth, was already gaining some notoriety in certain regions of the deep cosmos.

"What do you say," they discussed, "can we bring Earth into the interstellar network, then get that native kid onto the interstellar virtual combat platform and thoroughly thrash him!?"

"That's quite difficult!"

Yang Xuan, Qing Lan, and Hu Qingcheng were discussing.

After these three finished their tasks, they began to focus on Earth.

"Where did that kid go?" They looked down at the ground, their first thought being to find Chu Feng. Although he was annoying to watch, they had to keep an eye on him, because this guy was a "landmine" who could detonate a major event at any time.

"Damn it!" Yang Xuan cursed. He initially couldn't find Chu Feng, so he decided to check on his sister's situation. The result was that he happened to see Chu Feng taking his broken dagger as a token to Yandang Mountain to claim kinship.

Yang Xuan was so furious he stomped his feet, truly wishing he could slap that detestable kid to death.

Ultimately, he discovered that Chu Feng had obtained a remarkable silver armor from his sister.

"That's my old protective armor!" Yang Xuan exclaimed upon seeing this. His face not only darkened, but his nose almost started fuming black smoke!

Next, they were dumbfounded as Chu Feng traveled thousands of li, rushing directly to Mount Hua, taking Hu Qingcheng's broken hairpin as a token to claim kinship with Hu Ruoxian.

"That shameless rascal!" Hu Qingcheng was also furious beyond belief. Usually charming and alluring, her face was now flushed with anger!

Finally, Chu Feng obtained a kasaya from Hu Ruoxian. It was bright red and crystalline, inlaid with gold threads, clearly no ordinary item.

"This is a secret treasure I painstakingly conned from a Buddhist master," Hu Qingcheng gnashed her teeth, "and now... it's gone to that little rascal!" The enchantress, usually so graceful and charming, was so furious she felt like spitting blood.

With two extraordinary secret treasures in hand, Chu Feng was content. He leisurely strolled out of Mount Hua, and finally didn't forget to raise a finger towards the sky, making a gesture.

This gesture made the two in outer space wish they could descend immediately and dive towards the surface. It was a blatant provocation; the rascal was doing it on purpose, knowing they were watching.

"Once I master the domain art and return, I will begin my rise on Earth!" Chu Feng secretly vowed.