Sun Zimei swiftly extended a clawed hand, aiming an attack at this lowly servant.
The frustration was overwhelming…
In front of so many elders from other sects, even elders from the higher sect, this little servant had the audacity to be so clueless.
But to his surprise, before he could even land, another palm struck out.
It was Fan Chong who had made his move.
And his target was none other than Sun Zimei.
Sun Zimei, no match for Fan Chong, let out a yelp of pain in mid-air and was sent flying backward, crashing into a row of buildings.
Sun Zimei spat out blood as he climbed to his feet, looking at Fan Chong with confusion and indignation.
This sudden turn of events also immediately aroused suspicion among the elders from other sects.
Why would Fan Chong suddenly attack Sun Zimei?
Could it be that this lowly servant held some extraordinary identity?
"You don’t know why?"
"You really don’t know why?"
Fan Chong’s pupils narrowed, his piercing gaze locking onto Sun Zimei.
Sun Zimei looked utterly wronged.
Did he have to know why?
"I… I really don’t know!" Sun Zimei said awkwardly, his face twisted in distress.
"You truly don’t know?"
Fan Chong’s gaze grew sharper, and his brow furrowed.
It was because before he left, the elders in the underground palace of the sacred mountain, including Elder Wang Yiyun, had given him a crucial task besides Yi Feng. ᚱ𝔞ƝоᛒΕʂ
Yi Feng’s personal servant.
A powerhouse at the peak of the True Immortal Rank.
And judging from Yi Feng’s own power, this servant likely surpassed the True Immortal Rank.
Regardless of whether Su Bai was just a servant or not, Fan Chong didn’t care. But considering Su Bai’s strength, comparable to that of his own sect’s patriarch, it was enough to make them treat him with utmost respect.
Moreover, this servant might even be Yi Feng’s spokesperson!
Under such circumstances.
He couldn’t fathom how Sun Zimei, as the Great Elder of Hundred Refinements Sect, could be unaware of Su Bai’s identity and dare to attack him.
"Perhaps Senior Su Bai usually maintains a low profile, and only we know of his true strength, while others assume he’s just a lowly servant?" someone beside Fan Chong speculated.
Fan Chong’s eyes flickered.
That explanation made sense.
He didn’t bother with Sun Zimei anymore and quickly shifted his respectful gaze to Su Bai.
He humbly called out.
Su Bai glanced at him, showing no interest in engaging, and didn’t bother with the mess at hand. Instead, he picked up a bag of peanuts and walked away.
His Master was still waiting…
Su Bai’s cold indifference didn’t make Fan Chong feel slighted. On the contrary, he believed it was only natural. So, he remained bowed, respectfully watching Su Bai leave.
Fan Chong’s address of "Senior."
Shocked the fifty-plus elders from various sects to the core.
A figure that even Elder Fan Chong of the higher sect would respectfully address as "Senior"… could this person…
They quickly lowered their heads, united in their respectful gaze as they watched Su Bai depart.
If their speculations were correct, this lowly servant before them was likely the same super expert mentioned in the letters from the elders of Heavenly Tyrant Sect—one who could ignore the grand formations of the sacred mountain palace and capture the sect’s guardian beast unscathed.
Left Sun Zimei and the other elders of Hundred Refinements Sect in complete shock, their jaws practically dropping to the ground.
They stared, stunned beyond belief.
Rubbing their eyes as if they might have misperceived what was happening.
So many elders, including Fan Chong himself, were showing such respect to a lowly servant of Hundred Refinements Sect?
What in the world was going on?
Among those present, only Wang Yue maintained a calm demeanor. This was because he alone already knew of Su Bai’s extraordinary power.
He had previously speculated whether the sudden influx of eighty sects, including Heavenly Tyrant Sect, might be due to Senior Su Bai.
And now, it seemed… that was indeed the case!
Fan Chong and the elders from the fifty other sects also departed. For them, their mission had already been accomplished.
"Just what is going on?"
Sun Zimei’s mind was in turmoil!
He quickly returned to Hundred Refinements Sect’s grand hall and immediately summoned Jiang Zuo and Jiang You.
Because he sensed that all these changes had occurred since their return from Heavenly Tyrant Sect.
So, whatever had happened at Heavenly Tyrant Sect was crucial.
"You say that when climbing the Heavenly Tyrant Sect’s heavenly staircase, you carried Yi Feng up, while Su Bai was able to ascend effortlessly alongside you?"
After a round of questioning, Sun Zimei focused on the details of that day’s ascension.
Jiang Zuo and Jiang You respectfully replied, "We still can’t figure out how a lowly servant like him managed to do it."
"And apart from that, what other incidents occurred at Heavenly Tyrant Sect?" Sun Zimei asked further.
"Other than the staircase, the main thing was the way Heavenly Tyrant Sect treated us."
Jiang Zuo and Jiang You recalled and recounted how Heavenly Tyrant Sect had unexpectedly given them special treatment.
"Is such a thing even possible?"
Sun Zimei shot to his feet.
His mind suddenly cleared, and he felt he had guessed the truth with a reasonable degree of certainty.
Su Bai was a super expert!
He had been hiding within Hundred Refinements Sect as a lowly servant, and no one had known.
But this time, through a series of fortunate coincidences at Heavenly Tyrant Sect, his true strength was recognized.
Recognizing Su Bai’s might, Heavenly Tyrant Sect had treated Jiang Zuo and Jiang You, who had accompanied him, with top-tier hospitality. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why two enforcers from a lower sect could receive such treatment at a higher sect.
The other sects, receiving news, immediately rushed to Hundred Refinements Sect to offer gifts.
And when he tried to attack Su Bai, Fan Chong had brutally stopped him, leaving him injured.
All these events fit together perfectly.
If one added in past occurrences, there was no room for doubt.
Like the incident where countless beasts of Hundred Refinements Sect had been mysteriously slain by an unknown hand.
For that mysterious assailant, they had long been filled with dread and had been searching for them.
Now it seemed that the elusive assailant was Su Bai.
Sun Zimei also recalled with a shock that the day he took his disciples into the mountains, he had personally seen Su Bai emerge from the forest unscathed.
At the time, he had wondered how a lowly servant could enter the mountains and come out unharmed.
"Since Great Elder has pieced it together, then I’ll be blunt!"
Seeing that Sun Zimei had almost unraveled the entire mystery, Wang Yue, who had initially hesitated to reveal Su Bai’s power, decided to come clean and told the story of how Su Bai had saved his brother.
"Such a thing actually happened!"
Sun Zimei stood up solemnly.
He took a deep breath.
With Wang Yue’s revelation, there could be no further doubt.
Was a mysterious powerhouse!
Whether it was Heavenly Tyrant Sect or those dozens of sects, all of this was because of him.
Never had he imagined.
That within Hundred Refinements Sect, there lay such a grand deity.