Feng ZiLing knew about the current situation, so she only nodded her approval. "I know where the blue-level team is, so you can take them to the purple-level assembly hall now." After saying these, she turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

The attendant knew Feng ZiLing, who had already joined the blue-level team, so he did not stop her. He turned and said to Murong Xue and Feng Ziling, "Please follow me. This way."

Feng Ziling and Murong Xue followed the attendant in the other direction, passed the aisle, and stopped by a gate.

The attendant knocked gently.

"Come in." There came a majestic voice.

The attendant opened the gate carefully and made a bow to the masters in the assembly hall. "Gentlemen, excuse me, there are two new members."

Murong Xue looked in and only saw about 50 elders at the age of about forty. There was no young man, so she could feel the authority from the assembly hall and she knew that they were surveying her with their gaze.

One of the elders questioned crossly, "Only people at purple-level or above can be here. Don't you know about it?"

Murong Xue and Feng Ziling were at the ninth stage of purple-level, but they concealed it. Therefore, the elders in the assembly hall could not see the two's levels, and they thought the attendant made a mistake when they saw Feng Ziling's young face.

The attendant made a deeper bow nervously. "Sir, the two are both at the ninth stage of purple-level."

"What? Nonsense! They are too young to achieve the ninth stage of purple-level."

"Exactly. Reaching the ninth stage of purple-level in their teens? You got to be kidding me."

"I can't see their levels. They probably conceal it with some magic weapon."

"Only the low-level attendant will be fooled by them."

"We are under a state of emergency. Let's have the meeting as soon as possible."

"..."

Many people demonstrated their discontent and stared at Murong Xue and Feng Ziling with disgruntled looks.

The attendant's face paled. He knew clearly about the two's levels as he just let them have a test and he saw the unbelievable results himself. It only took Feng Ziling two months to go from the ninth stage of blue-level to the ninth stage of purple-level, which was a stunningly frightful speed. After all, there were only five people who had achieved the ninth stage of purple-level on the Fengyun Continent and two of them were in the assembly hall now.

Shaking, the attendant tried to explain.

"Okay, silence. The two are at the ninth stage of purple-level." Long Ming was sitting in the top seat, who was also at the ninth stage of purple-level. He finally pointed it out. He did not recover from the shock until now.

After Long Ming's verdict, the assembly hall fell deadly silent. The one sitting below the salt stared at the two young men in wide-eyed shock. They would never have believed it if it had been someone else rather than Long Ming, who ranked only second to Mr. Lan Zun. So when they heard what Long Ming said, they knew it was true.

One person who was at the beginning stage of purple-level questioned, "But... Sir, why can't we see their levels?"

Long Ming, as one of the few who were at the ninth stage of purple-level, took a look at the questioner and answered, "Sure, you can't see their levels. They are at my level or even a higher level. They are at the ninth stage of purple-level at least."

Others in the assembly hall wondered when such young masters showed up on the Fengyun Continent without alarming them. Seeing the two teenagers who achieved the ninth stage of purple-level, they felt horrified.

It was a slap in the face to those who had raised a query just now, so they all lowered their heads embarrassedly.

Long Ming said to Murong Xue and Feng Ziling in a friendly tone, "Two masters, please come in. Please forgive their rudeness."

Feng Ziling nodded and walked into the assembly hall with Mu Tian.

The attendant felt relieved now. To him, people in the assembly hall were all bigwigs he had rarely seen in daily life and could only look up to. He made another bow, walked out carefully, and closed the gate.

"Ziling, you achieved purple-level?" Feng Ziling's father was also in the meeting, but he did not have enough time to respond before.

People heard what Feng Li said and all turned their heads at once.

"Yes, father." Feng Ziling answered obediently.

Feng Li said delightedly, "Come and sit here. It's a very different time now. No need for courtesy." He felt proud of his son.

"Li, the boy is yours? Of course, like father, like son."

"As the river forges ahead waves upon waves, the younger generation is surpassing us. With great achievements at such a young age, he is not far from becoming a god."

"..."

People started to make compliments, which eased the awkward atmosphere.

"It's really kind of you to say that." Feng Li answered humbly with a broad smile.

They noticed Murong Xue and asked, "And this master is?"

As Murong Xue's toque helped cover her whole face, she appeared to be out of place. More importantly, wearing a hat indoors was rude.

Feng Ziling answered, "He is Mu Tian, Mr. Lan Zun's student."

"Mr. Lan Zun's student? No wonder you are so excellent at such a young age." People were convinced now.

Mr. Lan Zun seemed to be omnipotent, so they would never doubt him even if he helped a child achieve purple-level. No one knew Mr. Lan Zun's level, but they guessed that he probably was a god. However, they had no idea why a god chose to stay on the Fengyun Continent.

Even those at the ninth stage of purple-level would be defeated by Mr. Lan Zun after only one move, so they were confident that he was a god.

"But at least, could you take off the toque and let us see your face?" someone suggested.

Feng Ziling changed his face and wanted to stop it, but Mu Tian said, "It's okay."

She took off the toque slowly and revealed her bright purple hair. Then she took off the mask and revealed her face scarred with runes.

At once, the assembly hall fell deadly silent again.

After a while, there came an uproar.

"What's this?"

"This is..."

"Oh, my god."

"..."

Murong Xue frowned. "It's not time to discuss my looks now. The Death Forest is an urgent priority."

"We'll discuss the situation about the Death Forest, but you should explain your situation first." People gathered here in a sudden crisis, so the trust among them was not solid. With Mu Tian's creepy looks, it was normal for them to stay alert.

Murong Xue explained flatly, "I look like this because I was poisoned by the devil's qi in the Death Forest. I'm lucky that I have survived. We really don't have enough time now. If the formation barrier breaks, the Fengyun Continent will be the land of death." She was unwilling to argue with them as she was worried about her mentor and she just wanted to solve the problem first.

"What? Devil's qi?"

"Mr. Mu Tian, what is devil's qi?"

"The black gas in the Death Forest is devil's qi. Two months ago, I was poisoned by it accidentally and my mentor, Mr. Lan Zun, saved me. However, you see what I look like now. I was at purple-level at that time and I could not resist it. So you can imagine how strong devil's qi is. Masters at purple-level couldn't resist it."

People all changed their faces when they heard Murong Xue's explanation. What she said frightened them. They had thought that they, as the strongest on this continent, would be able to stay alive even if normal people died. Many of them believed it.

"Is it true?" asked Long Ming seriously.

Murong Xue nodded. "It's true. I want to know where my mentor is now. I was cultivating behind closed doors, so I do not know what happened."

Feng ZiLing told Murong Xue that her mentor had entered the Death Forest, but she did not know the details as she was unable to be part of decision-making as someone only at blue-level.

People's faces went darker when they were asked about Lan Zun's whereabouts. Lan Zun was the strongest person on the Fengyun Continent, so they wondered what they could do if he failed to stop the crisis.

After quite a while, Long Ming broke the acute silence. "Mr. Lan Zun went to check on the situation one month ago and he did not come back yet."

Others started to discuss earnestly, "The Death Forest's formation barrier won't stand long with more and more cracks appearing."

"We could do nothing about it. Most of the formation barrier was finished by Mr. Lan Zun. We are only at purple-level. We can't redo it without him."

"This formation barrier is too complicated. Even if we all add up our power, we can't make it."

That was also why they believed that Mr. Lan Zun was already a god.

Time went by, but Mr. Lan Zun did not come back yet, which made them very nervous. Therefore, they assembled all the masters on the Fengyun Continent to solve the crisis. Otherwise, everyone would die.