Chu Fei's true body had finally come out to meet the guests.
He had previously relied on his clones, hiding himself away like a coward. Now, his actual body had finally appeared at the research base outside the Heavenly Immortal Legacy Ruins.
News of Chu Fei's appearance drew a huge crowd... well... caused quite a stir.
People related to the Ascending Dragon Hall had come to visit... no, to report on their work.
Chu Fei put on a show of accepting their reports, his face dark throughout. His clones could handle the work they wanted to report. Why did they have to come looking for his real body?
In the end, Zhou Yuxian proved perceptive. She arranged a simple banquet, where representatives from the Heavenly Gate Sect, Hundred Refinements Pavilion, Colorful Cloud Heaven, Five Elements Sect, and Divine Sword Sect took turns raising toasts to Chu Fei.
Although the weakest among the five sects' representatives were all in the late Return to Truth realm, at least equivalent to a Cultivation Level beyond 19.5, every one of them was utterly respectful before Master Chu, whose Cultivation Level was only 18.9.
The Heavenly Gate Sect had sent its core disciple, Mingyu. Hundred Refinements Pavilion had sent the sect master's son, Chiyang Jinfeng. Colorful Cloud Heaven had likewise sent the sect master's son, Lou Qianying. The Five Elements Sect had sent its sect master, Dingyuan, while the Divine Sword Sect had sent its sect master, Cheng Fengxue.
It was clear that the Five Elements Sect and Divine Sword Sect held slightly lower status and influence. The others had sent disciples, while these two had sent their sect masters.
Yet the two sects were quite open about it, or perhaps they had simply given up trying to save face—each of their patriarchs had only