Calling the Heavenly Court, Seeking an Explanation Today

Qin Feng slowly withdrew his palm, his movements casual, as if he hadn't just swatted away a Chan Sect Golden Immortal, but merely killed an impertinent mosquito.

The composure, the nonchalance, made Shi Ji's eyelids twitch behind him. Her Dao Heart, already shattered, was now further fragmented, unable to piece itself back together.

Taiyi Zhenren, a Great Golden Immortal, a direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Just like that... gone?

Along with his magical artifact, he was swatted away so thoroughly that he didn't even qualify as a shooting star, vanishing from existence.

Shi Ji felt her understanding of the Primordial World, built over countless eons, crumble into dust.

This was more absurd than a dream.

Skeleton Mountain fell into deathly silence.

The two young attendants, Bi Yun and Cai Yun, had long since collapsed in fear, their mouths agape wide enough to fit an egg, yet unable to utter a sound. They could only stare blankly at the figure standing tall and majestic like a divine mountain.

Qin Feng paid no mind to the petrified trio behind him.

His gaze casually swept towards the distant horizon where Taiyi Zhenren had disappeared. A faint smile touched his lips, a mixture of mockery and disdain.

Then, those eyes, as deep as the starry sky, slowly lifted. His gaze pierced through layers of clouds, ignoring the distance of space and time, and fixed directly on two directions above the thirty-third heaven.

One was the Grand Pure Palace, shrouded in immortal energy and radiating majesty.

The other was Kunlun Mountain's Jade Void Palace, even more ethereal, filled with supreme Yuqing immortal light.

Seeing this, Shi Ji's heart, which had almost stopped beating from shock, leaped into her throat again.

What... what did he want to do?

Was swatting away Taiyi Zhenren not enough?

He looked up at the Heavenly Court and the Jade Void Palace, was he...

A thought, one that made Shi Ji's scalp tingle and which she dared not ponder, surged wildly.

Just then, Qin Feng spoke.

His voice was not loud, but calm, as if discussing a trivial matter.

Yet, this voice seemed to contain an unyielding principle of heaven and earth, transforming into the resplendent decree of the Great Dao. It bypassed all formations and restrictions, transmitting with perfect clarity to every corner of the Primordial World, echoing in the ears of every living being.

"Taiyi of the Chan Sect, for no reason, bullied the master of my cave dwelling."

BOOM!

The instant these words resounded, Shi Ji felt as if her mind had been struck by a chaotic divine lightning bolt. With a buzz, it went completely blank.

What did he say?

Bullied... the master of my cave dwelling?

The master of the cave dwelling he spoke of... was it me?

At this moment, what surged within Shi Ji was not shock, but an unprecedented, fiery warmth that made her delicate body tremble.

She had thought that this mysterious powerhouse's intervention might have been a whim, or perhaps he simply couldn't stand Taiyi's arrogance.

But she never imagined that with his first words, he would directly place her under his protection.

Bullying her was bullying him!

These words provided her with more peace than any divine ability or magical artifact could.

However, before Shi Ji could recover from this sudden sense of belonging, Qin Feng's next words sent the entire Primordial World into unprecedented shock.

Qin Feng's voice suddenly turned cold.

The calmness vanished, replaced by an unquestionable, irresistible supreme dominance.

"Today, the Chan Sect and the Heavenly Court must give me and fellow Daoist Shi Ji an explanation."

"Otherwise, I don't mind personally visiting the Jade Void Palace and the Grand Pure Palace!"

Upon these words, heaven and earth fell silent!

The wind stopped, the clouds scattered, and even the flow of time on the Primordial Continent seemed to freeze at this moment.

Shi Ji froze entirely. Her already enormous phoenix eyes widened to an unbelievable extent. Her red lips parted slightly, but she had even forgotten to breathe.

Madness!

This person must be insane!

Did he know what he was saying?

Holding both the Chan Sect and the Heavenly Court accountable?

And threatening to personally visit the Jade Void Palace and the Grand Pure Palace?

What kind of places were those!

Those were the dojo of the Sage Yuanshi Tianzun, under the Dao Ancestor!

Those were the residences of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Three Realms, personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor!

Since Pangu opened the heavens, besides the former Demon Clan leaders Di Jun and Tai Yi, who else dared to be so arrogant as to declare war on these two top powers of the Primordial World simultaneously?

This was no longer just audacious; it was risking his entire cultivation path and life to challenge the Heavenly Dao's order in the Primordial World!

However, deep within Shi Ji's heart, fear was not what surged.

The moment Qin Feng's voice rang out, "Give me and fellow Daoist Shi Ji an explanation," she felt her Dao Heart, the one trampled by Taiyi Zhenren and covered in cracks, was instantly repaired by an incredibly powerful force. It had even become sturdier and more radiant than before.

Her delicate body, which had been trembling with despair, still quivered slightly now.

But this time, it wasn't from fear or humiliation, but from an unprecedented excitement and sense of security that made her entire soul tremble!

Never before.

Never had anyone stood up for her so forcefully.

For her sake, he was willing to openly defy a Saint's lineage and the ruler of the Three Realms.

At this moment, Qin Feng's not-so-burly back, in Shi Ji's eyes, grew infinitely tall, becoming more majestic than the sky-supporting Buzhou Mountain, more unscalable than the thirty-three heavens.

The way she looked at Qin Feng had completely changed.

From initial shock, to confusion, and now, it had transformed into the purest, most fervent worship and admiration.

It was as if he was her sky, her Dao, her only faith in this life.

At the same time, Qin Feng's voice, like billions of thunderclaps, simultaneously exploded in the ears of the top great cultivators from various major powers in the Primordial World.

Thirty-three heavens, Grand Pure Palace.

Immortal music drifted, divine light shone brilliantly.

The Jade Emperor sat high on his dragon throne, admiring the graceful dances of the fairy maidens, toasting and clinking cups with the gods and immortals below, a scene of peace and harmony.

Suddenly, that overbearing and peerless voice, without any warning, echoed throughout the entire hall.

"Clatter!"

The white jade wine cup in the Jade Emperor's hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

The smile on his face froze instantly, his pupils filled with horror and disbelief.

Who was it?

Whose voice could disregard the numerous restrictions of the Grand Pure Palace and directly enter his ears?

Who dared to declare they would visit his Grand Pure Palace?

Kunlun Mountain, Jade Void Palace.

Sea of clouds churned, Saintly might permeated.

Seated on the Eight Treasures Cloud Light Seat, with eyes closed as if one with the Great Dao, Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly opened his eyes.

In that instant, two streams of chaotic divine light, containing endless killing intent and the wrath of the Heavenly Dao, shot out from his eyes, piercing through the void and causing the entire Jade Void Palace to shake violently.

A terrifying rage, cold to the extreme, making all immortals tremble, erupted from this Saint!

"Insolent wretch, how dare you!"

Beyond the nine heavens, deep within the chaos, Wa Palace.

A woman in palace attire, peerlessly elegant, and so beautiful that words failed to describe her, was idly teasing the koi in a pond.

When Qin Feng's voice reached this place, her jade hand paused slightly. A flicker of surprise crossed her exquisite face, and then, the corners of her lips slowly curved into an amused, shallow smile.

"An interesting little fellow..."

"Has this stagnant pool of the Primordial World finally begun to stir?"

Her gaze seemed to penetrate endless time and space, casting a look of curiosity and inquiry towards the distant Skeleton Mountain.