Sui Bingqing-Chen Fei had already seen this late-stage ninth-order expert of the Tiger Clan while he was in the world within the window.
Chen Fei simply had not expected news of Fang Changzhi's death to reach her ears so quickly.
One of the ninth-order Supreme Realm cultivators who had been near the inheritance grounds had probably come to this divine mountain as well and told her about it to curry favor with the Tiger Clan expert.
Thus, just as Chen Fei had seen Sui Bingqing in the world within the window, Sui Bingqing had recognized him at once.
Had it only been Fang Changzhi's death, Sui Bingqing might not have cared much. If she had the time and inclination, she would have killed Chen Fei in passing.
But she would not have made a special trip to some corner of the Void Return Realm to avenge Fang Changzhi.
In Sui Bingqing's eyes, Fang Changzhi did not carry enough weight to warrant that much effort on her part.
Thus, after seeing Chen Fei in the world within the window, Sui Bingqing had merely given him an extra glance without taking him to heart.
But as events unfolded within the window, Sui Bingqing had unwittingly begun paying attention to Chen Fei. Her prior awareness of him had played a part, but the greater reason was the excellent performance of the cultivator assigned to him.
Among the hundred-odd ninth-order Supreme Realm cultivators in the world within the window, quite a few had lost everything they invested.
When it came to teaching low-level cultivators how to cultivate, there was actually little difference between the ninth-order early stage and the ninth-order peak. What truly widened the gap was the number of top-grade spirit crystals invested.
The disciples assigned to the ninth-order Supreme Realm cultivators had