As Mu Hanxi's words fell, the entire valley instantly sank into dead silence.
Everyone was stunned.
Peak Immortal King?
Chu Sheng?
How was that possible!?
Quite a few people present had heard of Chu Sheng's deeds.
Before he was locked in the Demon-Locking Tower, he had only been at the peak of the Immortal General realm.
Yet now, only half a month had passed at most.
He had actually broken through from peak Immortal General to peak Immortal King?
There was an entire Immortal Marquis realm in between!!? Did he just swallow it whole!?
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"I must have misheard! How could Chu Sheng possibly be at peak Immortal King!"
"But... I can't even sense Chu Sheng's cultivation..."
The crowd erupted into an uproar, every face filled with disbelief.
Even Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva, who had remained calm all along, suddenly changed expression.
He released his divine sense and probed toward Chu Sheng.
The instant his divine sense touched Chu Sheng's aura, his body jolted violently.
Ye Qianqiu, on the other hand, was only briefly taken aback before an intrigued smile curled across his lips.
"This is getting more and more interesting."
He turned to Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva and said calmly.
"To be honest, I'm already starting to regret agreeing to hand him over to you."
Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva's expression grew even uglier.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, he looked at Ye Qianqiu and asked in a deep voice.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, are you planning to go back on your word?"
"Not quite." Ye Qianqiu shook his head. "But I need a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, when I return to the Sword God Tomb, I won't know how to explain myself if the Divine Lord asks."
Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
"This man