Qin Feng cried out inwardly, Good heavens! Is this what true Primordial World powerhouses are like? I'm going to piss myself!
Di Jun and Taiyi were both Quasi-Saints.
Even a Golden Immortal was already an undying, immortal existence. A Grand Unity Golden Immortal was an even mightier being, one who had begun to grasp the Great Dao Laws.
As for Quasi-Saint powerhouses, beings closest to becoming Saints, it was easy to imagine how formidable they were.
Even a single strand of a Quasi-Saint's hair or a drop of their blood contained terrifying power.
What was more, as the Demon Emperor and Demon Emperor of the Demon Race, Di Jun and Taiyi had long occupied positions of great authority. The supreme might they naturally exuded was far beyond what an ordinary Golden Immortal could withstand.
Di Jun wouldn't have suspected Qin Feng at first. His mind had still been immersed in all the things happening in the Chat Group.
But Qin Feng had remained far too calm while facing two powerhouses like them.
"Ah, looking at your impressive bearing and the regal aura you exude, could you be Quasi-Saint powerhouses?" Qin Feng forced himself to stay calm and feigned surprise.
"Hmm? You're Human?" Di Jun asked suspiciously.
The Human Race had no powerful beings to teach them the Dao, so it should have been difficult for them to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
How had he happened to encounter one here?
Qin Feng smiled and cupped his hands. "To be honest, I was trapped in a secret realm for several hundred thousand years. I was fortunate enough to break through and escape."
He shook his head repeatedly and sighed. "I never imagined I'd run into two seniors the moment I emerged!"
Taiyi nodded slightly. This Human was polite and courteous. "Very well. Since you've only just emerged from seclusion, we won't make things difficult for you. Go on your way."
"Thank you for your generosity, seniors." Qin Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to turn and leave.
"Wait!" Di Jun barked. "Stop! Tell us the truth! Who are you really? The Human Race has existed for only a little over a hundred thousand years. How could you have been in seclusion for several hundred thousand?"
Qin Feng broke into a cold sweat, but answered steadily, "It's strange, I know. After I left, that secret realm suddenly vanished. And it seemed that time flowed a little faster inside than in the outside world."
Taiyi shook his head. "Di Jun, there's no need to doubt him. He's just a little Golden Immortal, yet he's still this calm in front of us. He must be telling the truth."
"Besides, my Divine Sense has been monitoring him the whole time. There's been no other fluctuation in his mind."
Di Jun nodded. He hadn't really suspected Qin Feng of anything. It was just that the aura he should have been able to sense from the Spiritual Treasure had suddenly disappeared.
And then he'd happened to run into Qin Feng, which was what struck him as strange.
"Then let me ask you this: have you seen any other powerhouses nearby?" Di Jun asked casually.
Qin Feng's eyes shifted. "I did run into two disheveled Daoists. I was about to escape the secret realm when I heard one of them say, 'This treasure is fated to be mine!'"
"Hmm?" A gleam flashed in Di Jun's eyes.
"Before I had time to inspect it, my vision blurred, and I was teleported to somewhere nearby."
"About a dozen breaths later, the two Daoists headed west."
"Then I saw you, seniors!"
Taiyi seemed deep in thought. "Could it be the Western...?"
"Fine, I understand. Take this pill." Di Jun casually tossed him a pill. "Now hurry along."
Qin Feng pretended to fumble as he caught it, then quickly left.
He flew tens of thousands of miles before gradually picking up speed. Then he veered back and forth for several million more miles in one go before finally feeling a little safer.
As soon as Qin Feng was gone, Di Jun said coldly, "Taiyi, it had to be those two shameless Daoists from the West!"
Taiyi mused, "That must be it. This strange quiz group has been full of deceit from the start, with one trap after another. In all the Primordial World, only those two Daoists from the West would do something so despicable."
"Exactly. We're already near the West, right on their territory. Besides, Zhunti's been making jokes and changing the subject in the group, while Jieyin hasn't shown up at all. That makes it even clearer!" Di Jun slowly explained his reasoning.
"What should we do next?" Taiyi asked.
Di Jun snorted. "If we go straight to Spirit Mountain to confront them, we might end up at a disadvantage. Better to leak the information to the other fellow Daoists in the group and put them on guard."
"If everyone gets riled up, we can take the opportunity to join forces with them and march on Spirit Mountain!"
"Agreed. Let's sound them out in the group first!"
Di Jun and Taiyi then quietly returned to the Heavenly Court, anxiously waiting for the quiz group to open again.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng flew tens of millions of miles without stopping.
As far as the eye could see, mountain ranges stretched on and on.
He couldn't find a single Human settlement, and even settlements of the Witch and Demon Races were few and far between.
He couldn't help but marvel. The Primordial World really is enormous at this time.
Still, this place suited him perfectly. He could find a cave, tidy it up a little, and use it as a home.
"System?" "What does 'concealment for three years' mean?" [The system can use the lifespan the protagonist sacrifices to prevent others from detecting the host.] "Even the Heavenly Dao and the Saints?" [No one can detect you!]
Qin Feng counted on his fingers. Three years?
That was way too short!
"Is there a way to increase the duration?"
[Offering an Innate Spiritual Treasure will add ten years!]
What a rip-off!
An even bigger rip-off!
This system was damn greedy!
One Innate Spiritual Treasure only bought ten years of concealment?
Even a novice like Qin Feng knew how precious an Innate Spiritual Treasure was by now.
Di Jun was powerful, right?
The mighty Demon Emperor of the Demon Race had just brushed him off with nothing more than a lousy pill.
Qin Feng had eaten an Innate Spiritual Root and an Epoch Pill. He couldn't be bothered with ordinary stuff like that.
Besides, he wouldn't dare eat something of unknown origin!
Just then, the system gave a prompt.
[Muted status lifted!]
At the same time, the ten powerhouses who'd been waiting for ages all began to speak.
East Prince Gong: "Hong Yun, are you still at Fire Cloud Palace?"
Hong Yun: "Thanks for thinking of me, fellow Daoist. If you're planning to visit, I'm afraid the timing won't work. I'll be going to Five Village Temple another day."
Haotian: "In seclusion. You all go ahead and chat."
Kunpeng: "Looks like you're all saying one thing and meaning another. You say you don't want it, yet you're all waiting eagerly."
Tongtian: "Hmph, as if you're any different!"
Qin Feng: "Hello, fellow Daoists!"
Taiyi: "Quiet. I think I've discovered this group's secret!"
Everyone: "???"
Nuwa: "Tell us!"
Di Jun: "Earlier, didn't the group leader take four of our Spiritual Treasures? Then we suddenly sensed someone activating them. Taiyi and I followed the trail. Guess who we ran into?"
Gulp!
Qin Feng was apprehensive. What if Di Jun's suddenly figured it out and is about to expose me in front of everyone?
Houtu: "Hurry up! Stop dragging it out and teasing us!"
Di Jun: "We ran into a Human, a Human at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm!"
Nuwa: "Impossible. As the Holy Mother of the Human Race, I would instantly sense it if any Human broke through to the Golden Immortal realm."
Houtu scoffed too. "Di Jun, you're spouting nonsense again. No one in the Human Race has taught them the Dao. It's already remarkable if they can cultivate to the True Immortal realm!"
Zhunti: "Fellow Daoists, be careful. Di Jun and Taiyi are probably plotting something again!"
Taiyi: "Well, look at you, Zhunti! You've finally let your mask slip!"
Zhunti: "??? Taiyi, what's wrong with you?"
Di Jun replied with a cold laugh. "Listen up, everyone. This group was secretly schemed up by Zhunti and Jieyin!"
His words sent shockwaves through the group!
The many powerhouses were stunned!
Nuwa remained calm. "First, tell us about the Human Golden Immortal you encountered. We'll judge what's true and what's false for ourselves."
Di Jun: "Very well. Then listen carefully while I tell you the whole story!"
Qin Feng: "??? There's always some treacherous scoundrel trying to harm me!"
"Di Jun, be careful what you say!"
Taiyi immediately objected. "Group leader, compared to that Human Golden Immortal, you're nowhere close!"
Qin Feng was taken aback. Was that an insult or a compliment?
He immediately replied, intrigued, "Oh? Then Di Jun and Taiyi, tell us exactly what happened!"
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